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Running with MOTION & CONTROL

A global campaign by NSK, a manufacturer of bearings and other mechanical components

Takram partnered with NSK Ltd. (NSK) to develop and produce its global campaign, "__ with MOTION & CONTROL."

Spanning strategy, measurement frameworks, mechanical design, and creative production, the project sought to communicate NSKs value in a way that remained closely aligned with the companys long-term management strategy.

At the center of the campaign is NSKs commitment to delivering MOTION & CONTROL to everything. To express this idea, the campaign film features a custom-built mechanism developed specifically for the project. Through a sequence of intricate, precisely coordinated movements, the mechanism reveals how complexity can be orchestrated with fluidity and controlan expression of the qualities that underpin NSKs technologies.

The campaign was deployed across a range of touchpoints, including station signage, in-train media, social platforms, and web advertising, extending the campaign across both physical and digital environments.

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Information

Project Team

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Minoru Sakurai
Design Engineer
Project Director
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Hisato Ogata
Design Engineer
Project Director
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Tatsuya Narita
Prototyping Engineer
Designer
Project Director
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Keisuke Oyama
Sound Designer
Design Engineer
Project Director
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Megumi Kanno
Business Designer
Project Director
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Ken Fujiyoshi
Design Strategist
Project Director
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Satoru Osawa
Design Engineer
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Tomoro Hanzawa
Graphic Designer
Project Director
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Kotaro Yamaguchi
Designer
Project Director

Collaborators

  • Cinematography & Production:
    Yutaka Kitamura
  • Photography:
    Yutaka Kitamura

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