Kiyoshi Omori
Born in Hyogo in 1954. After graduating from the Kyoto City University of Arts, he entered Suntory Ltd., where he has since been a member of the advertising design department.
Takaaki Bando
Born in Tokushima in 1957. After graduating from Musashino University of Art majoring in basic design in 1983, he was employed at Seihokei K.K. He founded the Bando Takaaki Design Studio in 1985. He submitted an entry to the 1987 TDS Recommended New Artists Exhibition in Tokyo and has won prizes for works entered in the 1988 and 1989 TDC exhibition in New York.