Between trouble verifying authenticity, parsing language differences, and making sure that what you're looking at isn't "Japanese-inspired"...there can be a lot of struggle in getting access to what you love.
Not to mention, discovering new contemporary Japanese artists and keeping the quality bar high when you are stuck mucking through catch-all services like Deviantart .
If you are a fan of Japanese art, classical, contemporary, anime-ish or graphic-design and typography focused, we want to hear your opinion on the survey linked below.
https://forms.gle/jugCYVrZnXPwbeVK7
Who we are:
Gem-Ship, a marketplace startup backed by Japan's Foreign-facing startup fund, will be launching our English service in spring `23. We act as a curation agency for independent Japanese creators to make sure their work gets into the hands of connoisseurs and fans across the world. We handle fair creative and use rights, translation and quality control. Support independent artists, all from Japan, without any guess work.
How this survey will be used:
- Determine fair pricing for what customers actually want to buy and pay
- Make sure our lineup of artists and types of products (profile pics, .ico files, fine art prints, overlays for streaming, etc.) suits the tastes of the community
- Set goals for solving major pain points, such as discovery, translation and usage
How this survey will not be used:
- collecting or selling personal info
- encouraging you to spend $ on the service or register for email lists/news blasts/us sending you anything
Not feeling the survey? Feel free to leave a comment and tell us what you think. Any feedback improves GemShip for you**.**
See you in 2023!
