Creatvity With Purpose

Hi, welcome to my site. I'm a web & graphic designer located in jolly rocking Tokyo. I'm currently working for KLab Inc. as an Art Director. On my site you'll find regularly updated examples of my work, focusing on corporate brand identities, package design, online marketing and advertising projects. Feel free to get in touch with me

Portfolio

Brand ID For Tokyo-based music agency. Designs include business cards, corporate literature and stationary.

Brand ID

Web Design & online marketing that included Facebook and newsletter campaigns for a Tokyo-based music agency.

Web Design

Package Design + Merchandising for Japanese-made heat pads.

Package Design + Merchandise

Web Design

Web Design

Package design concept for Japanese-made cooling sheet company.

Package design

Website design for Australian based eco-friendly architecture company

Web design

Logo design

Logo design

Painting (mixed media) between 1999 to 2002

Painting

Plastic Tree Project (wood, concrete, vinyl flooring) 2001

Sculpture

Resume

Profile

Strategic marketing and design professional, with proven track record to attract some of the world's most recognized brands. Expert in concept and corporate brand identities, international product launches, package and web design. Ability to work under tight deadlines, restrained budgets, and communicate in advanced-level Japanese to bring international projects to fruition.

Experience

Art Director

KLab Games Inc.

Minato-ku, Tokyo. January 2012 ~ Present

Design & Marketing Operations Executive

Dagmusic Ltd., Hotteeze Heat Pads Pty Ltd.

Minato-ku, Tokyo. October 2007 ~ December 2011

Was responsible for all creative development, directing and coordinating all activities that involved casting & auditions, events, import, export and sales of manufactured products. Analysed global sales data and market research to determine potential business growth areas.

Achievements: Dagmusic Ltd.
  • Revolutionized the company's brand identity to attract some the world's biggest game clients such as Konami, Capcom, Nintendo, Square Enix and Bandai Namco Games.
  • Effectively coordinated casting and auditions for Japanese super stars including Matsumoto Hitoshi, Katou Miliya, Ohguro Maki and was assistant director for an international BBC Radio Drama "A Tokyo Murder".
  • Liaised with major Japanese production and advertising agencies to fulfil their client's project requirements. Clients included Kirin, Panasonic, NTT DoCoMo and The Tokyo Olympic Committee.
  • Managed live entertainment for corporate events at some of the most prestigious hotels in Tokyo including The Four Seasons, Grand Hyatt Tokyo and Ritz Carlton.
Achievements: Hotteeze Heat Pads Pty Ltd.
  • Between 2007~2010 took the company from selling 677,126 pads in 5 countries to selling over 2,000,000 pads in 19 countries with a gross profit of over 183 million yen.
  • Developed innovative advertising campaigns and package designs that were influential in securing deals with Lotus Brands Inc. (USA), Mister Mint (Australia) and Coles – Australia's largest supermarket chain.

Freelance Artist, Graphic & Web Designer

Shropshire, United Kingdom and Tokyo. July 2002~October 2007

Worked with European and Japanese clients to successfully take projects through from initial brief to completion including research, concept design, sourcing of images, client liaison and artwork creation. Created over 30 works for group and solo exhibitions.

Education

B.A., Fine Art

Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. September 1999 ~ July 2002

Specialised in Contemporary Painting & Sculpture

Technical Ability

  • Software: Adobe Acrobat Professional, Bridge, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Sound Studio, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Development and administration of content management systems: WordPress, Shopify, RSS
  • Web application development languages: XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP
  • Web server administration, deployment, and maintenance: MAC OSX Server, Amazon Web Services (S3), MAMP

Skills & Interests

  • Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 2
  • Art & Design, Swimming, Snowboarding, Travelling, DJ'ing

Contact

If you'd like to get in touch, please send an email to [email protected]. Alternatively you can join me on Twitter or connect through LinkedIn. I'll only accept Facebook invitations from people I know... sorry.