Date of Birth : January 27,1964 1983 - 1984: Designer at "8RO ART & AD"; Art Director, Hachiro Suzuki. Contributing design member on advertising and campaign materials for Apple Computer launch in Japan. 1984 - 1986: Designer at "One Stroke"; Art Director, Katsumi Komagata. Design responsibility for COMME des GARCONS Account: logo and invitation card designs for fashion shows. Various designs and advertisements for assorted client companies, including CD jacket artworks. 1987 - Present: Working as Freelance Designer. Kawasaki City emblem design; Corporate Identity projects; TV titles; Web designs; Logo/Signboard designs; Leaflet designs; Advertisement designs; Packaging designs, etc. 1995 - Design of an original Christmas card for The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. Additional MoMA designs accepted each year since. AWARDS 1992/1993/1994 New York Type Directors Club Award 1993 Japan Typography Association Best Work Award 1994 Kawasaki City Emblem Competition Grand Prize 1994 Ministry of Post and Telecommunication Hi-Vision Award Incentive Prize 2002 All-Japan Direct Mailing Award Japan Direct Mail Association Chairman Prize 2003 All-Japan Direct Mailing Award Postal Services Director Prize