About Me
Hello, I’m Miki — I’m an art director and UX/digital designer based in San Francisco. Born and raised in Japan, I create beautiful and user-friendly designs in a range of mediums with recent experience in the fashion and beauty industries.
Experience
Mar 2022 - Present
AKQA (Onsite at Apple)
Sr. Designer
Oct 2020 - Mar 2022
Westman Atelier
Sr. Product Designer/Art Director
Apr 2019 - June 2020
Tory Burch
Digital Designer
AKQA (Onsite at Apple)
Sr. Designer
Oct 2020 - Mar 2022
Westman Atelier
Sr. Product Designer/Art Director
Apr 2019 - June 2020
Tory Burch
Digital Designer
Feb 2019 - Mar 2019
Moda Operandi
Digital Production Artist
Jun 2018 - Present
Freelance Designer
2017- Apr 2017
Knewton
Visual Designer
Aug 2016 - Jan2017
MM.LaFleur
Graphic Design Intern
Moda Operandi
Digital Production Artist
Jun 2018 - Present
Freelance Designer
2017- Apr 2017
Knewton
Visual Designer
Aug 2016 - Jan2017
MM.LaFleur
Graphic Design Intern
Sep 2017 - Jun 2018
FÊTE
Graphic DesignerFeb
2016 - Aug 2016 LovethyBeast
Graphic Designer
Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
Sharp Communications
Graphic Design Intern
FÊTE
Graphic DesignerFeb
2016 - Aug 2016 LovethyBeast
Graphic Designer
Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
Sharp Communications
Graphic Design Intern
Skills
Adobe CC InDesign/Photoshop/Illustrator/After Effects/Sketch/Figma/Principle/InVision/SketchUp/HTML5/CSS3/Javascript
Education
Oct 2020 - Jan 2021
DesignLab
UX/UI Design
May 2017 - Aug 2017
General Assembly
HTML, CSS & Web Design Cerificate of Completion
Aug 2014 - Dec 2015
Parsons School of Design
New York, NY
Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Design
Apr 2010 - Mar 2014
Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Ranked #3 university in Japan. B.A. Policy Management
DesignLab
UX/UI Design
May 2017 - Aug 2017
General Assembly
HTML, CSS & Web Design Cerificate of Completion
Aug 2014 - Dec 2015
Parsons School of Design
New York, NY
Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Design
Apr 2010 - Mar 2014
Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Ranked #3 university in Japan. B.A. Policy Management
Inspiration
Surrealism, feminism, avant-garde art, nature, life.
Sources of inspiration include the below works discovered during the past three years.
Sources of inspiration include the below works discovered during the past three years.
