digital playground, 2024 issue

Coded by
Hanna

Hanna Shibata is a Multidisciplinary Designer and an Art Director specializing in brand communication and print. Worked and studied in Tokyo, NYC, and Boston, now based in Honolulu.

Excelling in solving problems through communication strategies and creating solid brand narratives, Hanna is exploring digital realm using coding as a design tool.

This is Hanna’s digital playground, coded from scratch.

  • An image of criminal spino-off website
  • An image of the hawaii public library website pages
  • An image from the handbook, 'Type and Protocol, Why Knowing Type Matters.'

About

Hi! I’m Hanna Shibata, a Multidisciplinary Designer/Art Director with 10+ years of experience across continents and various fields.

After starting my career as a packaging designer in Tokyo, I expanded my role into branding design as an in-house creative, where I managed relations with internal and external stakeholders, building a creative team from scratch. To pursue my graduate studies at Pratt Institute, I left Tokyo and continued my career as an in-house Designer/Art Director in the United States since 2020.

I’m now taking time to expand my skill set and explore the digital realm of design.

Expertise

Art Direction / Brand Strategy / Package Design / Print Production / Typography / Comparative Analysis / Infographics / Design Thinking / UXUI / Editorial Design / Motion Design

Experience
Freelance
Art Director/Graphic Designer (2023–)
Fathom Optics Inc.
Lead Graphic Designer (2020–2022)
Japan Natural Laboratories Co., Ltd.
Head of Design (2013–2018)
Education
Pratt Institute
MFA in Communications Design (2020)
Musashino Art University
BA in Visual Communication Design (2010)
Kapiʻolani Community College
AS in New Media Arts Program, Interface Design (Expected graduation: 2025)