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I’m Hanna Shibata, an independent Multidisciplinary Designer who is looking forward to being your next collaborator. I would love to contribute my extensive design expertise honed through years of experience working in-house and at agency firms.
After starting my career as a package designer in Tokyo, I expanded my role into branding and communication as an in-house creative, where I managed relations with internal and external stakeholders, and built a creative team from scratch.
In 2018, I left Tokyo to pursue my graduate studies at Pratt Institute Pratt Institute and continue my design career in the United States.
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–presesnt)
- 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)
Awards
- Silver ADDY (AAF National), 2025
Pele Awards Gold, 2025 - Online/Interactive, Website
- S. Neil Fujita’s Visionary Fusion
- Pele Awards Gold, 2025
- Sales Promotion, Packaging
- Musica Sake
- Pele Awards Silver, 2024
- Publication Design
- Editorial Design for Kehinde Wiley
- Pele Awards Bronze, 2024
- Film, Video & Sound, Animation
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