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Sean Fujiyoshi

Kawasaki-shi, Japan

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Freelance creator, currently residing in Tokyo, Japan.

Graduate of Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles.

BFA in Product Design.
Education
- BFA Product Design
  
  OTIS College of Art and Design
  
  2008 - 2012
  
  In the Product Design department, Sean was educated in brand identity, material research, outsourcing techniques, operation of wood/metal-working machinery, product sketching, CAD modeling/Rendering/Rapid Prototyping, and graphic design/typography. Skill base (Digital): - Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign - Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint - 3-D Modeling – Rhino, SolidWorks Manual: - Power tool and hand tool operations - Welding, woodworking - Concise sketching ability - Model Making
Experience
- Apprentice Designer; Press Correspondent; Overseas Correspondent
  
  PRODUCT DESIGN CENTER
  
  Minato-ku, Japan
  
  Nov 2014 - Aug 2015 (9 months)
  
  - English representative and assistant of chief designer Keita Suzuki, founder of Product Design Center
  - Prototyping in materials such as styrofoam and cardboard
  - Writing English press releases for new and old projects
  - Articles featured in Designboom, WIRED (EN, JP), Elle Decor (Thailand), DECO Journal (Korea), etc.
  - Managing company website (Squarespace)
  - Contracted "Fujiyama Glass" for International Biennial Design Saint-Etienne 2015
  - Attended Milano Salone del Mobile 2015 as company's English correspondent
  
  Main skill base: Illustrator, Photoshop, Rhinoceros, English translation, web management (Squarespace)
- Staff; Junior Design consultant
  
  ALEX
  
  Yokohama-shi, Japan
  
  Jul 2012 - May 2014 (1 year 10 months)
  
  - Conceptualized shop interiors through sketching and brainstorming for Bar ALEX Yokohama, and Japanese Restaurant Hiyoshi Shokudo
  - Drew technical drawings for furnitures and interiors
  - Participated in construction at the sites
  - Designed menus, event posters, and other promotional documents using various adobe software
  - Participated in meetings, coordinating events, discuss operational tactics
  
  Main skill base: Concept sketching, Photo Documentation, Wood working, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
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Sean Fujiyoshi

Director and Associate/Full Professor, Myron E. Ullman Jr. School of Design, College of DAAP

Director, Industrial Design