Koji Iyama

Art Director / Graphic Designer
iyamadesign
Japan

Following his successful years at Nippon Design Centre, Koji founded iyamadesign in 2000.Koji conducts a creative direction that unifies the entire brand, including product planning and development, event planning, space and graphic design. He has received numerous awards, including the D&AD Black Pencil, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Gold Lion, the SPIKES ASIA Grand Prix, the CLIO AWARDS Gold Award, and the One Show Design Gold Award.

Koichi Kosugi

Art Director
onehappy
Japan

Uncovering his character through the “personification” design, Kosugi works in the fields of creative direction and art direction. Major works include NHK television serial drama “Chimudondon”, SUNTORY “Tokucha”, Japan Post “Tegami no heya”, Chubu Yakuhin “Vdrug”, Shiseido “50 selfies of Lady Gaga”, book design for “TIMELESS Eiko Ishioka and her era”, SUZUKI “HUSTLER”, STARFLYER “Kagayaku hito e”, Nippon Television “Gaki no tsukai ya arahende” and Yellow Magic Orchestra “YMO40”. Kosugi has received a number of domestic and international awards, including the Tokyo ADC Award, JAGDA New Designer Award, D&AD, NY ADC, ONE SHOW and ACC Award. A member of Tokyo ADC, JAGDA and JIFE. A part-time lecturer at the Department of Integrated Design, Tama Art University.

Takafumi Kusagaya

Art Director / Graphic Designer
Kusagaya Design
Japan

Born in 1963. Graduated from Tamagawa University College of Humanities in 1985. Joined Hiromura Design Office in 1989. Founded Kusagaya Design in 1996. Awards include the Asahi Advertising Award Silver Prize in 1994 and 2008, the Asahi Advertising Award Grand Prix in 2009, the JAGDA New Designer Award in 1995, and the Good Design Category Award in 2002 and others.

Chiharu Shimizu

Art Director / Designer / Illustrator
Hakuhodo
Japan

Born in 1983 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Graduated from the Department of Design, Tokyo University of the Arts in 2006 and joined Hakuhodo. Winner of CANNES LIONS Silver, NYADC Gold, D&AD Bronze, ONE SHOW Gold, ADFEST Grand Prix, AD STRAS Grand Prix and Good Design Award, among others.

Norito Shinmura

Graphic Designer
garden
Japan

Born in Yamaguchi in 1960. Established Shinmura Design Office in 1995. Major works include design for Shiseido and art direction for MUJI’s camp site. Won the Mainichi Advertising Design Award Grand Prix, NY ADC Silver Prize, the Warsaw International Poster Biennale Silver Prize, the International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno Gold Prize, the JAGDA New Designer Award, the Tokyo ADC Award, etc.

Taku Satoh

Graphic Designer
The president of Japan Graphic Design Association Inc. (JAGDA)TSDO
Japan

Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Design, in 1979, then from its Graduate School in 1981. Worked for Dentsu Inc., before establishing Taku Satoh Design Office (TSDO Inc.) in 1984. Satoh's work includes product development (Nikka Whiskey Pure Malt), packaging design (LOTTE XYLITOL Gum, Meiji Oishii Gyunyu), graphic design (PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE), logo design (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa; National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo), as well as signage, branding and corporate identity (CI) programs. He provides art direction on the educational channel of NHK Television, Nihongo de Asobo, overall direction for Design Ah! and Design Ah! neo on the same channel, and overall direction of 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT. Exhibitions curated or organized by him include water, JOMONESE, Design Anatomy and Design Ah!. His publications include Sosuru Shiko (SHINCHOSHA, 2017), Mark Book (KINOKUNIYA COMPANY, 2022) and Just Enough Design (Chronicle Books, 2022). A member of Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI).

Neville Brody

Creative Director / Graphic Designer / Typographer
Brody Associates
U.K.

Neville Brody is acknowledged as a seminal designer specializing in digital design, typography and identity. His insight and passion for pushing creative boundaries informs the work of Brody Associates, the collaborative creative agency he founded. His work over three decades ranges from album sleeves and identities for cultural institutions to corporate work for global businesses.

Naomi Hirabayashi

Art Director / Graphic Designer
PLUG-IN GRAPHIC
Japan

Born in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from Musashino Art University (Department of Scenography, Display and Fashion Design), Hirabayashi joined Shiseido and worked in the advertising department. Following a year-long assignment at the design company Made Thought in London, she became a freelance art director and graphic designer in 2005. She has worked on the art direction of TRUNK HOTEL, (marunouchi) HOUSE, Y.&SONS, domaine tetta, and AND THE FRIET among others; package design for HOPE and NTT DOCMO; and CD album cover design for musicians including Sakanaction, Hikaru Utada, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Recipient of numerous awards including JAGDA Newcomer Award, ADC Award, NY ADC GOLD, and British D&AD Silver Award.

Shinwoo Park

Creative Director
Paper-press
South Korea

Born in Seoul, South Korea. Graduated from Ewha Womans University. She is a creative director of paper-press. Paper-press is a graphic design studio based in Seoul. From arts and culture to collaboration with a variety of brands, paper-press carries out all the possibilities of graphic design. Especially, she is interested in the way of graphic communication that touches positive emotions. Awards include KDA (Korea Design Awards) Winner 2017. Red Dot Design Award 2017, DFA (Design for Asia Awards) 2016.

Katsuhiko Shibuya

Art Director / Graphic Designer
Japan

Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1981. In the same year, Shibuya started working at Shiseido’s Advertising Department. He then became independent in 2017. He has worked on the creative direction and art direction of branding and advertising for numerous cosmetics brands, including the global brands “Clé de Peau Beauté”, “SHISEIDO”, and “INOUI”. Other major art direction and graphic design work for symbols, logotypes, books, posters, and others include “HANATSUBAKI”, “HIROSHIMA APPEALS”, “FELISSIMO CHOCOLATE MUSEUM”, “TSUMORI CHISATO”, “ISSEY MIYAKE”, “AYURA”, and “Joshibi University of Art and Design”. Visiting Professor at Joshibi University of Art and Design and Osaka University of Arts Junior College. Major awards include Yusaku Kamekura Design Award, Tokyo ADC Member Award, Tokyo ADC Award, Tokyo TDC Gold Prize, JAGDA New Designer Award, JAGDA Award, World Poster Triennial in Toyama Bronze Prize, and NYADC Special Award.

Yui Takada

Art Director / Graphic Designer
Allright Graphics
Japan

Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. Graduated from Kuwasawa Design School. Director of Allright Inc., consisting of the graphic design department “Allright Graphics” and the letterpress department “Allright Printing”. Recipient of JAGDA New Designer Award 2011, Tokyo ADC Award 2019, and TDC Award 2020. A member of AGI. Associate Professor at Tokyo Zokei University.

Yong Xiao

Graphic Designer
Central Academy of Fine Arts
China

Studied in Finland, Germany, and Denmark, MA in graphic design from Aalto University. Professor of Visual Communication Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts(CAFA) in Beijing. Professor at Macau University of Science and Technology. Dean of NAFA. Cumulus adviser. Vice-President of ICoD, 2007-2009. He has taught and lectured at hundreds of universities worldwide. He has also been a judge in multiple Chinese and international design contests. In 2007, he was awarded the Top 10 Chinese Designers. His designs are showcased in international design media and museums. He is the chief designer of the medal for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. He has edited over 50 books on graphic design.