Isamu Yoda
Tokyo, Japan
+81 (0) 80.1278.4869
isamuyoda@gmail.com
Education:
California Collage of the Arts, BFA in Industrial Design, San Francisco, CA, 2004 - 2006
Parsons School of Design, Product Design, New York, 2002 - 2003
Kanazawa International Design Institute (KIDI PARSONS), AA Product Design, Kanazawa Japan, 2002
Skills:
Proficient in both Windows and Macintosh operating systems
Alias Studio tools, Form Z, Ashller-Vellum Graphite
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, HTML, CSS
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Comfortable to work with ceramics both wheel modeling and slip cast modeling, metal welding, model making wood, foam, plaster, clay, resin, and sketching and rendering with markers, color pencils and pastels.
Speaking English and Japanese
Award and Exhibition:
“GINO the DOG” by GAIA&GINO, MaxMara, New York, May 2006
“GINO the DOG” by GAIA&GINO, Sportmax, Milan, April 2006
IDSA and Dyson: Second Prize, “Eye for Why” - National Design Competition 2004
Akari Exhibition, Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, Queens, New York, 2001
Working Experience:
WATERDESIGNSCOPE Inc, Tokyo, 2007 April - 2010 April
Worked as a designer/develoer for a small design consultancy in Tokyo, Japan. Participated in a wide range of projects from start to end, which included concept visualization, storyboarding, web/mobile site development, UI design/development, and product design.
Kiban.Inc, Tokyo, 2002 and 2004
Project assistant for a web development company. Worked on a variety of projects including: coding HTML, Flash authoring, making proposals, organizing and managing the projects for several clients which include real estate, education and government.
Tokyo Designers Block Committee, Tokyo, 2003
Worked with eight staff members for a design event hosting over 200 domestic and international designers. Negotiated with several retail stores and communicated with international designers for exhibiting their work, and organizing human resource for each event needs.
Kanazawa International Design Institute (KIDI PARSONS), Kanazawa, 2000 and 2001
Summer workshop assistant for digital class (Photoshop and Form Z) and photography class (from basic photography to printing).
Related Experience:
Gaia and Gino Sponsored project: design for a dog brand - dog beds and a dog mirror
Creating a dog brand with several dog products based on dog behavior, fi nally to exhibit at Sportmax in Milan and MaxMara in New York, 2006.
Ozeki sponsored project: designed akari lamps (Japanese paper lamp)
Collaborated with Maho Uchida. Creating Japanese paper lamp. Using a module system and same techniques as Isamu Noguchi’s Akari lamp. Finally to exhibit at both Art Village in Kanazawa, Japan and Isamu Noguchi Museum in Queens, New York, 2001.
Produced ceramic tableware
Produced and sold ceramic tableware for three years. Focused on creating useful and affordable price cups, dishes, vases, and bowls with craft oriented detail. Using wheel modeling and many kinds of graze, 1997 - 1999.