About me

Silicon Valley... the South Bay Area... in its “Healthy, Wealthy, Wise” series, TODAY (NBC) reveals that the U.S.’s smartest city is San Jose, CA.  I couldn’t of picked a better place to set up shop. It is a long way from Okinawa, Japan, where I was born and raised. This is ground zero for creativity and innovation. Apple, Adobe, ebay, Facebook, Google, Intel, Tesla, Twitter, the West Coast offense, Yahoo!, me, the list goes on and on.

I am a unique professional graphic designer that can design as well as illustrate. It's a rare combination in the field. Think of the actor that does drama and comedy (Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges) or a musician that plays an instrument and sings (Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges) with equal aplomb. If there is anybody you know that comes to mind, let me know.

All photographs (except Lexus, Willow Street World Cup mob scene, MDA's Thank You) were taken with my iPhone. The video (Earthquakes) was also taken with my iPhone. How time they have changed since my humble beginning as a graphic designer at the Times Tribune in Palo Alto, CA (the TT is long gone along with veloxes, color wheels and rubyliths).

I hope you enjoyed looking at my work.  Even more, I hope that it inspired, excited and rejuvenated you.

Clients

Caliterra Winery, Canyon Road Winery, City of Chicago, Consumer Reports, Disney Cruise Line, Harker School, jazz on the plazz, Lester Square, Lexus, Main Street Burgers, Miller Brewing Company, Mission College, Montalvo Arts Center, Mosaic Global Transportation, the National Hockey League, New York Rangers Professional Hockey Club, Nissan Motors, Pennsylvania Lottery, Poor House Bistro, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Earthquakes Professional Soccer Club, San Jose Downtown Association, San Jose Mercury News, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Santa Clara University, Stanford University, Stanley Properties, Stryker Winery, Willow Street Pizza, YWCA of Silicon Valley, among others.