HELLO!
Growing up in Tokyo, I developed my interest in creative world through playing with Microsoft Paint as a child. I encountered Breakdance culture back in high school which has been helping me understand the importance of teamwork, unique approach, form-making, and storytelling to this day. I received a degree in Business in Japan as lots of my friend. However, I decided to move out of the small island in the Pacific Ocean to the States to seek new adventures and experiences in the creative field.

I'm driven by curiosity, observation, thinking, and translating complex ideas into slick, exciting stories. I am always looking for meaningful encounters and connections that lie in society and beyond. And yet, I am not afraid to deconstruct and alienate my findings in my creative process.

My name is Yuma Naito, a transmedia graphic designer who recently graduated with distinction from ArtCenter College of Design. You can find me spinning on a dance floor, or watching Friends on Netflix at a coffee shop.

AWARDS↓
07.2018
Core77 Community Choice Prize
Category Winner—AFROPUNK Festival

06.2018
Core77 Design Awards 2018
Winner—AFROPUNK Festival

04.2018
Art Directors Club 96th Annual Awards
Silver Winner—AFROPUNK Festival

02.2018
Type Directors Club 64: Communication Design Competition
Typographic Excellence Winner—AFROPUNK Festival

01.2018
Communication Arts Magazine: Typography Annual
Award of Excellence Winner—AFROPUNK Festival

12.2017
Graphis New Talent Annual 2018
Silver Winner—AFROPUNK Festival

12.2017
HOW International Design Awards
Merit Award Winner—AFROPUNK Festival

09.2017
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Finalist in Commercial Print—AFROPUNK Festival
Semifinalist in Social Impact Graphic Design—AFROPUNK Festival

11.2016
Art Directors Club 96th Annual Awards
Gold Winner—Space X

11.2016
HOW International Design Awards
Outstanding Achievement Winner—Space X

09.2016
53rd Annual American Graphic Design Awards
Student Design Winner—Made in Japan

09.2016
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Designation in Commercial Print—Space X
Semifinalist in Social Impact Print —Mindset, Commercial
Print—Made in Japan, and Fine Art Motion Graphics—5x5

04.2015–04.2018
ArtCenter College of Design
Department Scholarship

RECOGNITIONS↓
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
The Designer's Dictionary of Type
The World's Best Type and Typography: The Annual of the Type Directors Club 
Communication Arts Magazine: Typography Annual 8
HOW Design Magazine: Spring 2017 and Spring 2018 issue
Graphic Design USA Magazine: Winter 2016 issue

SELECTED ONLINE PRESS:
Fast Company
Adobe Creative Cloud Japan
How Design (Interview)
How Design (7 Design Students with Crazy-Good Online Portfolios)
Print Magazine (The Future is Bright)
Graphic Design USA
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
It’s Nice That (Interview)
Forbes
Behance Gallery (AIGA, Graphic Design, and Indesign)
Fonts in Use (Staff Pick)
The One Club (Art Directors Club)
Design Ideas (Author)
Font ReviewJournall
Dezeen
Designer Daily
Bashooka

FIND ME:
Linkedin
Behance
Instagram

+1.310.62.7872
hello@yumanaito.com