Takuya Furukawa PortfolioDesign Production + Research Projecthttp://tfurukawa.comtaqyafurukawa@gmail.com

ExperienceCommunication Designer

Kampo Medicine Association, UK

April 2012 – present

Digital Designer

London Research International, UK

October 2012 – March 2013

Digital Deisgner

Sogo Printing Inc., Japan

November 2012 – March 2013

Visiting Lecturer

Information Design and Mapping Workshop

at BSix College, UK

September, 2012

Web Designer

Design with a View exhibition

at Pensione Bencistà, Italy

January – July 2012

Member of the Design Team

TEDxCentralSaintMartins, UK

March 20111 – March 2012

Assistant Designer

collect.apply design company, Japan

September – December 2008

Graphic Designer

Artzone Graphics at Kyoto University

of Art and Design, Japan

April 2005 – March 2008

ExhibitionVisible Particles, Solo Exhibition

at BSix Gallery, UK

September 2012

Design with a View at Pensione Bencistà,

Italy

July 2012

MA Communication Design Final Show

at Central Saint Martins College of Art

and Design, UK

June 2012

MA Communication Design

Work in Progress Show at Central Saint

Martins College of Art and Design, UK

February 2012

Walk Ride Camden at St. Pancras

International Station, UK

March 2011

Related/Unrelated at Central Saint Martins

College of Art and Design, UK

March 2011

125 Exhibition at London College of

Communication, UK

December 2010

EducationMA Communication Design,

Central Saint Martins College of Art

and Design, UK

(Pass with Distinction)

September 2010 – June 2012

Graduate Diploma in Design for Visual

Communication,

London College of Communication, UK

January – December 2009

BA Art Studies and Cultural Production,

Kyoto University of Art and Design, Japan

April 2004 – March 2008

Technical SkillAdobe Creative Suite

Interactive (html, css, java script)

Printings (offset, screen-printing, letterpress)

Microsoft Office

LanguageEnglish (fluent)

Japanese (fluent, native)

Takuya FurukawaBorn in Hokkaido, Japan on 25 October 1985

I am a graphic designer mainly working as a freelancer

with broad experience in communication and information

design. Specialising in both academic and commercial

projects dealing with complex data visualisation and

categorisation. So far, I worked for medical, tourism and

environmental projects both in digital and print media.

Tel: +44 (0) 7747182558 (UK)

Email: taqyafurukawa@gmail.com

http://tfurukawa.com

Design Production

ResearchProject

A Future without Nuclear Power June – September 2011Information Design, Raising Awareness/Charity Campaign, Research

Installation view

Tote bags were sold in the UK and Japan. JPY 68,250 was donated to Fukushima.

Icons

MA Communication DesignFinal Show Website

June 2012Interactive, Codinghttp://www.csmcommdesign.com

h66 Identity & Interactive June – September 2011Identity, Interactive, Coding, Print Makinghttp://h66.jp

h66 = interior design shop in JapanThey sell Japanese products having carefully designed forms and sensitive textures.The store experience excites customors’ five senses.

5 colours version:Every colour indicates human’s sensitivity. The shape refers a traditional Japanese pattern of a plum flower.

1 colour version:Traditional indigo colour is often used for Japanese ceramics and fabrics.

smell

sight

touch

hear

taste

Website

giftcard

giftcard

1000Y E N

Identity development

Sugao.EFTS Identity & Interactive September – October 2010, October 2012Identity, Interactive, Coding, Print Makinghttp://sugaoefts.com

Sugao means Natural Face.The skin care salon gives highly medical and natural treatments.

Website

Visit Tokachi Tourism Website Project for Local Government of Hokkaido, Japan

November 2012 – March 2013Identity, Interactive, Print Making, Editing, Translationhttp://visit-tokachi.jp

Vegetable Red

Field Green

Autumn Orange

Wheat Brown

Sky Blue

Soil Gray

Wine Purple

Snow White

Event

Coloration from the region Used for below categories

Garden

Eat

Shopping

Nature & Sight

Experience

Hot Spring & Hotel

Background

Website

Icons & information graphics

London Research International Identity & InteractiveMarineEnergy UK & GreenTechEurope.com

October 2012 – March 2013Identity, Interactive

Identity Design Sketch for Marine Energy UK

Design Production

ResearchProject

Designing Medical Diversity – Introducing Japanese Herbal Medicine ‘Kampo’ in the UK

September 2010 – June 2012Communication Design, Research, Interactionhttp://www.kampouk.org

How can Japanese herbal medicine ‘Kampo’ be introduced to young adults in London ? @ MA Communication Design, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

But…Almost No Info Although, there is an increasing number of people interested in Kampo medicine, there was almost no information portal provided in English in the UK.

Project rationale

80%Over 80% of doctors presecribe Kampo medicine in Japan.

20More than 20 practitioners prescribe Kampo in the UK.

ISJKMInternational Society for Japanese Kampo Medicine was founded in 2009.

Kampo Medicine A possible outcome of these activities could be altering the current status and usage of Kampo in the UK, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine more generally.

Raise Aware-ness of CAM in the UKUK has experienced an increase of Complementary and Alternative Medicine since the late ’90s.

Making an installation at the exhibition

Building a website

Giving presentations at conferences and symposiums

Inform Kampo:• What it is• How it works• Where to get

Through CommunicationDesign:

Exhibition installation view

Kampo app & website

App delivers Kampo medicine’s professional knowledge for reseachers and academics. It interactively links information of medical formulas and herbs with simple but intuitive visual interfaces. The website kampouk.org introduces basic knowledge of Kampo to the audience in the UK. It also works as a publication hub of the UK Kampo Association.

Presentations at symposium & conferences

Thank you! + Danke schön!Takuya Furukawahttp://tfurukawa.comtaqyafurukawa@gmail.com