TARO AMANO

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Work

• _{1) Los Angeles Central Public Library}
• _{2) Kitamura Camera}
• _{3) Yokai -Japanese Occult Culture}
• _{4) ONE Teaser Video} 
• _{5) Midnight Serenade}
• _{6) MASSOV}
• _{7) ISEO Brand Guideline}
  

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Taro Amanois a graphic + motion designer currently pursuing an MFA in Graphic Design at ArtCenter. His practice spans graphic design, 3D, and creative technology, with a focus on concept-driven work that bridges digital and physical media. 

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Education


09/2025-06/2028
ArtCenter College of DesignPasadena, CA 


09/2020-06/2023
University of California San Diego 
La Jolla, CA
 



Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design




BA Speculative design / Cognitive Science Design Minor

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Employment 


06/2023-CurrentGraphic Designer Intelligent Bioenegetics
Encinitas, CA

06/2023-08/2024
Graphic DesignerMassov
Remote

09/2020-06/2023
Graphic DesignerInternational Students & Engagement Office University of California San Diego 
La Jolla, CA


09/2019-  Founder, Creative DirectorKASASAGI LLCTokyo, Japan


06/2022-09/2022
Graphic Design InternIngram Micro
Irvine, CA



　


Produced learning videos for their equipments in thier platform and branding materials.



Designed graphics for football gloves, uniforms and socail media contents.



Created graphics for social media campaigns, newsletters, website, and print materials that inform and support over 8,000 International students. Trained MarComm staff on the basics of Figma and Wix to optimize marketing workflow and increase efficiency.


Designed for various companies producing traditional Japanese products (branding, logos, business cards, ecommerce website)



Worked with the Marcom team on designing branding assets and campaigns, general graphics for business partner 

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Expertise


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Familiar with:


After Effects, Cinema 4D, ChatGPT, Acrobat, Figma, Gemini, ImageFX, Slides, PowerPoint, Illustrator, InDesign, Keynote, Lightroom, MediaEncoder, Midjourney, Miro, p5.js, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Red Giant, Redshift, Slack, Teams, Webflow, Claude


Cavalry, Lottie, Discord, Excel, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, MadMapper, Pages, Procreate, Three.js, X-Particles, Bridge, Spark AR

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AwardsTempus Egestas Nibh Vestibulum
Facilisis: Ultricies Ornare Ligula
2021

Rhoncus Auctor Ornare; Tincidunt Tristique, Porta Libero
2020

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