Senior Visual Designer at Yahoo!
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Senior Visual Designer at Yahoo!
- Freelance Visual Designer (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Senior Graphic Designer at Homestead Technologies Inc.
- Senior Graphic Designer at PalmSource, Inc.
- Web Development Manager at DMG International Management Services, Inc.
- Web Designer & Producer at First Family
- Webmaster (internship) at Ensemble Internet Design
- Education
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- University of California, Santa Cruz
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Keijiro Ikebe’s Experience
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Senior Visual Designer
Yahoo!
(Public Company; Internet industry)
June 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)
• Lead visual design development throughout the entire product lifecycle, from initial explorations through final design deliverables
• Produce deliverables such as user interface elements, interactive prototypes, and design specifications
• Translate usability and field research findings into design improvements
• Communicate design strategy and rationale to key stakeholders -
Freelance Visual Designer
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Graphic Design industry)
June 2000 — Present (8 years 7 months)
• Design and produce a wide variety of innovative and creative solutions for print and web applications.
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Senior Graphic Designer
Homestead Technologies Inc.
(Computer Software industry)
July 2006 — June 2007 (1 year)
• Create graphics and UI prototypes for company website, custom landing pages, and software application.
• Create graphics for trade shows, conferences, special events, and promotions.
• Design marketing collateral — including post cards, data sheets, and case studies. -
Senior Graphic Designer
PalmSource, Inc.
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
March 2004 — July 2006 (2 years 5 months)
• Create graphics, webpages, and UI prototypes for corporate website.
• Create graphics for trade shows, conferences, special events, and promotions.
• Conceptualize and produce corporate identity system.
• Produce usage guidelines for corporate logos and sub-brands.
• Design marketing collateral — including ads, newsletters, brochures, data sheets, and case studies. -
Web Development Manager
DMG International Management Services, Inc.
(Management Consulting industry)
October 2002 — January 2004 (1 year 4 months)
• Designed and produced bilingual websites, including e-commerce. Also responsible for logo design.
• Teamed with Web Programmer to develop Japanese UI which integrates with Yahoo shopping cart system.
• Designed online marketing materials. -
Web Designer & Producer
First Family
(Internet industry)
August 2001 — May 2002 (10 months)
• Redesigned and produced company websites, logos.
• Conducted extensive research on potential online marketing affi liates. -
Webmaster (internship)
Ensemble Internet Design
(Internet industry)
June 2000 — December 2000 (7 months)
• Designed web UI prototypes, banner graphics, and logos.
• Worked extensively in the production and quality control phase of website development.
• Conducted comprehensive online research on client’s competitors.
Keijiro Ikebe’s Education
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University of California, Santa Cruz
B.A.s, Art, Psychology, 1998 — 2002
Graduated with Honors (cumulative GPA: 3.84)
