Keijiro Ikebe

Current

• Senior Visual Designer at Yahoo!
• Freelance Visual Designer (Self-employed)

Past

• 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

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Education

• University of California, Santa Cruz

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Industry

Graphic Design

Websites

• My Portfolio

Keijiro Ikebe’s Experience

• Senior Visual Designer

  Yahoo!

  (Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  • Lead visual/interaction 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 (9 years 2 months)

  • Design and produce a wide variety of innovative and creative solutions for print and web applications.

• 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

• University of California, Santa Cruz

  B.A.s , Art, Psychology , 1998 — 2002

  Graduated with Honors (cumulative GPA: 3.84)

Additional Information

Keijiro Ikebe’s Websites:

• My Portfolio