Kiko Taganashi - TAGANASHI DESIGN
Welcome!
My name is Kiko Taganashi and I have been making things that work for many years. I've worked for start-ups and for well-established companies. I am an innovative, creative graphic artist and web developer with excellent cooperative skills. I am experienced in the fields of advertising, prepress, motion graphics, web design and development, as well as information architecture.
Selected Projects
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ChefSheet
Restaurant Management App Logo Design
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Playboy
Miss Social Facebook App
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Gladstone
MOA Videos
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Rentometer.com
Rentometer Widget
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Adobe Youth Voices
Program Introduction Videos
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MFA Boston
Interactive Tours Module
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Smithsonian
National Museum of the American Indian: Collections Search
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TheTech Awards
2008 Award Laureate Video
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Consume This!
Documentary Animation Clips
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de Young Museum
Digital Signage Module
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Introgen Therapeutics
Advexin MOA Video
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Secure Aire
Product in Action
3D Animations
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Corgentech
Inhibitor Decoy MOA Videos
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TheTech Awards
2007 Award Laureate Video
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Leap Frog
Thomas and Friends My First Leap Pad interactive book
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Luna Park
Signage Design
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Lucky Bearings
Original branding
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Image Comics
Youngblood Series
About Me
SUMMARY
- Exceptionally talented, versatile Designer and Artist with experience in multiple fields
- Excellent conceptial ability, graphic design, illustration and production capabilities
- Highly skilled in sophisticated layout, illustration, editing, and design programs necessary for production of artwork and imaging for print, multimedia, video and presentation materials
- Strong web development, design and programming capabilities
- Self-motivated, organized, able to work independently or in a collaborative setting
EXPERTISE
- Website concept/design/prodution/programming
- Ecommerce development/programming
- Multimedia graphic design/production
- Video design/production
- Animation
- Illustration
- 3D/CAD modeling and rendering
- Corporate and product branding
- Logo development
- Book/prepress design
- Package Design
- Signage
CLIENTS
Adobe, Genentech, Élan, Exelixis, Corgentech, Gladstone, Abgenix, SSW Communications, American Institute of Architects San Francisco (AIASF), Alexander Ogilvy, California State Automobile Association (AAA), Charles R. Schwab Communications, City College of San Francisco, Veuve Clicquot, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., Luna Park, SF, MacPeople, Netcentives, TheTech Museum of San Jose, Traditional Medicinals, Van Der Ryn Architects, Playboy, Real Skateboards, Stereo Manufacturing, Spitfire Wheels, Thunder Trucks, Lucky Bearings, Anti-hero, Corazón, Forties clothing, Deluxe Distribution, Soap Shoes, Acme Skateboards, 5150 Snowboards, Jericho Bicycles, Kentauros Bicycles, Junkieswear, Glenn Danzig, DC Comics, Extreme Studios and Image Comics
EXPERIENCE
Medwave Software Solutions, Inc., April 2013–Present
Freelance Web Developer and more, January 2001–Present
Freelance Illustrator/Graphic Designer, January 1995–Present
Dennig Marketing Group, June 2009–2017
WAM Marketing Group, March 2002–2013
Senior Designer/Art Director/Web Programmer, Mediatrope LLC, S.F., CA, 1997–2001
Ad Designer/Production Artist, Deluxe Distribution, San Francisco, CA, 1995–1997
Layout Design/Color Separation Artist, Extreme Studios, Anaheim, CA, 1993–1995
Color Separation Artist, Olyoptics, Point Arena, CA, 1988–1993
Contact Me
If you have a project where you could use my skills, please feel free to send me a message and I'll get back to you shortly.
Whether it's an illustration for a print job, a user interface implemented for a clean interactive experience, or an animation to get your idea across to others, I'm always up for up for a challenge.