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 both start-ups and well-established companies where I have demonstrated innovation, ingenuity and creativity as a graphic artist, motion designer and web developer. I show initiative and excellent cooperative skills with both the ability to work independently on assignments, as well as in collaborative settings as a team player. I'm experienced in the fields of web application design and development, advertising, prepress, motion graphics, as well as information architecture.
The projects featured here represent the culmination of scope, breadth, versatility and diversity of my skillset which have been cultivated over the last few decades. Design and implemention of design is an evolving puzzle I'm continually inspired to solve. Below are just a few examples of the many projects on which I have worked.
Selected Projects
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MedWave Software Solutions
HarmoniMD HIS Cloud Based Health Informatics System
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MedWave Software Solutions
HarmoniMD In-House Electronic Clinical Document Creation App
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Illumina
RGH Trivia Challenge Hybrid Mobile App
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MedWave Software Solutions
HarmoniMD Mobile In-patient Hospital Visit Management App
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Illumina
RGH Genetic Counseling Guide Hybrid Mobile App
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Savara
Pulrysta product branding and packaging
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Gladstone Institute
Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cell MOA Videos
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Adobe Youth Voices
Program Introduction Videos
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Playboy
Miss Social Facebook App
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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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Rentometer, Inc.
Rentometer Widget
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The Tech Awards
2008 Award Laureate Videos
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de Young Museum
Digital Signage Module
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The Tech Awards
2006 Award Laureate Videos
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Consume This!
Documentary Animation Clips
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Introgen Therapeutics
Advexin MOA Animation
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Secure Aire
Product in Action
3D Animations
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Corgentech
Inhibitor Decoy MOA Animations
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Leap Frog
Thomas and Friends My First LeapPad 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
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Selected Personal Projects
Some personal projects include bicycle frame design/fabrication and pizza oven construction.
About Me
SUMMARY
- Talented, versatile designer, artist and information architect with experience in multiple fields
- Excellent conceptial ability regularly used for software develepment, graphic design, illustration and production tasks
- Currently focused on client-side and server-side JavaScript programming, along with the use of SQL, MySQL and JSON based Rest API methods
- Self-motivated, organized and able to work independently on assignments, or in a collaborative setting as a team player
- Skilled in sophisticated layout, illustration, editing, and design programs necessary for production of artwork and imaging for print, multimedia, video and presentation materials
EXPERTISE
- Website concept/design/production/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
PROJECT CLIENTS
Illumina, Savara, Adobe, Exelixis, Élan, Teleflex, Corgentech, Gladstone, Abgenix, Genentech, American Institute of Architects San Francisco (AIASF), Alexander Ogilvy, California State Automobile Association (AAA), Charles R. Schwab Communications, Statens Museum for Kunst, Veuve Clicquot, Smithsonian, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., City College of San Francisco, MacPeople, Netcentives, The Tech Interactive of San Jose, Traditional Medicinals, Van Der Ryn Architects, Playboy, Luna Park SF and LA, 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, Extreme Studios, Image Comics, DC Comics and many others...
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Web Developer and More, 2001–Present
Freelance Illustrator/Graphic Designer, 1994–Present
Front-End Web and Mobile Developer, Medwave Software Solutions, Sebastopol, CA, 2013–Present
Sampson & Company, 2010–2022
Dennig Marketing Group, 2009–2017
Blacksquare, San Francisco, CA, 2007–2013
WAM Marketing Group, 2002–2011
Sperling Sampson West (SSW), San Francisco, CA, 2001–2002
Senior Designer, Art Director and Web Developer, Mediatrope LLC, San Francisco, CA, 1997–2001
Advertising Designer and Production Artist, Deluxe Distribution, San Francisco, CA, 1995–1997
Colorist/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 in mind and you think that my skillset would align, feel free to send me a message.
Whether it's an illustration for a print job, a user interface implemented for an engaging interactive experience, or an animation to get your idea across to others, I'm always up for up for a challenge.