Michino Yanahara
48-11-x Akazutsumi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0044 Japan
TEL (03)3328-xxxx | E-mail: MitchyYana@XX.mbn.com
Home page: http//www.graphicworld/mbn.or.jp/~Michino

OBJECTIVE:
Commercial artist/Graphic designer

HIGHLIGHTS OF SKILLS:
- Broad-based experience in computer and hard copy image processing skills:
Computer animation, Graphic design, HTML design, 3-D modeling, Interactive multimedia, Internet home page, Web page graphics, Production graphics, Book layout
- Software skills: Micromedia Director, Visual Basic, HyperCard, Core1DRAW!, Adobe Illustrator, Freehand, Photoshop, Photostyler, Lumena, Imageworks XV, PageMaker, QuarkXpress, Power Point, Persuation, Alias, NetScape, Mosaic, StrataStudioPro, Infini-D, Crystal 3-D

EMPLOYMENT:
Freelance Illustrator, Tokyo, Japan 1999 - Present
Work for a variety of advertising agencies and publishers in Tokyo area.
Produce illustration of poster, advertisement and manual images, computer graphics, logos, website design.
provide illustrations for children's books. Collaborate with a team of artists who works for the agencies.

Commercial Artist, ABC Advertising Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 1996 - 1999
Color/BW illustrations as well as computer design.
Experienced in preparation of products at 400/600 dpt and professional-quality formats.
As a web designer, conducted conceptualization and designing of overall layout of sites as well as graphic content.

Freelance Illustrater, Tokyo, Japan 1992 - 1994
Worked primarily for illustrations for children's book.
Gained experience and skills in creating comps, storyboards, finished illustration, and cartoon style illustration.

EDUCATION:
School of Visual Art, New York, New York 1995 - 1996
Attended courses with emphasis on Graphic design. Earned 16 credit.
Tokyo School of Design, Tokyo, Jpan 1990 - 1992
Deploma in illustration, equivalent to Associate of Arts Degree

Others:
- Awarded 3rd Prize for Book illustration, Nihon Cultural Publishing
Association, Tokyo, Japan  1994