Born and raised in Japan.
Graduated from Miami Ad School in New York City.
Kazunori is a Creative director based on Art.
He spent 20 years creating advertising campaigns and building brands at creative advertising agencies in Tokyo and New York City.
Involved in innovative projects for a wide range of clients including Volvo, Blue Moon, PUMA, KIRIN Beer, Redbull, Godiva, Sato Pharmaceutical, Tommy, Moët & Chandon, and Nikon-Essilor.
His work has been recognized by some of the most important awards shows which includes One Show, D&AD, New York Festival, Ad fest. One of the most important works of his career, a LGBLT font design project “Type of Pride” , The world first, Potty training toilet paper “PooPaint” and a gender inequality provocative project “Step in Inequality” got millions of impressions on social media an PR coverage in the world. See resumé here.
AWARDS
2022
• MUSE Creative Awards 2022: Strategic Program - Digital Marketing Campaign / Gold (Because it’s a 100% Canadian maple.)
• MUSE Creative Awards 2022: Strategic Program - Event Campaign / Gold (Maple Monks)
2020
• New York Festival 2020 : Public Relations:Best Use / Bronze (PooPaint)
•Oneshow 2020 : Public Relations/ Shortlist (PooPaint)
• Ad Stars 2020 : Creative eCommerce / Bronze (PooPaint)
• Ad Stars 2020: Direct / Bronze (PooPaint)
• Ad Stars 2020 : Small Scale Special Solutions / Bronze (PooPaint)
• ACC TOKYO CREATIVITY AWARDS 2020 : Public Relations / Shortlist (PooPaint)
2019
• Dragons Of Asia : Best Campaigns By Country, Japan’s Best (Band On The Can)
• Dragons Of Asia : Best Brand Trial or Sales Generation / Gold (Band On The Can)
2018
• One Show 2018 : Design / Silver (Type With Pride)
• One Show 2018 : Intellectual Property, Interactive, Public Relations / Merit (Type With Pride)
• D&AD 2018 : Branding, Campaign Branding & Identity/ Yellow Pencil (Type With Pride)
•D&AD 2018 : Creativity for Good,Design, Not for Profit/ Wood Pencil(Type With Pride)
• Clio Awards 2018 : Brand Design/ Bronze (Type With Pride)
2017
• New York Festival 2017 : Student / Finalist (Step in Inequality)
• Applied Art 2017 : Student Awards / Winner (Innocence Project, Subway Bars)
• Applied Art 2017 : Student Awards / Winner (TIlex,TIlex Patches)
• Applied Art 2017 : Student Awards / Winner (Google x American Immigration Council, World Map)
2016
• Clio Awards 2016 : Student Out of Home / Gold (Step in Inequality)
• One Show 2016 : Young Ones / Bronze (Step in Inequality)
• National American Advertising Awards 2016 : Student Out of Home / Gold (Step in Inequality)
• Creativity International Award 2016 : Student Awards / Silver (Step in Inequality)
• Applied Art 2016 : Student Awards / Winner (Step in Inequality)
• Miami American Advertising Awards 2016 : Student Out of Home / Gold (Nike, Run)
• New York American Advertising Awards 2016 : Student Out of Home / Silver (Innocence Project, Subway Bars)
• American Graphic Design Award 2016 : Winner (Rogaine, SOS)
• Creativity International Award 2016 : Student Awards / Bronze (Rogaine, SOS)
• Creativity International Award 2016 : Student Awards / Bronze (Buzz Feed, Best Stories)
• Creativity International Award 2016 : Student Awards / Bronze (Mirado Black Warrior, Obviously Stronger)
• Graphis : Student Logo Design / Merit (Airbnb, Anirbnb dogs)
CONTACT
kazunori81@gmail.com