Yoshito Endo

  • Birth: 1981.1.7 HomeCity: KAMAKURA
  • Graphic Designs / Web UI/UX Designs / DTP Designs / Creative Direction

Freelance Designer. Former Actor/Musician, grown in USA

Five years experience as a Graphic/Web UI designer. Became free-lance in 2010.
Do to the background as a professional Actor and Musician, have a strong sences of expression, sences of conveying the imagination.

During the Actor/Musician career, Performed in Japanese TV drama "Princess guardian Sailor Moon (roll:Zoicite)". As a Musician, Released international split CD in Europe. Learned how Entertaiment Buissiness works, and power and influences what it could do.

Capable of managing projects from concept to graphic, or graphical interfaces with strict deadline sensitivity.
Fluent in Japanese and English. Spent youthdays (9-13 years old) in USA.

SKILLS

Language

  • Japanese
  • English

Software

Photoshop
Illustrator
Flash
Dreamweaver

Skills

html
CSS
javascript
php
WordPress
Responsive

Expertise

Photo-Main websites / Promotion websites / Website with animation (FLASh or JavaScript) / Image compositions / Cyber,Cool style designs / Directing websites from Artist,Fans eyes

Specialty

・High-Speed Designing(e.g. Building 10-page website one day)
・Creating Fire, Light effects

Other Skills

Recording Engineering / Video Editing / Composing Tracks / Producing Entertaiment-style projects

TIMELINE

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1981 [0] Born

Born in Yokohama, Japan
Grown in Kamakura between father loves playing piano, and the mother the teacher of drawing and sewing. Have one younger brother.

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1990 [9] Abroad to USA

By father's buissiness reasons, family moved to USA.
2 years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2 years in Southbend, Indiana.
During the stay, won some prizes in Piano and Drawings.
Recognized that music and art has no borders.

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1994 [13] Returned, Starting a Band.

Back to Japan. Started playing guitar and rock-band activities.
Thankful to music and band, was not long time before addapting to Japanese communities.
In High School, took place as a president of student council and captain of football club.

2000 [19] Musician, Actor ages

Entered Music-College after graduating from High School. Earned offer from agency while studying. Besides signing as a musician, started working as an actor by the recommendation of agency. Which gave me many careers as an actor.
To focus on music for the last chance, finished the contract after 4 years. With the band, earned the chance of winning contest, Releaseing CDs in Europe, writing tracks for TV drama. Worked as a songwritier and guitarist also.

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2007 [26] Starting Designing Career

Strongly impressed by FLASH websites of ages. While between the love for music and difficulties of living as a musician suffers, decided to start second new career as a designer, since I also like and had some skills for creating artworks.
Started working at Web Designing company. After the days of assisting and studying, became the chief designer in 2 years. Took part on more than 50 websites per year.

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2010 [29] Became a Free-Lance Designer

To challenge, started new career as Free-Lance Designer before the age of 30.
At same point, receieving the offer of working at Entertaiment Plus, one of the hugest ticket-selling/promoting comapny in Japan. As a position of exclusive designer, took part on many artists promotion websites.

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2013 [32] To Los Angeles

For the dream of working abroad. Finished the exclusive contract with Entertainment Plus in 2012.
Now, Living and working in LA, USA. Not just as a Web Designer, challenging for new rolls like Branding Manager, Creative Director.
Searching for true Creativity flyes over the borders.

Future...
Nothing ends, till the day I die !!

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