Profile
A brief timeline
I’m an interaction and information designer based in Tokyo/Yokohama. Placing humanity and nature at the centre, I design for a world where analogue and digital co-exist in harmony, diversity is an energy source, and sustainability is a must, not a ‘nice-to-have’.
My route into design started with UI development for optical discs in Japan, which led me to study user-centred design at the University of the Arts London, and then to work at a digital product studio ustwo, first in London, then Tokyo. In total, I spent over a decade shaping digital experiences across media, finance, mobility, and consumer products.
I work across the full span of “sense-making”: design strategy, user research, information design, facilitation, and prototyping. The common thread is designing for positive change; work that captures nuance, and creates value for as many stakeholders as possible, the environment included.
Lately I’m looking for more opportunities to tackle climate change and other urgent social challenges. I bring a perspective shaped by both Japanese sensibility and Western design theory — not as a compromise between the two, but as something neither produces alone.
Please contact hello@mayunak.com for a CV.