About Tomo Saito Projects

Tomo Saito Projects is the professional act run by Tomo Saito.

OBJECTIVE

I am the visual designer and the artist focusing on creating the experiences by realization and visualization of the creative concept and ideas. I am using interdisciplinary media such as web, photograph, film, music, object and space.

BACKGROUND

I was born and raised in a small town in Gifu, Japan. I moved to Tokyo when I was 21 to work in the web business as a web/UI designer and project manager for 8 years. Aside from the work experience, I performed the live painting performances, mainly in Tokyo. I moved to study at Graduate Design Program at California College of the Arts in 2006. Having got the MFA degree, I am now working and living in San Francisco.

EDUCATION

California College of the Arts, San Francisco, MFA in Design, 2008
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Nagoya, Japan; BA in British and American Studies, 1998

EMPLOYMENT

Exhibition Designer at Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco. (2008-2009)

Key Achievement: Working with Director of the museum with the full responsibility for the layout, visual design in the gallery space as well as the entrance wall art piece.

Interaction Designer at Gotomedia LLC, San Francisco. (2008-2009)

Key Achievement: Designing and implementation of Web User Interface with HTML/JavaScript/CSS.

User Experience Manager at ValueCommerce Co.,Ltd., Tokyo, Japan (2005-2006)

Key Achievement: Building and managing software development process and Web User Interface guidelines.

User Interface Designer/Project Manager at ValueCommerce Co.,Ltd., Tokyo, Japan (2001-2005)

Key Achievement: Designing and implementation of Web User Interface with HTML/JavaScript/CSS.

Web Designer at ValueCommerce Co.,Ltd., Tokyo, Japan (1998-2001)

Key Achievement: Designing corporate web site.

EXHIBITIONS

Video Installation
Winner, The 6th Annual 3-Minute Film Festival, Root Division, San Francisco (2008)
Queen’s Nails Annex: Marfa-the B sides in Marfa, Texas (2007)
OAXIFORNIA, California College of the Arts collaborative arts program in Oaxaca, Mexico (2007)

Live Painting Performances
Transitions at Super Deluxe, Tokyo, Japan (2006)
Flo Union at Pink Cow, Tokyo, Japan (2006)
Block 66 Opening at Block 66, Shanghai, China (2005)
At Studio Z, San Francisco, CA (2005)
Flo Union at Pink Cow, Tokyo, Japan (2005)
Highjack at Yellow, Tokyo, Japan (2004)

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Adobe Photoshop ***** (10 years)
Adobe Illustrator ***** (10 years)
Adobe Dreamweaver ***** (8 years)
Adobe Flash *** (2 years)
Adobe After Effects *** (2 years)
Apple Final Cut Pro **** (2 years)
Google SketchUp **** (1 year)
Maxon Cinema 4D ** (1 year)
Ableton Live **** (3 years)
Propellerheads Reason *** (1 year)