Executive Adviser to the President

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092-553-4540

092-553-4540

Master of Art

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Design theory, Design history, Information Design, Editing Design

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In addition to continuing research concerning "Information Design" and "Japanese Design History following 1970's", work was begun on exploring possibilities of Universal Design as a new research field. As a result of such research activities two books on design, "Information Design Source Book" and "The Concise History of Japanese Modern Design" were published in 2003.
In the field of education I placed special emphasis on international student exchange and collaboration projects.
One of the social activities was the "Oguni Branding Development Project" which will be an innovative collaborative project together with the local government for the purpose of revitalizing a small town.

Research Interests

• Research on archives that contribute to the inheritance and creative use of the traditional pattern designs of Japanese paper stencils
  keyword : Handicrafts, Archives, Kata
  2020.04～2024.03.
• 'Editorial thinking’ for design research
  keyword : editorial, design thinking
  2018.10～2022.03.
• Interdisciplinary Studies on Mobilities
  keyword : Mobility, Interdisciplinary Studies
  2019.10～2020.03.
• Archiving of Traditional Handicrafts Based on Form, Pattern and Style
  keyword : Handicrafts, Archives, Kata
  2015.12～2020.03.
• Interdisciplinary Research on Patterns : Relation between Patterns of Textile and Music with Aspects of Human Body
  keyword : Pattern, Textile, Music, Design, Body
  2014.03～2015.03.
• City Information Mapping Service Created by Non-expert People
  keyword : City Information, Information Design, Map, Service Design
  2013.04～2017.03.
• Study on the role of alternative center of cultural activities in urban environment
  keyword : Center of cultural activities, creative community, social innovation
  2012.10～2016.03.
• My Desk is My Castle : A qualitative design research focusing on the differences between countries, gender, professions.
  keyword : observational research, cultural differences, gender, design method
  2009.03～2011.11.
• Development of "Kansei Table System"
  - A system for promoting knowledge integration and idea support based on Kansei (sensitivity)
  keyword : integrated research, idea support. user's needs, research seeds, network
  2008.04～2012.08.
• Development of design of Japanese traditional crafts adapted for modern lifesytle
  - Case study of Koishiwara pottery -
  keyword : traditional crafts, modern lifestyle, product design, sustainable production and consumption
  2007.07.
• Research on design support institutions
  keyword : design support, design policy, design management, design strategy, manufacturing
  2004.04～2009.03.

Current and Past Project

• International design research collaboration project with Koeln International School of Design. The research team consists of universities in different countries. Based on the a mount of collected pictures of 4 categories of offices (administration office, call center, design office, bank/insurance company) in each country, differences of culture, gender, profession will be clarified by analyzing and interpretation based on the observational research method. The result is expected to contribute design work.
• This "Oguni Brand Development Project" should be an innovative collaboration project with the local government for the purpose of activating a small local town.
• Office Age Project: Inclusive Design for Developping New Work Place
  
  The purpose of this collaboration project between the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre of Royal College of Art in London and the Faculty of Design, Kyushu University is to develop innovative concepts for office design in the coming aging societies especially in the developed countries.

Academic Activities

Educational Activities Other Educational Activities

• 2010.02.
• 2009.09.
• 2009.04.
• 2008.03.