Teaching Staff (Communication Design)

Title	Professor Director, Communication Design Program
Research Fields	Package design / Product branding / 3D composition
Education	2020 Ph.D. (Design), Iwate University 2019 Doctoral Course (Design and Media Technology – completed without degree), Iwate University 2004 Master’s (Design), University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Selected Professional Experience	2013-Present Associate Professor (2013-2021); Professor (2021-Present), Akita University of Art 2007-2013 Assistant Professor (2007-2009); Associate Professor (2010-2013), Akita Municipal Junior College of Arts and Crafts 2006-2007 Adjunct Professor, Baekseok University, Cheonan, Korea
Recent Activities	<Selected design submissions> 2018 Four colors (H500×W500mm). 2018 Korean Society of Basic Design & Art (KSBDA) Novosibirsk International Invitational Exhibition. Novosibirsk State University, Russia History 2018 (H500×W500mm). 2018 KSBDA Ottawa International Invitational Exhibition. Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada 2017 Magewappa no hako [Magewappa box]. 2017 Joint Exhibition of the Akita Prefectural Design Association and the Akita City Arts and Crafts Association. Akita Atorion, Akita Image of Japan ‘Castle’ (H841×W594mm). 2017 International Brand Design Exhibition. Danang Architecture University, Vietnam   <Selected presentations / publications> 2019 Pakkeji dezain ni okeru obigami no puroposhon ni kan suru kiso kenkyu [Basic research concerning the proportion of a paper strap in package design] (Doctoral thesis). Iwate University 2017 Consideration of palatability concerning the proportion of a paper strap in package design (oral presentation; with TANAKA Takamitsu). 2017 International Conference of Asia Digital Art and Design Association. Gwangju, Korea
Courses Taught	Contemporary Art Seminar (Communication Design) Contemporary Art Theory 1, 2 Basic Computer Design Basic Composition Seminar Branding Design Communication Design Theory A, B Communication Design Seminar A 1, 2, 3 Communication Design Seminar B 1, 2, 3 Graduation Project (Communication Design)

 

Example Works
Package design, Dansk casserole	Package design, Inaniwa Udon	Package design, black lacquer sake cup set

Further details (in Japanese) can be found at the following link: KONG Jinyell (Japanese page)