Art Direction/ Design/ Branding/ Digital/ UIUX/ Space/ Product Design


Chihiro Konno is an Art Director with 13 years of experience across three continents.

Chihiro has earned strong experiences in digital creative and venture studios across multiple channels, from concept development to executions. Her expertise spans advertising, film, integrated digital campaign, experiential brand activation, service design, branding, app, web, UI/UX, product innovation, spatial design, and print.

She is passionate about pushing creative boundaries by collaborating with a spectrum of interdisciplinary teams to develop cutting-edge creations. Her curiosity and eagerness to explore untapped areas and new cultures fuel her desire to seek out new challenges and collaborate on innovative projects. Projects have been recognized in numerous international award shows and media.

Currently based in Tokyo + London. Open to relocation and excited to take on new opportunities to bring her unique perspective and expertise to projects around the world. Available for freelance projects.

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Art Direction / Creative Direction / Concept Development
今野千尋

 

2022− Droga5 (Part of Accenture Song)
2021 Wieden + Kennedy (Freelance)
2019−2021  Moon Creative Lab. (Tokyo + Palo Alto)
2011−2019  PARTY (Tokyo + New York)
2010  MA Graphic Design / Nottingham Trent University, UK
2009 BA Design Informatics / Musashino Art University, Tokyo, JAPAN

AWARDS
*Stopped entering the Ad awards since 2016
GOOD DESIGN AWARD, Gold + Best 100 (2019, 2021)
Cannes Lions, Design, Gold (2016)
D&AD, Design, Wood Pencil(2016)
ONE SHOW, Design, Gold (2016)
The One Show, Design (Consumer: Environmental / Immersive Design / Wayfinding) - Gold (2016)
The Spikes Asia, Design (INSTALLATION & ENVIRONMENT) - Gold (2016)
FAST COMPANY: Innovation By Design Award, Experience Design (2015)
ADC Young Guns 13 (2015)
GOOD DESIGN AWARD, Gold + BEST 100 (2015)
SDA: Japan Sign Design Association Award, Gold (2015)
DSA: Japan Design Space Association Design Award, Gold (2015)
D&AD, Yellow Pencil (2013)
ONE SHOW, Design, Bronze (2013)
GOOD DESIGN AWARD (2013)
Prix Emile Hermès, Finalist (2011)
NY ADC, Silver (2010)
Paul Smith Scholarship (2009)

OTHERS
Young Guns Judge / THE One Club (2022)
Young Guns Judge / THE One Club (2019)
A member of NYC Art Directors Club

MEDIA RECOGNITION (Projects)

BBC, CNN, WIRED, ABC NEWS, NBC News, GIZMODO, NTV “NEWS ZERO“, Monocle, The Huffington Post, Dazeen, Wallpaper, Design Boom, JDN, Yahoo! News (Japan), GQ Japan Online, President Online, Pen, Mynavi News, 商店建築 etc.

MEDIA & WRITING (Personal)
The One Club: Five from Asia Named to The One Club’s Global Young Guns 17 Jury / Adobe (2019)
「MdNデザイナーズファイル 2019」 / MdN (2019)
「武蔵美通信」 5月号 巻頭インタビュー/ 武蔵野美術大学 (2017)
「LiBz Work Style」 (2017)
「デザインのあれこれ -100 Keywords of Design- JAGDA Report Vol.191」テーマ「未開拓領域」寄稿 / JAGDA (2017)
「ブレーン」いま一緒に仕事したいU35クリエイター特集 / 宣伝会議 (2016)
「レイアウト手法別 広告デザイン」 / PIE International (2015)