Alex Ryo Shimotake

Interdisciplinary Visual Designer

He/Him • 25 y.o. • ENG, JPN

Background

Hello!

I’m Alex Ryo Shimotake. I’m a Sacramento-based interdisciplinary visual designer who specializes in creative branding and illustration.

I currently enjoy second-hand apparel & thrifted household items. I love music & enjoy a variety of genres from musical soundtracks to Europop to country to 2000s tweenage angst. I also have an unhealthy desire to turn everything in to a DIY craft project.

I am also a father to a rescue pup, Monaka.

Experience

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER  •  SkySlope
Sacramento, CA
Sept 2019 – Present

CONTRACT VISUAL DESIGNER  •  MF&K
Sacramento, CA
Apr 2021 – Present

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Sacramento, CA
Apr 2020 – Present

GRAPHIC DESIGNER  •  Creative Media Design Firm
UC Davis, CA
Nov 2018 – Dec 2019

MEDICAL ILLUSTRATOR / LAB ASSISTANT •  Preventative and Restorative Dental Sciences
UCSF School of Dentistry, CA
Nov 2016 – Aug 2017

ASST. CHIEF of COMMUNICATIONS  •  Section W-3N
Order of the Arrow, BSA
May 2012 – Sept 2015

Education

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

Bachelor of Arts in Design
Bachelor of Arts in Japanese

Skills

TOOLS

Adobe Illustrator (10+ years of exp.)
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe After Effects
Figma
SketchUp
Procreate

DESIGN

Branding & Identity
Graphic
Illustration
Typography
Information
Concept
Prototyping
Packaging
UI/UX

PROGRAMMING

Processing
HTML
CSS

ACHIEVEMENTS

Eagle Scout
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Phi Beta Kappa
Quill and Scroll Award

LANGUAGE

English (Native)
Japanese (Native)
Mandarin Chinese (Basic)