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Hi, I’m William.

Award-winning multi-disciplinary designer and artist creating impactful work for growing brands and businesses in Tokyo, Japan. Feel free to look around and get in touch 😊

wvanskaik@gmail.com

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Hi, I’m William.

Award-winning multi-disciplinary designer and artist creating impactful work for growing brands and businesses in Tokyo, Japan. Feel free to look around and get in touch 😊

wvanskaik@gmail.com

LinkedIn
Instagram
Resume

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Work

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Refinitiv

Refinitiv is a provider of financial data and infrastructure; whose goal is to redefine finance by adjusting the compay’s core values and equipping its’ ecosystems to be more open, bold, focused, and connected.

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Voya

Voya is a financial, investment, and insurance company that aims to stand out from its competition by attaining a broader audience through core values, customer satisfaction, and delivery of interview insights.

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Human / Nature

Human / Nature is an assessment of our environment and addresses topics such as overpopulation in an attempt to exploit how human actions have been a leading cause of the rapid increase of endangered species.

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NAHM

The National American History Museum collects, preserves, and displays historical artifacts and looks to combine its heritage with modern technology to give visitors a more personal and unique experience.

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Tabs

Tabs is a bar-searching application that allows users to place and pick up beverages using their smartphones by helping them avoid long lines and save additional time to spend with others in their social circles.

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Vision Envision

Vision Envision is a retrospective exhibition based on Op art, whose artists use an abstract style of visual language as a means of giving the viewer an impression of movement, hidden images, and vibrating patterns.

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Alaska Air

Alaska Air is a hypothetical project that provides passengers with active transportation by expanding to new destinations around the world and offering advanced aircraft for a more unique traveling experience.

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SpaceX

SpaceX is a hypothetical project with high hopes of one day colonizing the planet Mars by testing modern science and technology as a means of pushing the company forward to explore more worlds beyond.

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No Service Zone

No Service Zone is a photographic narrative that addresses the topic of escapism by presenting an opportunity to move away from the noisy world of today and drift towards an atmosphere filled with no service.

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Artwork

Artwork is a series of sketches and calligraphy that was put together to showcase creativity offline and by sharing other hobbies, interests, and passions through the development of personal projects off the computer.

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Experience

Agencies:
May 2019 – Current
Interbrand Japan – Tokyo, Japan
Visual Designer – Designer

Feb 2018 – Apr 2019
Interbrand – New York, Manhattan
Visual Designer – Associate

Nov 2017 – Jan 2018
Saatchi & Saatchi – Los Angeles, California
Visual Designer – Freelance

Sep 2017 – Nov 2017
Media Arts Lab – Santa Monica, California
Visual Designer – Freelance

Internships:
May 2015 – Sep 2017
ArtCenter College of Design – Pasadena, California
Visual Designer – Assistant

May 2016 – Aug 2016
Blind – Santa Monica, California
Visual Designer – Internship

Recognition

Awards:
May 2019 – Current
iF Design Award – Interbrand Japan
MCUD: Power Of Unity – Winner (2024)

Features:
Aug 2014 – Sep 2017
Student Gallery – ArtCenter College of Design
Human / Nature – Editorial (2017)
National American History Museum – Identity (2017)
Alaska Air – Identity (2016)
Living Colour – Calligraphy (2016)
Vision Envision – Editorial (2015)
Equinox – Packaging (2015)
Vortex – Packaging (2015)

Associations:
Sep 2017 – Current
ArtCenter Alumni Portal – Pasadena, California
Global Network for ArtCenter Alumni

Scholarships:
Aug 2014 – Sep 2017
Scholarships – ArtCenter College of Design
Entering – Scholarship (2014)
Continuing – Scholarship (2016)

Education

Universities:
Aug 2014 – Sep 2017
ArtCenter College of Design – Pasadena, California
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honors in Graphic Design

Aug 2012 – May 2014
Santa Monica College – Santa Monica, California
Courses in Graphic Design and Photography

Sep 2011 – May 2012
California Institute of The Arts – Valencia, California
Courses in Graphic Design and Photography

Expertise

Design:
Graphic Design & Creative Direction
Logo Development & Brand Guidelines
Typographic Systems & Page Layouts

Skills:
Lettering, Calligraphy & Art
Illustration, Drawing & Painting
Image Editing & Photography
Bookbinding & Screen Printing

Tools:
Adobe Creative Cloud
Microsoft Office Suite
Google Workspace