Asuka Sawa
EXPERIENCES

Self-Employed
Graphic designer / web designer
Clients include:
Platform-3, Tower Hamlets Council, Creative Industries Development Agency, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industries in the UK, Mitsukoshi UK, Mitsukoshi Restaurant, Japan Journals and more. (complete list available on request)
April 1995 - Presente London, United Kingdom

Frieze Pubilications
Contracted graphic designer / artworker
Graphic design and artworking for annual catalogue for Frieze Art Fair London / NY. Quality control, art preparations and of advertising for Frieze magazine (prints and iPad app).
September 2005 - August 2015 London, United Kingdom

EMAP Communications
Freelance graphic designer
Freelance-based graphic designer for The Architects' Journal and The Architectural Review magazines.
September 2008 - April 2015 London, United Kingdom
EDUCATION

Universidade Federal Da Bahia
PhD Knowledge Diffusion
Doutorado Multi-Institutional Multi disciplinar Difusão do Conhecimento.
April 2018 - Presente Salvador, Brazil

Royal College Of Art
MA (RCA) Graphic Design
Studied under the tutorials of Margaret Calvert and Dan Fern.
September 1996 - July 1998 London, United Kingdom

University Of East London
BA (Hons) Visual Communication (1st)
Combined degree of Vis-Com, Illustration and Photography.
September 1993 - July 1996 London, United Kingdom

University Of East London
Design Foundation
Foundation course for art design basics.
September 1992 - August 1993 London, United Kingdom
LANGUAGES

Japanese (Native)
English (Fluent)
Portuguese (Advanced)

PRIZES

Royal College Of Art
Chris Gurnham Memorial Prize for the best use of photographic media
1998

Creative Industries Development Agency
Greatrex Small Business Financial Award
2007

SKILLS

Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, DTP, WordPress

PROJECT ORGANISER & TEACHER

Administrator of children's Capoeira Angola classes in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. 15 years extensive experiences in Capoeira Angola (certified teacher by International Capoeira Angola Foundation, 2015).