ABOUT
Naoko Yamane is a multidisciplinary designer specializing in brand identity, graphic design, and illustration, crafting visual systems that stay coherent and intentional across every touchpoint.
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Born in Japan, she moved to Berlin in 2017 to study graphic design at HTK Academy of Design. After graduating in 2020, she became lead graphic designer at MÍN design agency & distributor. She now works at a Berlin-based global advertising agency while freelancing as a designer and illustrator, with clients ranging from cultural institutions and government organizations to growing studios and agencies. Fluent in Japanese and English, she brings a cross-cultural sensitivity to tone, detail, and visual balance to international projects.
Born in Japan, she moved to Berlin in 2017 to study graphic design at HTK Academy of Design. After graduating in 2020, she became lead graphic designer at MÍN design agency & distributor. She now works at a Berlin-based global advertising agency while freelancing as a designer and illustrator, with clients ranging from cultural institutions and government organizations to growing studios and agencies. Fluent in Japanese and English, she brings a cross-cultural sensitivity to tone, detail, and visual balance to international projects.SERVICES
Brand Identity, Editorial Design, Illustration, Art Direction, Web Design, Packaging Design, Space Design
CLIENTS
NORITUAL LAB, MiN Design Agency & Distributor, yuue, NORMAL NORMAL, Moustache, Wheels of NYC, REH Germany, SOFT DIVIDER, POTU Studio, Studio Inhalt, YUI Brooklyn, ACRE, THEATRE for ALL, LITTERA, Maika Loubté, Experience Egypt, EU, World Health Organization, INVEST SAUDI, mc Group, AOK, BEYO, Bouvier & Merritt
AWARD
PUBLICATION
EXHIBITIONS
Duo show: (SUUU) Furniture and Objects Exhibition, erstererster, Berlin
Solo show: Unordinary is ordinary, Two and Two, Berlin
Group show: YOUR PAST AND YOUR FUTURE, The Art of September, Amsterdam
Solo show: Unordinary is ordinary, Two and Two, Berlin
Group show: YOUR PAST AND YOUR FUTURE, The Art of September, Amsterdam
PROJECT
POTU STUDIO
Berlin-based creative design studio for everyday objects
Web: potustudio.com
Instagram: @potu.studio
Berlin-based creative design studio for everyday objects
Web: potustudio.com
Instagram: @potu.studio
CONTACT
Email: naokoyamane.info@gmail.com
Tell: +49 15204162464
Instagram: @naoko.yamane
Threads: @naoko.yamane
Tell: +49 15204162464
Instagram: @naoko.yamane
Threads: @naoko.yamane