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Hi there


I’m an independent designer, strategist and creative director based in Dublin. Since 2006 I’ve worked in and around the design and creative industries. Along the way I’ve worked at strategic design studios; multidisciplinary creative agencies; co-founded and run an arts organisation; had stints with start ups and tech giants; and taught design at universities in Ireland and the UK. It’s been a rich, enjoyable journey so far that has seen me work in roles from designer to facilitator, and from head of dept. to director.




NHS Scotland On Mars research video game Today at Apple New World Meet Me In The Metaverse Tate Modern X Uniqlo installation Tate Modern X Uniqlo installation Mailchimp X It's Nice That partnership Synth Eastwood festival Nike Hyperfeel film Nike Feel London installation IAPI online census Push To Play Dropbox Inspiration Archive Nike F.C. campaign It's Nice That X Conran Shop installation Unilever exhibition Unilever exhibition Nike Feel London festival Google Stickers ASOS Interactive film campaign Metro campaign Converse X Andy Warhol social media campaign British Heart Foundation campaign & toolkit Barbican Library exhibition Metro campaign Metro campaign City of London pop up installation ASOS campaign film series BBC homepage prototypes Synth Eastwood festival Synth Eastwood installation / Offset

Clients/projects
Apple  /  BBC  /  Mailchimp / Shift  / Google  / It’s Nice That  /  Dropbox  /  Japan Rail  /  Nike /  Engaging Libraries  / Spotify  /  Uniqlo  / Sony  / British Heart Foundation  / Unilever  /  Emerson Collective / Adobe 

Teaching
  • IADT (Dublin)
  • MSX (Middlesex)
  • UAL (London)
  • NCAD (Dublin)









Design as change


My background is in creating brands, content, campaigns and experiences. More recently, using design thinking tools, co-design and community engagement, I’ve been wandering into areas beyond communication. These projects tend to lean more towards research, uncovering new opportunities and building quick prototyes. 













Recent projects:



︎ A research and prototype project with Google exploring how users might make more environmentally conscious decisions within the Google product eco-system.
︎ A community engagement project exploring how a local library might help foster more social connections within a community.
︎ A research and prototype project for BBC aimed at uncovering new format opportunities around their flagship homepage product.


︎ An interactive installation that invited visitors to the Tate Modern to imagine and create a brighter future.
︎ A video game to help the NHS understand young people's attitudes and opinions towards emerging healthcare tech.
︎ A research project exploring how train stations might help play a more meaningful role in local communities.





In my spare time I also use design and creativity to produce highly- uncommercial-but-enjoyable-all-the-same projects under the name KTOOMS. 




︎ Junichi Takahashi
︎ Junichi Takahashi



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