Kimi Takemura
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I’m Kimi.hello.
I love organizing and building experiences that inspire people.
I’m a visual designer for web at microsoft learn, an ai-based technology learning platform.
I love organizing and building experiences that inspire people.
I’m a visual designer for web at microsoft learn, an ai-based technology learning platform.
location: colorado, remote
LANGUAGES:
+ english [fluent]
+ chinese [conversant]
+ japanese [beginner]
+ french [beginner]
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+ work experience
+ education
+ softwares
+ skills
work experience
microsoft learn
2025
senior design lead, growth systems.
+ branding creation for ai on microsoft learn.
+ svg illustrations.
+ 3D graphics.
+ buildkits and iconography
+ building for web, accessibility and responsive layouts.
+ presentation design.
+ information design.
2024
senior design lead & junior pm.
+ 3d hero imagery.
+ microsoft learn logo refresh.
+ icon design for ask learn ai assistant.
+ presentation and diagram designs.
+ svg illustrations.
+ visual design for copilot learning hub.
+ standardization documents and asset info.
+ documenting on skills buildout in microsoft learn.
+ editor and layout for presentations & documents.
senior design lead, growth systems.
+ branding creation for ai on microsoft learn.
+ svg illustrations.
+ 3D graphics.
+ buildkits and iconography
+ building for web, accessibility and responsive layouts.
+ presentation design.
+ information design.
2024
senior design lead & junior pm.
+ 3d hero imagery.
+ microsoft learn logo refresh.
+ icon design for ask learn ai assistant.
+ presentation and diagram designs.
+ svg illustrations.
+ visual design for copilot learning hub.
+ standardization documents and asset info.
+ documenting on skills buildout in microsoft learn.
+ editor and layout for presentations & documents.
2023
senior design lead
senior design lead
+ organize & collect visual assets.
+ cross-department communication.
+ presentation design.
+ marketing assets used in social media.
+ r&D for animation on the web.
+ storytelling in presentations.
+ icon art for cloud achievemnt badges.
2022
senior designer
+ badges, iconography and diagram designs.
+ in collaboration, built a modular svg diagram for different screen widths.
+ provided graphics for hackathon projects.
+ cross-department communication.
+ presentation design.
+ marketing assets used in social media.
+ r&D for animation on the web.
+ storytelling in presentations.
+ icon art for cloud achievemnt badges.
2022
senior designer
+ badges, iconography and diagram designs.
+ in collaboration, built a modular svg diagram for different screen widths.
+ provided graphics for hackathon projects.
Microsoft Azure
2018 - 2022
2022
web & visual DESIGNer
+ Webpage Layouts.
+ hero images.
+ svg icon and illustrations buildkit.
+ svg diagrams with tooltips.
2021
+ badges for microsoft learn.
2020
+ diagram design.
+ b2b presentation design.
+ svg illustrations.
2019
+ svg illustrations.
+ diagram designs.
2018
+ web page design.
+ svg solution architecture designs.
+ iconography.
notes:
introduced to growth mindset at a microsoft seminar. worked in-office with a great team.
web & visual DESIGNer
+ Webpage Layouts.
+ hero images.
+ svg icon and illustrations buildkit.
+ svg diagrams with tooltips.
2021
+ badges for microsoft learn.
2020
+ diagram design.
+ b2b presentation design.
+ svg illustrations.
2019
+ svg illustrations.
+ diagram designs.
2018
+ web page design.
+ svg solution architecture designs.
+ iconography.
notes:
introduced to growth mindset at a microsoft seminar. worked in-office with a great team.
Smart Deploy
2016 - 2018
2018
visual design handyman
+ web design, iconography, powerpoint slides and templates, animations, commercials, video-editing, product ui design, pdfs
visual design handyman
+ web design, iconography, powerpoint slides and templates, animations, commercials, video-editing, product ui design, pdfs
Amazon Web Services
2017
2017
entry-level ux & graphics contractor
+ Iconography
+ phone layout
+ hero images
+ illustrations
worked among information architects, ux designers and engineers for aws website.
entry-level ux & graphics contractor
+ Iconography
+ phone layout
+ hero images
+ illustrations
worked among information architects, ux designers and engineers for aws website.
Freelance design
2013-2016
2016
graphic designer & independent artist
+ website builds for online stores
+ logo and product imagery commisions.
+ merch creation for small businesses
+branding, built a series of digital products, vectorkits.
2015
around mid 2015 i started teaching myself ux design
2014
+ freelance illustrations + logos
2013
+ informal gap year
graphic designer & independent artist
+ website builds for online stores
+ logo and product imagery commisions.
+ merch creation for small businesses
+branding, built a series of digital products, vectorkits.
2015
around mid 2015 i started teaching myself ux design
2014
+ freelance illustrations + logos
2013
+ informal gap year
Digital Domain
2010-20122012
Production runner
picked up and delivered supplies, food, people, cameras. accounting. worked in the commercials sector of digital domain.
2011
+ production runner
+ moved to los angeles
Production runner
picked up and delivered supplies, food, people, cameras. accounting. worked in the commercials sector of digital domain.
2011
+ production runner
+ moved to los angeles
big Red Button
2008-20092009 - 2008
animation & graphic design
for a commercial design studio in singapore.
macromedia flash + after effects + adobe illustrator
animation & graphic design
for a commercial design studio in singapore.
macromedia flash + after effects + adobe illustrator
Education:
Lasalle SIA
College / Singapore
2007
Diploma in animation:
+ storyboarding
+ stop-motion animation
+ cell animation
+ 3d classes (maya)
// 2004-2006
art foundation:
+ graphic design
+ fashion design
+ animation
+ fine arts
Diploma in animation:
+ storyboarding
+ stop-motion animation
+ cell animation
+ 3d classes (maya)
// 2004-2006
art foundation:
+ graphic design
+ fashion design
+ animation
+ fine arts
Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar
High School / Malaysia
// o’levels
+ English
+ English literature
+ theater
+ Art
+ Chemistry
+ Accounting
Notes:
Received a scholar grant from the Singaporean government, covering almost all tuiton fees for college.
This was based on us citizenship, my portfolio and high school O’Level results. .
Achieved Duke of Edinburgh award, a british adventure, cultural and volunteer activities program.
+ English
+ English literature
+ theater
+ Art
+ Chemistry
+ Accounting
Notes:
Received a scholar grant from the Singaporean government, covering almost all tuiton fees for college.
This was based on us citizenship, my portfolio and high school O’Level results. .
Achieved Duke of Edinburgh award, a british adventure, cultural and volunteer activities program.
softwares:
Visual
// graphics and animation software
+ illustrator
+ figma
+ photoshop
+ adobe after effects
+ blender
+ side effects houdini (redshift renderer)
+ adobe acrobat (pdf accesibility)
+ micrsoft powerpoint
// hobbyist softwares
+ processing / p5.js
+ cargo website builder (allows css)
+ unity
+ zbrush
+ cinema 4d
image touch-up, compression, raster edits
2d animation, motion graphics, compression
presentation design (built in other softwares, imported into ppt near completion)
+ illustrator
+ figma
+ photoshop
+ adobe after effects
+ blender
+ side effects houdini (redshift renderer)
+ adobe acrobat (pdf accesibility)
+ micrsoft powerpoint
// hobbyist softwares
+ processing / p5.js
+ cargo website builder (allows css)
+ unity
+ zbrush
+ cinema 4d
image touch-up, compression, raster edits
2d animation, motion graphics, compression
presentation design (built in other softwares, imported into ppt near completion)
web design
figma
web prototypes, mockups, image formatting, idea generation, notes, feedback.
sketch
used this for prototypes and layout compositions, pre-figma
cargo
website builder with code implementation
paper and pencil
note-taking, to-do lists, scribbley idea generation
web prototypes, mockups, image formatting, idea generation, notes, feedback.
sketch
used this for prototypes and layout compositions, pre-figma
cargo
website builder with code implementation
paper and pencil
note-taking, to-do lists, scribbley idea generation
3d software
houdini fx
main 3D animation software
maxon redshift
rendering software. was using c4d for redshift, as of 2024 will be switching to redshift in Houdini
blender
low-poly modeler. uv painting.
Unity
hobbyist for vr world building, vr avatar rigging.
zbrush, unreal, c4d, modo
other 3d tools (not the main ones i use)
main 3D animation software
maxon redshift
rendering software. was using c4d for redshift, as of 2024 will be switching to redshift in Houdini
blender
low-poly modeler. uv painting.
Unity
hobbyist for vr world building, vr avatar rigging.
zbrush, unreal, c4d, modo
other 3d tools (not the main ones i use)
code
html
{beginner}
decent foundation
css
{beginner}
Enough to make a stylesheet and some minor animation.
javascript
{beginner}
animation and interactivity for web
processing / P5.JS
(beginner)
creative coding for generative design
{beginner}
decent foundation
css
{beginner}
Enough to make a stylesheet and some minor animation.
javascript
{beginner}
animation and interactivity for web
processing / P5.JS
(beginner)
creative coding for generative design