Accessibility improvements to their web app

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UX research, accessibility improvements
Mercari
Mercari

Accessibility improvements to their web app

UX research, accessibility improvements

Designing a situational awareness system for safer seafaring

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Foundational research, Concept design
Groke
Groke

Designing a situational awareness system for safer seafaring

Foundational research, Concept design

Designing a digital training service for a Japanese sports brand with global reach

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iOS, Android, Wearables, Web
MY ASICS
MY ASICS

Designing a digital training service for a Japanese sports brand with global reach

iOS, Android, Wearables, Web

A translation workflow design that reduces clicks and speeds job turnover

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Web, Prototyping, Productivity
Gengo Translation UI
Gengo Translation UI

A translation workflow design that reduces clicks and speeds job turnover

Web, Prototyping, Productivity

An emotional object beyond the smartphone

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Hardware, Exploratory design
Moodstone with Google
Moodstone with Google

An emotional object beyond the smartphone

Hardware, Exploratory design

Designing an accessible guide to Tokyo’s art and design

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iOS, Android, Web, Service design
Tokyo Art Beat
Tokyo Art Beat

Designing an accessible guide to Tokyo’s art and design

iOS, Android, Web, Service design

Designing the digital presence of an art festival across Japan’s Inland Sea

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Web, O2O, Multilingual design
Art Setouchi
Art Setouchi

Designing the digital presence of an art festival across Japan’s Inland Sea

Web, O2O, Multilingual design

Turning Google research into an interactive data storytelling tool

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Web, Data visualization, Multilingual design
Google Multiscreen World
Google Multiscreen World

Turning Google research into an interactive data storytelling tool

Web, Data visualization, Multilingual design

Redesigning the digital home of Japan’s leading illustration society

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Web, Custom CMS, Multilingual design
Tokyo Illustrators Society
Tokyo Illustrators Society

Redesigning the digital home of Japan’s leading illustration society

Web, Custom CMS, Multilingual design

Designing organizer tools to promote professional and community events in Japan

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Web, Community
Doorkeeper

Designing organizer tools to promote professional and community events in Japan

Web, Community

Improving Medium’s typography for Japanese readers and writers

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Localization, Typography, Web
Medium

Improving Medium’s typography for Japanese readers and writers

Localization, Typography, Web

We designed the Japan member experience of Panasonic Well's digital concierge service for busy families

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Product design and UX research
Yohana

We designed the Japan member experience of Panasonic Well's digital concierge service for busy families

Product design and UX research

Designing brand, acquisition and onboarding UX for a Japanese startup

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B2B, Web, Identity design
Repro

Designing brand, acquisition and onboarding UX for a Japanese startup

B2B, Web, Identity design

Interviewing hosts in Airbnb's two biggest cities to inform tool design

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Contextual inquiry, Group interviews
Airbnb

Interviewing hosts in Airbnb's two biggest cities to inform tool design

Contextual inquiry, Group interviews

Designing home energy analytics for Japan’s utility market

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Market entry, Smart home, Analytics
Bidgely

Designing home energy analytics for Japan’s utility market

Market entry, Smart home, Analytics

A simple app to nudge casual art goers to Tokyo's museums

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Service design, O2O, Identity design
MuPon

A simple app to nudge casual art goers to Tokyo's museums

Service design, O2O, Identity design

Yatsugatake Project

Our place-based exploration of new forms of rest, play and creative work.

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Team, DIY, Creativity
Yatsugatake Project

Blue House

Our retreat venue in Yamanashi for solo residencies, team retreats and family getaways

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Space, Service Design, Community
Blue House

a/sync

Practices for teams to create more focus and flow through asynchronous collaboration.

Ways-of-working
a/sync

Sharing space

A three-part essay on the ideals and struggles of sharing work space.

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Ways-of-working, Spacial design
Sharing space

Jingumae Studio

Space concept and design for AQ's studio, in collaboration with designer Mentha and art director Agnes Nata.

Jingumae Studio

Meekee, the Slack bot

Just-in-time meeting notifications from Google Calendar, designed for distributed teams

Bot, Productivity, Product
Meekee, the Slack bot

Suiren, a Kanji Explorer

An exploratory tool for learning Japanese kanji, made by Marion Kamoike-Bouguet with AQ

Learning, Web, Data Visualization, Product
Suiren, a Kanji Explorer

Kawakura

A speciality coffee service we designed to learn about building customer relationships

Service design, Identity design
Kawakura

Postcard Kit

A tool to send postcards while you travel, born in a service design workshop

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Product, Service design
Postcard Kit

Japan Map Kit

Editable data maps to help people create infographics and visual content on the topics of 311

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Data visualization, Open source
Japan Map Kit

311 Creative Industry Survey

A research project on how people in the creative industries were affected by events following March 11th, 2011

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Quantitative research, Community
311 Creative Industry Survey

A to Q

Essays on AQ's values, aesthetics and moments from studio life.

Ways-of-working, Brand
A to Q

We've made great things with...

  • American Express
  • ASICS
  • Cookpad
  • Etsy
  • Gengo
  • Google
  • Internet Initiative Japan
  • Lookout
  • Lumosity
  • Mitsubishi
  • Mozilla
  • NHK
  • Open Network Lab
  • Onitsuka Tiger
  • Panasonic
  • Peatix
  • Recruit
  • Roppongi Hills
  • Setouchi IAF
  • Sony Interactive Enterntainment
  • Tokyo Art Beat
  • Tokyo Designers Week
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  • TomTom