HYPEBEAST
2024
Magazine #34: The Uniform Issue
Hypegolf 2024 Tokyo Invitational
Hypegolf x Jeff Staple Cars + Kicks
Hypebeast100 2024 Visual Identity
Hypemind
The Getty
2023
A globally renowned center of the arts based in Los Angeles. This rebrand shifts the public spotlight towards the Getty’s Research and Conservation Institute.
Paranodal
2022
A publication and hypothetical symposium that provides digital natives with an encyclopedic history of the Internet.
Metolius
2022
A climbing equipment manufacturer based in Oregon. This brand refresh centers on enhancing accessibility and sustainability throughout the new identity.
Source Material
2022-2023
A student-led publication dedicated to showcasing work that celebrates multidisciplinary collaboration, and challenging traditional, institutionalized design.
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ABOUT
Sean Nagao is a Graphic Designer based in Los Angeles, with a BFA in Graphic Design from ArtCenter College of Design.
He specializes in designing editorial and brand identity solutions for sports, and popular culture entities.
He is a Hong Konger, a climber, a long-distance runner, a scuba-diver, an internet dweller, a moshpit enthusiast, an audiophile, and a residual self-image.
SERVICES
Brand Strategy, Brand Identity, Packaging Design, Editorial Design, Product Branding, Font Design, Custom Typography, Social Media & Marketing, Apparel Graphics
CONTACT
Please direct all professional inquires to:
sean@nagao.design
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EDUCATION
ArtCenter College of Design
BFA in Graphic Design, with Distinction
Focused Coursework at ArtCenter
Berlin Study Away and
Sponsored Project: Koenig & Bauer
Banknote Solutions
Transdisciplinary Studio:
Type + Authorship
EXPERIENCE
2024-Present: Brand Designer
ErnstEverything
2022-Present: Freelance Designer
aidio, April Greiman, Maroon Vault, Forms+Surfaces
2024 – Hypebeast
Global Creative Design Intern
2021-2023: Source Material (SM) Publication
Editor and Designer
2024 – ArtCenter College of Design
Teaching Assistant: Cheri Gray, Brad Bartlett
2022 – Made in Space
Graphic Design Intern
2021 – #legend
Design Assistant
RECOGNITION
Paranodal
︎Communication Arts Typography 2024 Shortlist
︎Young Ones ADC 2023 Merit Award
Metolius
Young Ones ADC 2023 Shortlist
︎Communication Arts Design 2022 Shortlist
Joby Aviation
Young Ones ADC 2022 Shortlist
Nike Second Wind
︎Graphis Poster Annual
2022 Honorable Mention
PHILANTHROPY