UX & Service Designer

Hello! I'm Machi,
a designer based in
Tokyo, Japan.

My core skills are in Design Research, UX Design, and Branding & Communication. I create meaningful experiences that bridge people and technology.

Portfolio

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Experience

Apr 2022 - Present

Senior Design Lead

Moon Creative Lab/Tokyo, Japan

Executive Education, People Management, Design Research, and UX Design in New Product and Business Development.

Nov 2020 - Mar 2022

Lead UX Designer

LiNKX/Tokyo, Japan

Design Research and UX/UI Design in New Product and Business Development.

Nov 2016 - Mar 2019

Lead UX Designer

Castalia/Tokyo, Japan

Design Research and UX/UI Design in Education and Technology.

Nov 2014 - Nov 2016

UX/UI Designer

Brew/Tokyo, Japan

UX/UI Design.

Jan 2014 - Nov 2014

Communications & Community Management

Questtono/Sao Paulo, Brazil

Design Research, Content Creation, and Community Management.

Nov 2011 - Jan 2014

Brand Strategist

Tatil Design/Rio de Janeiro / Sao Paulo, Brazil

Brand Strategy, Market Research and Design.

Feb 2011 - Oct 2011

Graphic Designer

Ana Couto Branding/Sao Paulo, Brazil

Branding & Design.

Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

Graphic Designer

Commgroup Branding/Sao Paulo, Brazil

Branding & Design.

Education

Sep 2024 - Present

The University of Tokyo

Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies | ITASIA Course (Doctoral Student)

Apr 2022 - Apr 2024

Waseda University

Master of Arts in International Culture and Communication Studies

Sep 2017 - Jul 2021

Waseda University

International Liberal Studies - Undergraduate in Liberal Arts

Jul 2007 - Jul 2009

Barao de Maua University

Superior Degree in Advertising and Media

Languages

PortugueseNative
EnglishBusiness
JapaneseBusiness
FrenchIntermediate-Advanced
SpanishIntermediate-Advanced

Special Projects

Jun 2019 - Mar 2020

UX Program Designer & Lecturer

Santander Bank

Executive Education Training

Mar 2019 - Nov 2019

Founder & Programme Manager

Design Para as Bordas

Volunteer Project to teach UX/UI Design to low-income youth

Jun 2019 - Present

Steering Committee Member

Hyper Island

Program Design, Curriculum Validation, Content Curator, and Lecturer

Contact

Let's work together.

If you have a project in mind or just want to chat about design, feel free to reach out.