dana nakagawa

Design and production of marketing collateral for BioRad's MarCom group.

Member of the Creative Team of Agency Services, Worldwide Marketing. Design, coordinate, and produce marketing collateral, identity, and corporate branding for Autodesk, the fourth largest software company in the world. Thorough pre-planning of projects and presentation of concepts to client. Collaboration with copywriters including brainstorming headlines and overall creative concepts. Manage and direct photographers and production designers. Coordinate all aspects of printing such as prepress, print estimates, paper selection, and presschecks.

Design and manage projects from conception to production. Collateral and promotional work as well as annual reports, identity systems and direct mail for clients such as Asian Art Museum, The Oakland Museum, Wildcat Canyon Press, Chabot Space and Science Center.

Assist designers with projects.

As a freelance art director, I work closely with the entire team. Clients include Genetech and Amgen.

I specialize in a variety of visual communications including presentation and information design, illustration, and marketing collateral. I have extensive experience in branding and identities, which are both a passion and strength of mine.

Create information graphics for courtroom presentations in order to help judges, jurors, and/or government regulators understand our clients' litigation cases.

Present projects to clients, art-direct photographers, collaborate with copywriters, direct production designers, and review photographers' portfolios. Clients included Bank of Boston, Reebok, Rockport, Apple, NEC, Comfed Bank, Warren Papers, and Lotus.

Design corporate collateral pieces such as annual reports, brochures, catalogs, and identity systems. Coordinate aspects of production such as type specification, mechanical artwork, and print estimates.

Through my years at Giant, my areas of expertise are concept ideation, brand stewardship, strategic thinking, and business growth. I work with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure the highest outcomes. I partner with copywriters in brainstorming and creating winning concepts as well as art directing/managing art directors, studio artists, vendors, and photographers.

I specialize in branding and creative development for healthcare companies such as Genentech, Amgen, InterMune, Medivation, St. Jude Medical, and BioMarin. Currently, I am the lead AD on two brands. I have been through a few launches, one of which I was the lead. For another launch, I created the visual concept for the DSE campaign. I have also created concepts for pitches that have won new business. Not only do I create brands, I also present to clients, collaborate with cross-disciplinary team members, and manage projects from start to finish within our full-service agency.

I have studied Graphic Design with professors such as Kit Hinrichs of Pentagram, Steve Tolleson of Tolleson Design, Lucille Tenazas, Michael Cronan, and Michael Vanderbyl.

Received my certificate of paralegal studies, as well as my associates degree in paralegal studies. Activities and Societies: Advanced Civil Litigation Procedures, Trial Preparation, Partnerships and Corporations, Intro to California Law, Advanced Legal Research and Writing, Family Law, Ethics.