/// Me ///

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SOMA Kazuo

Art Director, Web Designer, Graphic Designer, Interface Designer


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Education

1990—95  Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
1993—94  Canterbury Christ Church College of Higher Education, England, UK
1999—2001  International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS)

Career

2001—2004  IMG SRC, Inc
2004—  Freelance


Prizes

2013  Honoree, Consumer Electronics, The 17th Annual Webby Awards
2008  Finalist, Websites, tokyo.interactive.ad.awards.jp (TIAA) 2008
2002  Finalist, New Talent Competition, Milia 2002 (Cannes, France)
2000  Gold Wing Award (1st Prize), New Talent, Multimedia Grand Prix 2000
2000  2nd Prize, Net Art, BBCC Net Art and Image Festival 2000
2000  3rd Prize, Net Art, BBCC Net Art and Image Festival 2000

Exhibitions

2002  Milia 2002 (Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France)
2000  Buzz Club: News From Japan (PS1 MoMA, N.Y.)
2000  2000 Objects for New Millennium (Gallery 91, N.Y.)
2000  FLOKKE 2000 Summer (Tokyo/Osaka/Kobe)
2000  FLOKKE 2000 (Digitalogue Gallery, Harajuku, Tokyo)
2000  electropti - Alternative Future (Spiral Garden Aoyama, Tokyo)

Publications

2016  The Stream of Information Graphics
2014  Web Designing, November
2012  Japanese Style Color Scheme Handbook
2012  Web Designing, November
2009  Web Designing, June
2009  Web Designing Year Book 2009
2009  Japan Interactive Advertising Annual 09
2008  Web Designing, December
2007  Web Designing, October
2004  Web Designing, December
2002  Web Design (Korea), February
2002  Web Designing, January