Akiko Hayashi
Representative Executive / Creative Director
Akiko Hayashi graduated from Nanzan University (Nagoya, Japan) in 1992 with a degree in British and American Studies and a focus in Intercultural Communication. In 1990, she studied ad design for one year at the University of San Francisco in California. After graduating, she worked for Takara, the Japanese toy company. She then became a graphic designer for the design production firm, AD ROAD Inc. She switched from print media design to web design, and in 1997, was hired to be the exclusive web designer / art director for avex network, a major record company. At avex, she designed the official websites for both the company and its artists. In 1999, Hayashi became an independent web designer, founding ALUMINUM.
Hayashi’s expertise is especially pronounced in her work with Photoshop, and her writings on the subject are published in numerous Photoshop related books and magazines.
