Airi Nishioka

Airi Nishioka

Communication Designer in Vancouver, BC, She/her

About

designing visuals, materials, and experiences

Work Experience

2022 — 2023
Design Research Assistant at Ruth Beer
Emily Carr University

Designed a portfolio website for Ruth Beer, a Vancouver-based cross-disciplinary artist.Prototyped wireframes and layouts on Figma while organizing the content of her works. Further designed and developed using Wordpress.

2022 — 2022
Vancouver, BC

A 3 month graphic design internship at Studio Faculty.

2021 — 2021
Design Research Assistant at Emily Carr University
Vancouver, BC

Collaborated with Hayley Ng to design a risograph pinted zine titled "Design as Play." The zine highlighted works created by second-year Communication Design students at Emily Carr in a workshop run by Ramon Tejada, a guest instructor from Rhode Island School of Design.

Side Projects

2023
Collaborative 2023 Calendar Design

Illustrated 12 different breads as part of a bread-themed 2023 calendar design with Hayley Ng. Organized a pop-up event at Flourist Bakery on February 18th, 2023 to sell and promote our products. Created an online presence through social media and connected through local stores in Vancouver.

Exhibitions

2023
Design with Food at Emily Carr University
Vancouver

Volunteering

2021 — 2021
Emily Carr University

Designed spreads for the biannual publication showcasing student work from all disciplines at Emily Carr University, and collaborated with the Media and Design team.Proofread artwork descriptions, presented visual boards and style guides for a total of three publications.

Education

2019 — 2023
Bachelor of Design at Emily Carr University
Vancouver

Communication Design Major

Awards

2023
DDM Student Micro Grant from Emily Carr University
2023
Andrew Oksakovsky and Dr. Emily Goetz Memorial Scholarship from Emily Carr University

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