Edmond Hirota

I helped web studio Eyemagine, LLC win their very first award as the principal visual designer for Braven's new website. The site was a 2013 Webby Award Honoree for Consumer Electronics. Braven.com is now in the company of All Things D, Engadget and Harman Kardon.

I've spent the better part of the past ten years designing for companies, big and small.
Among the more well-known are Wells Fargo, Yamaha Electronics and Universal Pictures.
Working for ad agencies in Los Angeles provided a great deal of variety and excitement.
My client work has given me the opportunity to build brands from scratch and foster their growth.

Before I was a designer, I played around with computers as a programmer.
I've worked on DOS, NeXTSTEP, several forms of Linux and Windows, all while using the Mac as my main computer. I was bitten by the Creative bug and I've devoted my life to design ever since. “Well-rounded” would be an understatement.

My most recent work includes…
Front-end development for Metallica's new site.
Web design for DVS Shoes' upcoming site
Braven's new site.

My design process starts low-fi

It all begins with a pencil and a sketchpad; ideas are created and discarded quickly
Any design must look good on paper before I even touch my Mac
If it looks good on paper in 1 color, it'll look even better digitized

I love coffee, dogs, movies, travel and tasty food from all corners of the globe.