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Hello

Jarin Moriguchi is a designer from Honolulu. His practice is centered around brand design and building highly-customized websites from scratch.

Since 2017, Jarin has worked for design studios, marketing agencies, universities, and a diverse portfolio of freelance clients both nationally and internationally, whom he often befriends and builds lasting relationships with.

He received his Master of Design (MDes) degree in Graphic Design at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Design. Jarin also teaches undergraduate courses in graphic design, interaction + web design, and design practice at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Design and Northeastern Illinois University.

His paintings, designs, and publications have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions, as well as international art book fairs in Honolulu, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

He also has an on-again-off-again relationship with tofu curry.

Education

[2024]
MDes - Master of Design, Graphic Design
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL

โ€[2021]
BFA - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Focus in Painting
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
โ€
[2023]
Poster Design led by Leander Eisenmann
The Basel School of Design
Basel, Switzerland
โ€
โ€[2023]
Creative Coding & Interactive Typography led by Talia Cotton
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL

Experience

[2025 - Present]

โ€Principal Designer

SHOKUYA

New York, NY

โ€

[2024 - Present]

โ€Designer

Common Space Studio

New York, NY

โ€

[2021 - Present]

โ€Freelance designer

โ€

[2024 - 2025]

โ€Creative Director

Funnelpot

Chicago, IL

โ€

[2024 - 2025]

โ€Creative Director

Scopo

Chicago, IL

โ€

[2024 - 2025]

โ€Adjunct Assistant Professor [Graphic Design]

School of Design, University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL

โ€

[2025]

โ€Adjunct lecturer [Art + Tech]

Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, IL

โ€

[2022-2023]

โ€Junior Designer

Common Space Studio

New York, NY

[2023]

โ€Teaching Assistant [Digital Media Design]

School of Design, University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL

โ€

[2023 - 2024]

โ€Graduate Assistant [Graphic Design]

School of Architecture, University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL

โ€

[2023 - Present]

โ€Member

Chicago Printer's Guild

Chicago, IL

โ€

[2022]

โ€Design Assistant

Common Space Studio

New York, NY

โ€

[2022]

โ€Board of Trustees Fellowโ€

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL

โ€

[2021]

โ€Artist-In-Residence

Boxjelly

Honolulu, HI

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Select exhibitions

[2024]

Year End Show [MDes Thesis Exhibition]

University of Illinois Chicago, School of Design

Chicago, IL

โ€

[2023]

Chicago Publisherโ€™s Fair

Co-Prosperity

Chicago, IL

โ€

[2023]

Printed Matter: LA Art Book Fair

The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

Los Angeles, CA

โ€

[2023]

Zine To Be Seen

Optimist Gallery at Chicago Art Dept.

Chicago, IL

โ€

[2022]

Kagu/Akari

Fishcake

Honolulu, HI

โ€

[2022]

The End and The Beginning (Solo)

Boxjelly

Honolulu, HI

[2020]

Calm and Anxiety

ARS Gallery

Honolulu, HI

โ€

[2020]

Hued

University of Hawaii at Manoa: Art Gallery

Honolulu, HI

โ€

[2020]

Workerโ€™s Comp

GRRIC Contemporary

Honolulu, HI

โ€

[2019]

An Urban Dialogue

Apt. 155 by Fishcake

Honolulu, HI

โ€

[2019]

FalseTeeth (Solo)

GRRIC Contemporary

Honolulu, HI

โ€

[2019]

Insert Here

Aupuni Space

Honolulu, HI

Hard Skills Optimisation
Indesign
webflow
Illustrator
photoshop
figma
After effects
Premiere pro
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