The profession of designer holds many possibilities - Interview with Sogen Ichikado, "Web Industry Evolution Theory #10"

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On Tuesday, September 28th, Mynavi Creator will be holding an online seminar, Web Industry Evolution Practical Course #10, "Design Thinking and Proactive Communication: What Designers Need Most."

The 10th installment of the "Web Industry Evolution Practical Course" is industry email list aimed at web designers who are aiming for even greater heights in the future . We will welcome Sogen Ichizumi, an art director and designer with over 10 years of experience, who has recently been involved in design education at educational institutions both in Japan and overseas, as our guest, and he will be talking about the importance of design thinking and proactive communication that designers need.

In this interview just before the event, we spoke to Ichikado about his roots, the communication he values ​​as a designer, and what will essentially be required of web designers in the future.

Profile Introduction

Sogen Ichikado,
Associate Professor, Business Breakthrough University, Art Director/Designer,
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Born in Chiba Prefecture. Art director and video creator. Associate professor at the School of Management at BBT University (President: Kenichi Ohmae). While working in branding, web, video production, and design both in Japan and overseas, he is also in charge of problem solving through design thinking, and video and design training, utilizing his knowledge of the creative industry. He is in charge of in-house training programs at Daiichi Engei Co., Ltd., Amana Co., Ltd., and others. He is a lecturer at Startup Hub Tokyo, a startup support facility in Tokyo. The book related to VEGESUSHI, a project he created using design thinking, is ranked number one on Amazon (Japanese cuisine category). He has held exhibitions and workshops around the world, including in New York, Paris, and Berlin.
His hobbies are traveling and cooking. His favorite animal is polar bears. His weakness is that he often loses and forgets things.

I discovered theater at university and found my place in design
-- First, I'd like to ask you about the origins of your career. What made you decide to pursue a career in design?

Ichikado: I discovered theater at university. Before that, I couldn't fit in with groups and didn't feel like I could work in this society (laughs). As a child, I was an introverted person who was lost in thought. Even though I studied philosophy at university, I didn't have anything in particular that I wanted to do in the future, and even when I worked part-time, I made mistakes. I was thinking about how I could live my life without causing trouble to anyone.