Faculty

YAMAMOTO Aya

Lecturer

  • Department of Design
E-mail  a-yamamoto@suac.ac.jp
Research Keywords：
Brand Management, Visual Studies, Design History
 
Degrees M.A. (Graphic Branding and Identity), University of the Arts London (2017)
M.A. (Graphic Design), Kyoto Institute of Technology (2010)
B.A. (Graphic Design), Kyoto Institute of Technology (2008)
Selected Professional Experiences Associate Professor, University of East Asia (2024/4-2026/3)
Lecturer, University of East Asia (2022/4-2024/3)
Assistant Technical Staff, Kyoto Institute of Technology (2018/8-2022/3)
Graphic Designer, Names Inc. (2011-2013)
Research Fields Graphic Design, Branding Design
Major Publications & Design Works
  • "Photography Layouts in Shibai To Kinema (Stage and Screen) Magazine: Theatrical Images Reproduced on Magazine Spreads." Journal of the Japan Society of Design. 80. pp.85-99. 2022 (in Japanese)
  • "Representations of Tragedy in Theatre Posters in London and their Transitions:
    Shakespearean Tragedies from 1960s to the Present." Journal of the Japan Society of Design. 76. pp.99-113. 2020 (in Japanese)
  • "A Magazine for British Workers' Theatre Movement: Red Stage (1931‒1932)." Bulletin of University of East Asia. 41. pp.109-117. 2025 (in Japanese)
  • "A Report on Graphic Design Education: Zine Assignment." Bulletin of University of East Asia. 37. pp.33-39. 2023 (in Japanese)
  • FATAL, which won Gold in integrated graphic design, Silver in branding category at the Indigo Design Award (Portugal). 2019.
Academic Organizations Japan Society of Design
Japanese Society for the Science of Design

Message

I have worked as a graphic and branding designer. My experience as a designer includes editorial design, package design, exhibition design, web design and brand management. My current research interests are the graphic design of theatre magazines in the early 20th century.
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