is a Japanese

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er.

Early life and education

Yugo Nakamura was born in

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, Japan. He studied

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...

, and

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Career

Nakamara is a web designer. He is one of the authors of ''New Masters Of Flash'' (2003). Yugo has exhibited and lectured in Asia, United States, and Europe. His artwork has been shown at

Centre Pompidou The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the (), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English and colloquially as Beaubourg, is a building complex in Paris, France. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture by the architectural team of ...

in Paris,

Vienna Künstlerhaus The Künstlerhaus in Vienna's 1st district has accommodated the Künstlerhaus Vereinigung since 1868. It is located in the Ringstrassenzone in between Akademiestraße, Bösendorferstraße and Musikvereinsplatz. The building was erected betwee ...

in Vienna, and the

Design Museum The Design Museum in Kensington, London, England, exhibits product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. In 2018, the museum won the European Museum of the Year Award. The museum operates as a registered charity, and all fund ...

in London. He utilizes mathematics underlying natural complexity to create online interactions that are usable and familiar because their behavior is modeled on the natural world. He directed the 2023 video game,

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. Nakamura was the owner of the web development company Tha Ltd. FFFFOUND!, a popular image

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site, that was launched by the company in 2007 and was closed on May 8, 2017.

Books and publications

*2000 Big 26: Tradition – Big Magazine *2000 Gasbook 8 – DesignExchange *2000 New Master of Flash – friends of ED *2000 Moving Type – Digital Media Design *2001 WDA 2001 – GRAPHIC *2001 Gasbook 10 – DesignExchange *2001 New Master of Flash 2 – friends of ED *2001 72 DPI – Die Gestalten Verlag *2002 SPOON – Phaidon *2003 TIME Magazine – TIME *2003 JPG – Actar Editorial *2003 Sugo – Sugo *2003 +81(Vol.24) – +81 *2004 Creative Code /

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– Thames & Hudson

Awards

Nakamura's commercial works have received many international awards, including

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, One Show,

Clio Awards The Clio Awards, also simply known as The Clios, is an annual award program that recognizes innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design, and communication, as judged by an international panel of advertising professionals. The award ...

, and NY ADC. His awards include: * 2001 WDA 2001 – Special Prize – Connected_Identity * 2001 Cannes Lions – Short List – Sky Pavilion * 2002 ACA Media Arts Festival – Excellence Prize – Sky Pavilion * 2002 LIAA – Short List – Connected_Identity * 2003 ACA Media Arts Festival – Excellence Prize – CAMCAMTIME * 2003 NY ADC Distinctive Merit – CAMCAMTIME * 2003 One Show Interactive – Gold – CAMCAMTIME * 2003 Tokyo Interactive Ad Awards – Grand Prix – CAMCAMTIME * 2004 Tokyo Interactive Ad Awards – Grand Prix – TRUNK * 2004 ACA Media Arts Festival – Short List – ecotonoha * 2004 Tokyo Interactive Ad Awards – Silver – ecotonoha * 2004 Clio Awards – Gold – ecotonoha * 2004 Clio Awards – Gold – ecotonoha * 2004 LIAA – Grand Prix – ecotonoha * 2004 One Show Interactive – Grand Clio – ecotonoha * 2004 One Show Interactive – Best of Show – ecotonoha * 2004 Cannes Cyber Lion – Grand Prix – ecotonoha * 2005 One Show Interactive – Silver – FM Festival 2004 * 2005 Clio Awards – Silver – FM Festival 2004 * 2005 NY ADC Distinctive Merit – FM Festival 2004 * 2005 Tokyo Interactive Ad Awards – Gold – FM Festival 2004 * 2005 Cannes Cyber Lion – Gold – FM Festival 2004 * 2005 Prix Ars Electronica – Distinctive Merit – yugop.com * 2006 Tokyo Interactive Ad Awards – Silver – Honda Sweet Mission * 2006 Cannes Cyber Lion – Silver – Honda Sweet Mission * 2006 Clio Awards – Bronze – Communication Evolved * 2006 OneShow – Silver – Communication Evolved * 2006 Tokyo Interactive Ad Awards – Gold – Communication Evolved * 2006 Cannes Cyber Lion – Gold – Communication Evolved * 2007 OneShow – Silver – UNIQLO USA * 2007 Cannes Cyber Lion – Silver – UNIQLO USA * 2007 Tokyo Interactive Ad Awards – Gold – UNIQLO USA

References

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