Yuko Shimizu





Yuko Shimizu

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YUKO SHIMIZU (日本名:清水裕子) is a freelance illustrator based in New York City and an illustration instructor at School of Visual Arts. Newsweek Japan has chosen her as one of "100 Japanese People The World Respects" in 2009.

Drawing had been Yuko's hobby ever since she could remember. However, growing up in a traditional Japanese family, pursuing a path in art was just not an option. After receiving BA in advertising and marketing – the most creative of the practical field – from Waseda University she landed on a position in PR for a big corporation in Tokyo.
It never made her quite happy, and she was in a mid-life crisis at age of 22.

It still took Yuko more than 10 years of office job before she figured out what she really wanted to do and to sa...more


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I am used to public speaking. I even enjoy it. Most of time my audience is art school illustration departments. I even have multiple slide shows ready to pick and choose from to meet each school's needs. It became easier as I did more.

But, this time, it's different.
In a week, I will be speaking at a design conference in Spain called OFFF.
Audience consists of designers of different practice... read more »
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