Hanami Itagaki is a Japanese graphic & concept designer currently based in Tokyo who earned BFA at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She was born with synesthesia, a neurological condition of processing information by combining multiple senses, so she sees music, tastes, personal colors for individuals. Therefore, visual expression has always been her way to express the world she facilitates. Ten years of experience in Japanese calligraphy and self-taught business marketing have widened her perspective, and have hugely influenced her interest in design. After working at Goodpatch Inc. as UX designer, and IDEO as visual communication full-time intern, she became independent designer founding HANAMI ITAGAKI DESIGN Co. Her creative strength gets expressed especially in the field of creative strategy, design research, visual identity, and concept building for graphic design.