Shota Matsuda

Born in Kyoto, Japan in 1986, Shota Matsuda has worked in fields ranging from software engineering to branding and product design. Interested in letter technology, Shota was certified as a super creator in digital typography by the Exploratory IT Talent Discovery and Training Project. Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies. Shota has a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Information Studies from the University of Tokyo and an M.A. in Computer Science from the University of Tokyo. After working as a researcher at a university and at an IT startup, he joined Takram in 2013. Major projects include the design and development of the H3 FIP flight status display system for the H3 rocket, direction of the rebranding of freee, product design for the TAMRON lens series, and awards including the Good Design Award, Red Dot Design Award, iF Design Award, and others.