Jarin Moriguchi is a Chicago-based designer from Honolulu. His practice is centered around brand design and and building highly-customized websites from scratch.
Since 2017, Jarin has worked for design studios, marketing agencies, universities, and a diverse portfolio of freelance clients both nationally and internationally, whom he often befriends and builds lasting relationships with.
He received his Master of Design (MDes) degree in Graphic Design at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Design. His paintings, designs, and publications have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions, as well as international art book fairs in Honolulu, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
He also has an on-again-off-again relationship with tofu curry.
[2024]
MDes - Master of Design, Graphic Design
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
[2021]
BFA - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Focus in Painting
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
[2023]
Poster Design led by Leander Eisenmann
The Basel School of Design
Basel, Switzerland
[2023]
Creative Coding & Interactive Typography led by Talia Cotton
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
[2021 - Present] Freelance Designer, Jarin Moriguchi Studio LLC, Honolulu, HI [2024 - Present] Creative Director, Funnelpot, Chicago, IL [2024 - Present] Creative Director, Scopo, Chicago, IL [2024 - Present] Freelance Designer, Common Space Studio, New York, NY [2024 - Present] Adjunct Assistant Professor (Graphic Design), School of Design, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL [2022 - 2023] Junior Designer, Common Space Studio, New York, NY [2023] Teaching Assistant (Digital Media Design), School of Design, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL [2023 - 2024] Graduate Assistant (Graphic Design), School of Architecture, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL [2023 - Present] Member, Chicago Printer's Guild, Chicago, IL [2022] Board of Trustees Fellow, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL [2021] Artist-In-Residence - Boxjelly, Honolulu, HI
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