Masataka Kawano is a

Creative Director & Art Director based in New York.

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BWW ⎯ ESCAPE TO FOOTBALL

Buffalo Wild Wings Football Campaign. Your football sanctuary is calling.

Agency: FIG New York, CCO: Scott Vitrone, CD Partner: Jeff Scardino

UA ⎯ I WILL WHAT I WANT

Misty Copeland’s destiny was not to be a ballerina. But will trumps fate.

Agency: Droga5 New York, CCO: David Droga, CDs: Hannes Ciatti, John McKelvey, Creative Partner: Karen Land Short

CNN ⎯ FACTS FIRST

To help CNN find their footing in the face of “fake news”, we created a symbol for reason in a time of illogic.

Agency: FIG New York, CCO: Scott Vitrone, CD Partner: Spencer LaVallee

EXPENSIFY ⎯ LAT TALKS

LONG ASS TABLE TALKS interview series. An entertaining approach to discuss DE&I at work place.

Agency: ALTO New York, CCO: Hannes Ciatti, ECD: Jason Bagley, CD partners: Brock Kirby & Tevin J Tavares, Designer: Cindy Nguyen

WWF ⎯ VOTE EARTH!

In the wake of the election of US President Obama, 'Vote Earth' motivated 1 billion people across 88 countries to switch off their lights with a simple idea - In an election between Earth and Global Warming, 'Your light switch is your vote’.

Agency: Leo Burnett Sydney, ‎ECDs: Andy Dilallo, Jay Benjamin, CD: Michael Canning, Co-Art Director/Designer: Kieran Antill

ACI ⎯ BE MORE INVESTED

When you care about someone or something, you go the extra mile. It's a universal mindset that we all relate to and one that American Century Investments shares.

Agency: New York, CCO: Scott Vitrone, CD Partner: Jeff Scardino

META AI ⎯ LAUNCH

For Meta’s first push into AI we helped launch a series of fun, interactive AI personalities and brought them to life on social via Instagram/Facebook.

Agency: Laundry Service, CCO: Matt Walton, CD Partner: Chris Maiorino

MACY'S ⎯ GET READY

Get ready for fall, get ready to take on the world.

Agency: FIG New York, CCO: Mark Figliulo, CD Partner: Sara Shelton

NOTION ⎯ FOR YOUR LIFE'S WORK

Notion creates an environment for you to seamlessly manage your personal and professional life so you can be more fulfilled in both.

Agency: Instrument PDX/NYC, ECD: Jack De Caluwe, Writer: Nina Austin, Designer: Kylie Freeman, Chi Hao Chang

AWAY TRAVEL

Various editorial visuals for AWAY’s brand & performance marketing.

UPWORK ⎯ UP WE GO

Upwork’s work marketplace is where companies can find independent talent to grow their businesses, and independent talent can find work to grow their careers. Up we go.

Agency: ALTO New York, CCO: Hannes Ciatti, ECDs: Dan Kroeger & Pierre Janneau, Writer: Jenny Bahn