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Happening Studio

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『This Space Is Intentionally Left Blank to Breathe』

Shaping tomorrow’s diverse cultures.

Art Direction
Web Development
Engagement & Strategies

We strike the balance of:

Form
Content
Design
Client
Preservation
Archival
Marketing
Branding
Emotion
Logic
Mediation
Facilitation

We shape ideas into compelling visuals and experiences while championing content, craft and purposefulness.


Happening Studio practices activations, strategies and story-telling; rooted in graphic design, typography and web development.

What We Do

Technical Skills

Image-making

Typesetting

Custom Typeface

Lettering

Motion Graphics

Book & Poster Design

Web Design & Development

Conceptual Skills

Brand Narrative + Structure

Identity: Research + Development

Collaborative Thinking with Curators, Writers & Editors

Co-Founders

Karen Nakada LinkedIn

Masato Nakada LinkedIn

Current Office Location

【Los Angeles】

10761 Northgate Street

California 90230

USA

Previous Cities We Worked In

【Tokyo】

3-10-12 Kichijoji Higashi-Machi, Musashino-city

180-0002

Japan

【Zurich】

Tischenloostrasse 19

8800 Thalwil

Switzerland

Clients

Education & Cultural Institutions

Armenian Image Archive

Art Center College of Design

CJA Creative Collaborations

CalArts/Redcat

Carlthorp School

Color Factory

Historic Resources Group

J Paul Getty

LACMA

Laurence School

MCA Chicago

Machine Projects

Museum of Contemporary Art SD

Orange County Museum of Art

Otis College of Art & Design

Sage Hill School

SoCal Museums

Sundance Film Festival

UCLA The Promise Institute

Whitney Museum

Windward School

Woodbury School of Architecture

Zurich International School

Startups

Coinbase

Intrinsic

Ritual

SportsLex

Government Agencies

Los Angeles Mayor's Office

NASA

Clients

Studios & Agencies

72&Sunny

Amplify

Jack Morton

Polymode

Roger

TBWA\Chiat\Day

WK Tokyo

enso

Corporations

Apple

Google

Just Energy Japan

Mattel

Nike

Patreon

Youtube

Activities

Workshop CalArts GD Winter Practicum, upcoming
Faculty UCLA Design Media Arts, Present
Faculty Otis College of Art & Design, Present
Workshop College of the Canyons, 2025
Workshop USC MFA Graphic Design, 2024
Practicum CalArts MFA Graphic Design, 2024
Lecture University of Southampton, 2022
Faculty CalArts Graphic Design Program, 2019, 2017
Mention Commarts, 2018
Lecture Temple University Japan, 2015


Happening Studio practices activations, strategies and story-telling; rooted in graphic design, typography and web development.
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We shape ideas into compelling visuals and experiences while championing content, craft and purposefulness.