Philip Oshiro has extensive experience working as a creative director, art director and senior designer for West Coast based corporations, start-ups and ad agencies, as well as, design and marketing firms. Known primarily for his B2C and B2B work, Oshiro has been a solid performer in the publishing, automotive, entertainment, real estate, medical / dental device and food industries.
Philip is a good quick study and possesses the ability to comprehend complex concepts and translate them into easy-to-understand visual communication pieces.
People often ask about his logo. Is it a coffee cup ring? Is it like an ink blot test? It’s a brush painted, incomplete circle, called an enso. An enso is a Zen brush calligraphy exercise. For some, the inside of the circle represents the self and the area outside, the world. It's often painted as a broken circle to represent the integration between the self and the universe. Zen monks are known to paint one every day as a pulse check to see where they are at that moment in time. When evolving and changing, there should be some sort of assessment and a call to action and today, hardly anything is written in stone so it's important to remain flexible.
If you're curious about the web address, Philip once inherited a cat from a friend and the cat was known to sit in his lap while he worked. He's allergic to cats but that did't stop Tora from doing his thing. So Project Tora is nod to his former co-creator.
Mr. Oshiro currently works and resides in Torrance, California.
Career list of clients includes:
The Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Times Valley & Ventura County Editions, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Lexus, U.S.A., Toyota Marine Division, Toyota AirFlight Division, Toyota Certified, Toyota Forklifts, Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, Lexus Financial Services, Lexus Product Development, GM, NASCAR, Fox Cable, the Speed Channel, Netscape, InnerVu, Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus, West Millenium, Newhall Land, Ryland Homes, Crescent Homes, Lee Homes, Disney, KLSX fm, KISS fm, the City of Beverly Hills, City of West Hollywood, City of Los Angeles, Macy's, Gottschalk's, Breuner's, Thomasville, Homestead House, First Coast Bank, Edwards Theatres, CIM, John Laing Homes, Urban Partners, Cyber-Rain, First Coastal Bank, Pentel, Bic, The SCIPIE Companies, Rainbird, DMS, The SPCA, LEAP, The Post Group, Sears, Orchard Supply Hardware, Dekuyper, LaeRoc Partners, Subway, Discus Dental, Dental Compare, Pro-Dex, Brite Smile, PBS Biotech, Zuma Dental, Bionic, LED Dental, Hayman Advisors, Hayman Properties, Vibe Office Properties, Perimetrics and Common Sense Concepts.
Software Proficiency
Philip possesses the ability to learn new technology quickly.
Adobe: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Final Cut Pro, Audition
Microsoft: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, One Drive
Apple: Keynote
Dabble with SketchUp and KeyShot
Resume available upon request.