Renee Nakagawa  | portfolio

Advertising - Art Direction




McDonald’s - Asian Consumer Market Campaigns


Project Roles: Art Director, Designer, Illustrator (for Education Workshop)
Client: McDonald's
Skills: Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro, After Effects), concept development, multi-cultural


Expanded All-Day Breakfast






Buttermilk Chicken Tenders






Online videos and digital banners






Education Workshop:
Key art, poster, and digital banners




For this Education Workshop community event series, I served as lead art director for the campaign but was also chosen by the client to be the contracted illustrator for the key artwork.

Southern California Edison - Mylar Balloon Safety


Project Roles: Art Director, Graphic Designer
Client: Southern California Edison (SCE)
Skills: Adobe CC (Photoshop/Illustrator), concept development, storyboarding





Out-of-home:




Digital banner storyboard:

Southern California Edison - Tree & Ladder Safety


Project Roles: Art Director
Client: Southern California Edison (SCE)
Skills: Adobe CC (Photoshop/Illustrator), concept development, storyboarding





Concept storyboards:


The client chose “Caution” for this particular campaign, whose first-person perspective idea was inspired by first-person puzzle video games like Myst. In later campaigns they adapted my “Squirrel” concept.

Metropolitan Water District - Be Water Wise/H2O Love refresh campaign


Project Roles: Art Director, Graphic Designer
Client: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Skills: Adobe CC (Photoshop/Illustrator), concept development, storyboarding


Formats: Out-of-home, digital banners, and newspaper ad

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