My name is Michael Muranaka. It's great to meet you. I am a freelance:
This is a logo that I designed for Revel Apparel. It has a fresh, modern, hip, eye-catching look. In addition, the symbol in front of the 'R' makes the brand memorable and easily recognizable. The font used in the logo was also custom made by myself. In addition to this logo, I have also created Business Cards, Shirt Graphics and Designs, and a Website for Revel.
This is a logo that I designed for Muraknockout Media+Design, a design company that I am developing. This logo is iconic, and works very well for branding purposes. The icon is comprised of a capital 'W' from a font that I created called New Drop Era. The letters represent the words Murankockout Media World Wide, but the icon itself represents a fist approaching your field of vision, giving this logo many levels of meaning.
This is a logo that I designed for Trace(This) Game Studios. The icon is comprised of 2 capital T's connected to each other for Trace(This), but the icon itself is supposed to be interpreted by the person viewing it. To create this logo I first sketched out the idea, then mocked it up in 3D, and once finished I made a vector version of the logo based on the 3D mockup.
This is a logo that I designed for Tippy's Fudge, a start-up fudge company based in Northern California. The character is based on the owner's dog, Tippy. The colors are very vibrant and playful, and the character is very memorable and recognizable for branding purposes.
This is a logo that I designed for Muranaka Bonsai Nursery. This business was started by my grandfather many years ago, and is now owned and operated by my father. This logo is in vector format, and the tree was derived from an image of a tree from my grandfather's personal bonsai collection. The font in the text is a custom designed for this logo.
This is a logo that I designed for Electronic Dance DJ and Producer Automatic Panic. This logo was featured on P Diddy's "Last Train to Paris" Mixtape Cover, featuring Felix Da Housecat. The logo is meant to look retro, fun, and have a punk rock influence.
RLF Victor Productions is a film studio based out of Ontario, Canada. Many hours of thought and discussion went into putting this site together, and many more hours of refinement have developed this site into its current state. This website is meant to showcase current projects in different phases of development in a fun and unique way. One of the main functions that makes this website unique and exciting is the full screen background image slider and collapsible body. The user can collapse the body of the page in order to watch the fill screen background image slider, and subesquently un-collapse the body to continue reading content. In addition to the website, I have also updated their logo, styled their Twitter page, and created a number of other items for the company including one sheets, PDF files, and other designs.
Check out screen shots of the project, or the RLF Victor Production website.
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Sushi Freak is a hot new concept fast food sushi restaurant in San Diego, CA. They already had a website, but they wanted a fresh, new, professional look. I redesigned the entire website and added additional content, namely a large image slider on the home page and a merchandise page that is powered by PayPal. In addition to their website, I also designed their Twitter page and MailChimp form.
Check out screen shots of the project, or the Sushi Freak website.
ntro is a smart phone app designed for college students to meet new aquaintances that share the same interests. I created a custom tumbler layout based on ntro branding standards. In addition, I also created a custom Twitter background, and another Los Angeles specific tumlr layout with a custom Flash image slider.
Check out screen shots of the project, or the ntro tumblr page.
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Ecotours Tamanique is an ecotourism website made for the town of Tamanique in La Libertad, El Salvador. They wanted the design to be very simple to emphasize the information and pictures, but there is also alot going on behind the scenes. This website utilizes WordPress as a back end CMS, and both the CMS and website are available in English and Spanish in order to cater to tourists and locals alike. My wife and I visited the city a number of times to discuss the website, features, and functionality. We also had a session to teach our clients how to use and update the site, blog, main image slider, and pages. We created a graphic user manual as well.
Check out screen shots of the project, or the Ecotours Tamanique website.
All of my fonts can be found, free to download, at DaFont.com.
This font is bold, classy, and aged to perfection. This font not only makes a statement, but it can be used for a very wide variety of uses and applications. Añejo was inspired by high end liquor ads that I have seen in and around the city of San Salvador. Download
Espacio is a thin serif font that is cute, playful, and fun. It is very complete, so it can be used for many applications from web embedding, to greeting card designs, to adding cute little captions on you facebook profile picture. Download
Diminuto is a lowercase letter set which includes a number set as well. It is wide, slightly seriffed, and very modern. While there is only a lower case, this font is still very functional, and can easily be used for logo type, ad copy, or anything else that needs a splash of character. Download
Catman is a character from a webcomic of which I am the artist. This font was created for a contest our comic was holding. While the explanation is long and silly, the font itslef is nothing short of serious. The uppercase set is comprised of images of catman in different moods and poses, and may not be of used to you other than killing time, but the lowercase is a nice, slick, thin, and classy sans serif font. The number set compliments the lower case font set. I may create a complete font out of this one day, but for now I have no plans to do so. Download
Cerebro is a stylish, tech inspired lowercase font set. It also comes in a grunge version. Download
Ciudad Nueva was inspired by ad titles that I have seen around town. It is kind of retro, very bold, and very classy. It could easily be used for titles, logos, and ad copy, and others have used it for web embedding and shirt graphics. It comes in a normal weight and a bold weight. Download
Ocho Siete was inspired by alot of thin fonts that I have seen. This is a super thin sans serif font. It has a low x-height, and alot of style. Download
New Drop Era is based on a logo that I made for a friend's rap moniker. It is very stylish and has a hip-hop flair to it. It is great for titling or any other large application. Currently there is only an uppercase, but I am currently developing more refined and complete version. Download
Coming soon so keep your eyes peeled.
I've been a Graphic Artist/Web Designer professionally for 5+ years. I graduated with honors with a Bachelors of Science in Digital Entertainment and Video Game Design. I have always had a passion for art, design, and type.
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