Coroflot
  • Hire Designers
  • Sign In
  • Sign Up
  • Jobs
  • Designers
  • Discover
  • Salaries
  • Jobs
  • Designers
  • Discover
  • Salaries
  • About Us
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us
  • Create Portfolio
  • Hire Designers
  • Sign In
e
Textile/Surface Designer

Masayo Kodaka

Los Angeles, CA
Available Now
  • Follow
  • Contact
  • Save to list
  • Stream
  • Portfolio
  • About
  • About

    Seeking career position utilizing textile/surface and fashion design experience and skills.

    Self motivated. Organized.

    * Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator

    * NedGraphics Print and Repeat

    * Color separation and indexing

    * Strong textile design skills: knowledge of repeats/layout; print placement; color matching; engineering print on fabric/garments

    * Fine artist skills: sketching, gouache painting, ceramic modeling

    * Strong understanding of garment construction and production process

    * Quick-study of most software programs

    * Strong work ethic

  • Education
    • Completed Fashion Design
      ESMOD Japon, Ecole superieure des arts et technuques de la mode
    • Associate of Arts Textile/Surface Design
      Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
      2005
    • Award
      Pasadena City College
      2003
  • Experience
    • Textile/Graphic Designer
      Designprintsiples
      Los Angeles, CA
      v Designed original prints based on trend forecasts and Clients' art direction for textiles and home furnishings v Created full color separation and CADs with print placement
    • Textile/Graphic Designer
      Matrix International Textiles
      Commerce, CA
      v Designed original prints based on trend forecasts and company art direction v Indexed and color separated artwork v Created and completed assorted repeats from purchased artworks based on proposed silhouettes and desired fabric consumption v Researched color and print trends v Created flat sketches, CADs with print placement, sample garments (patternmaking, cutting, sample sewing)
    • Textile/Graphic Designer
      Citron Clothing
      Los Angeles, CA
      v Created detailed textile prints (engineered and all-over) under direction of Head Designer v Generated layout with completed repeats and additional colorways v Researched print/color/design trends and forecast reports v Researched/sourced vintage artwork for use in textile prints v Designed and created print-ready promotional materials (postcards, posters, signs, e-blasts, and brochures) v Created artwork and layout for logo, hangtags, main labels v Retouched photoshoot pictures for lookbooks, promotional materials, and website
    • Surface/Graphic Designer
      Gibson Overseas Inc.
      Commerce, CA
      Apr 2018 - Sep 2023 (5 years 5 months)
      *Design original artwork and tableware based on trend forecasts and company art direction
      *Develop original artwork based on client input and direction
      *Create mechanical shapes and apply artwork
      *Create and complete planogram presentation
      *Researched color and print trends
  • Awards

    TALA Award - June 2005

    Given by the Textile Association of Los Angeles to an outstanding Textile Design student for expertise in the woven, knit, and print disciplines of textile design.

  • Industries
    • Kitchen, Bath & Home decor
  • Skills
    • Fashion Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Illustration
    • Illustrator
    • Photoshop
    • Textile Design
  • Elsewhere on the Web
    • n
  • On Coroflot
    @massayok, member since 2017
      • Followers 2
    |

    Design-driven companies worldwide use Coroflot to recruit exceptional talent.

    Connect with us to get new jobs and projects daily.

    • 7
    • q
    • R
    • I
    • n
    • Coroflot

      • About Us
      • FAQ
      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms of Use
      • Contact Us
      • Blog
    • Hiring Tools

      • Post a Job
      • Find Designers
      • Job Network
      • Design Salary Guide
    • Latest Design Jobs

      • Industrial Design Project Manager (Fractional / Part-Time)

        Hatch Duo

      • Sr. Industrial Designer

        Lorien Global

      % Design Jobs RSS

    © 2026 Core77, Inc.