Yugo Nakamura

Yugo Nakamura is considered one of the world's greatest and most innovative web designers who has received acclaim for his unique and groundbreaking complex interface creations.

Back in 1999 Nakamura caused sensation when he unveiled an update to his MONOcrafts website (a site filled with over a decades worth of experimentation with web inteface and layouts which in their own right were deemed as "revolutionary") as it was the landmark event that kick started the use of the then newly-released Flash 4 computer software. The reveal saw his audience greeted with a totally new web experience with the aspect of the ability to create your own fluid interfaces.

An example of Nakamura's heavily digital
work.

Nakamura considers John Maeda to be a massive influence of his (who I have dedicated a previous blog post to) and it is easy to see some comparisons in their working style as both enjoy abstract and overtly creative digital aspect of design.

As much as I enjoy viewing work by designers like Nakamura and Maeda and appreciate their concepts and general design processes, I just could not see myself ever working in this way. I prefer images that rely on simplicity to get a message across rather than using a heavy influence on technology and manipulation.

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