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Sumiyo Amano
Sumiyo is an award winning designer and the owner of Designtech Studio, a small website design studio located near Boulder, Colorado.
She was born and raised in Kumamoto, Japan. At age 14, she moved to the United States as a foreign exchange student where she learned English as her second language.
Sumiyo's interest in color, texture, pattern, and composition granted her to study media arts at a state funded arts education program at Perpich Center for Arts Education.
The studies in studio art, art history, comparative religion, photography, computer graphics, video editing, and web design lead her to receive an AA degree in multi-media arts in 1998 and a BA in Fine Arts in 2005 from the University of Colorado.
Sumiyo worked as a senior web designer for a globally recognized firm for over 10 years, where she designed and developed numerous large-scale public involvement online projects.
Sumiyo formed Designtech Studio, Inc. in 2001. She has focused on developing her business as a premiere web design and web development studio in Denver and Boulder Colorado.
Sumiyo's designs are striking, unique, flexible, and range in style, thanks to her rich cultural background and many years of experience in working with a variety of clients and projects. Her ability to understand the heart of the project, to provide insightful suggestions, and to have skills and talents to produce the final products have gained her many returning and new clients.
Sumiyo enjoys the outdoors all year round with hiking, camping, snowshoeing, snowboarding, and sailing. She also loves knitting, cooking, and riding her motorcycle. She lives near Boulder, Colorado with her husband and their adorable dog.
Awards & Publications
- Adobe Business Catalyst | Business Success
Issue #25, June 2010
From The Gallery - Top 3 BC Sites of the Month - Adobe Business Catalyst Showcase | Beautiful Online Business
- NY1 News | Technology
- Web Design Library | Web Design Showcase
- American Inhouse Design Awards | Corporate
- American Inhouse Design Awards | Media Kit
- Center for Digital Government | Most Innovative Use of Technology
- Avenza MAPublisher Map Competition | Multimedia Category
- Nem5 Maggic Award
- Chrysallis Awards
- USA Today | Web Guide Hot Sites
- Styleboost | Featured Site
- Adobe Macromedia Featured Project | Adobe Flash
- Adobe Macromedia Site of the Day
- Design Graphics Magazine | Issue 78
- Website for a Prospect | Level3 Communications