With decades of design experience, Glenn Sakamoto has worked across a wide range of categories, including entertainment, retail, food, technology, action sports, consumer goods, and corporate branding. He excels at blending left-brain marketing strategy with right-brain creativity, offering expertise in strategic thinking, brand development, naming, identity and packaging design, advertising concepts, photography and filmmaking, copywriting, and illustration.
His work has earned numerous industry honors, including a Best of Category Trophy from the Art Directors Club of Los Angeles and a Gold Medal from The West Coast Show (2004). His designs have been exhibited at the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum, while his Another Poster for Peace is part of the permanent collection at LACMA. Glenn has also been featured in respected publications such as Print Magazine and Graphis. Among his most notable distinctions is a Grammy® nomination for Best Packaging Design.
Glenn studied graphic design and packaging at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, where he graduated with honors on a full scholarship. He also attended Otis College of Art and Design and El Camino College, later returning to Otis as a guest lecturer. Additionally, he is a graduate of the Coaches Training Institute in San Rafael, CA.
Former clients include Sony, HBO, Paramount Pictures, Prima Cinema, Tina Turner, Sheena Easton, Capitol Records, Memorex, American Leather, Rip Curl, Becker Surf & Sport, Munchkin Baby, Tesco Markets, Hain-Celestial Foods, Alexia, Saffron Road, Waldorf-Astoria, and more.