about/
hawken king in Fushimi Inari, Kyoto
name/hawken king
email/hello@hawkenking.com
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nationality/british (cornish)
residing/tokyo, japan (8 years)
born/1978
services/
web design (14 years exp)
illustration (10 years exp)
web programming (13 years exp)
iOS programming / design (3 years exp)
prominent clients/
Sony, Nintendo, Sega, Atari, Capcom, Hasbro & Konami / BMW, NEC, Honda, Redbull, AKQA, Lessrain, Ultra Super New, Transport for London & Pantone / Echo, Warp, Ninja Tune, Sony Music, & Apple Corps / TED, Oxfam, World Vision, One & Peoples hope Japan.
briefly/
I grew up in a family of creative influence, my mother an accomplished painter, author and musician, my father a story teller and avid comic collector, I was never short of inspiration. Alas I am just a poor countryside boy who was able to escape rural England and move to London at 21. In those early days of web design, it was the only place to go.
This move proved to change my life forever. I was able to work with people at the very top of their game, both in the music industry and in design. Pretty soon my love of Japanese architecture flew me to Japan. After a few more short trips, I decided to move here. It's business as usual in essence, and I am grateful to this connected age we all live in. 
personal project apps I've made/
iBath
tilterpillar
photo avatar
monstermakr
facemakr
facemakr HDpublications/
My work or my face has been in the following:
Web Designer MagazineUK
Aug 2011
Eurobiz MagazineJapan
Feb 2011
Yahoo News, SanFrancisco Chronical, Huffington Post, The Japan TimesNov 2010
Web Design NoteJapan, 4 page article on my career.
July 2008
Web Designer MagazineUK
June 2008
Metropolis MagazineJapan
June 2008
BrutusJapan
2007
IDN iconographyBook
2002
Electronic Gamer MagazineAmerica
2002
Fresh rmxAustralia
2002
webdesigners fileBook - Japan
2001
narita inspectedBook
2001
Shibuya PPPJapan
2001
+81Japan
2000
cre@te onlineUK, magazine
1999~2001
charity work/
FIT
ONE / data
World Vision / Oxfam
sport in africa
Peoples Hope Japan
insteresting/
App of the week, staff picks - iTunes Store
Facemakr pre-installed on iPhones in UK / JP
Collada Award
Best music website BAFTA - Moloko
Green Blue Peter badge (1989)