Kumi is a visual practice lead at Adaptive Path. She has more than ten years of visual design expertise with mobile devices, interactive platforms, and desktop applications. An integral part of her design philosophy is to bring humanity to high-tech product design and create meaningful brand experience that communicates emotionally with people.
Professional Background
Prior to joining Adaptive Path, Kumi served as the Creative Lead at Microsoft. There, she led efforts to refresh the brand system for MSN and then launched the new brand system for Windows Live targeting Microsoft's 380 million users worldwide.
Past clients and employers include Dice, !ndigo, Dorling Kindersley, Microsoft, and Philips Interactive.
In addition to her project work, Kumi teaches interactive visual design workshops and created innovative ambient music media work exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London. Kumi was born and raised in Japan, absorbing the rich tradition of refined aesthetics of her native culture. From there she received her education in London graduating from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design with honors where she majored in communication and graphic design.

The Adaptive Path Team
- Alexa Andrzejewski
Interaction Designer - Andrew Crow
Senior Experience Designer - Brandon Schauer
Experience Design Director - Brian Cronin
Project Manager - Bryan Mason
COO - Chiara Fox
Senior Information Architect - Chula Carlson
Controller - Dan Harrelson
Senior Technologist - Dan Saffer
Experience Design Director - David Verba
Director of Technology - Gina Crescenti
Client Relations Associate - Henning Fischer
Design Strategist - Jesse James Garrett
President - Julia Houck-Whitaker
R&D Manager - Kate Rutter
Senior Practitioner - Kim Lenox
Senior Interaction Designer - Kumi Akiyoshi
Visual Practice Lead - Laura Kirkwood-Datta
Vice President of Professional Services - Leah Buley
Experience Designer - Pam Daghlian
Event Manager - Peter Merholz
President - Rachel Brune
Project Manager - Rachel Hinman
Design Strategist - Robert Kinyon
Office Manager - Ryan Freitas
Experience Design Director - Sarah Nelson
Design Strategist - Sebastian Heycke
Design Strategist - Teresa Brazen
Project Manager - Todd Elliott
Project Manager - Todd Wilkens
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