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Ty Fujimura
Ty Fujimura
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Ty Fujimura

I’m a entrepreneur, consultant, writer, speaker, sometime podcaster, climber, design enthusiast and wannabe chef 🧑‍🍳. I’m a father of two wonderful kids (I’m an #autismdad!!). I grew up and now live in New York City, the greatest city on earth ✨🐀🍕🏢🗽

My purpose is to make the world more sustainable, equitable, healthy and delightful. I do that through my professional pursuits and volunteer roles.

My Roles

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Cantilever: a mission-driven web design & development studio

Founder & CEO

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Element451: The Next-Generation AI Student Engagement Platform

Chief Design Officer (Fractional)

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Global Fund for Children

NYC Ambassador

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Abundance NY: A donor coalition devoted to making NYC more vibrant, affordable, and livable.

Founding Member

Work with Me

The main way I work with people is through my professional and volunteer roles.

I am also available for personal consulting/fractional leadership work, interviews and speaking engagements. Please reach out!

Connect with Me

LinkedIn: For regular content, ramblings and occasional articles

Instagram: For reels and stories from my itinerant life

Email: ty at cantilever dot co

Read, Hear, and Watch Me Prattle On

Media

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Makoto and Ty Fujimura on Navigating the Tension Between Creativity and Commerce
August 3, 2022
Converge Podcast
Podcast
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Ty Fujimura and Sid about creating a sense of ownership while working remote
November 11, 2020
GitLab Unfiltered
Video
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Understanding Web Performance with Ty Fujimura
May 7, 2020
Thunder Nerds
Podcast
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NJ Ad Club Innovation Summit Lights Fuse on New Ideas
March 31, 2020
NJ Tech Weekly
Article
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Imagined Futures with Ty Fujimura
January 30, 2020
Defining the Next Decade
Article
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On Being Productive with Cantilever’s Ty Fujimura
September 19, 2019
Hanselminutes
Podcast
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The Cult of Overwork
September 3, 2019
Rework
Podcast
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Building Client Relationships
April 11, 2017
How I Built It
Podcast
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How Esquire built Esquire Classic, a new standalone digital archive
September 25, 2015
NiemanLab
Article
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Presidential campaigns lead with their logos — with mixed reviews
June 17, 2015
USA Today
Article
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Mayoral Candidates' Logos are 'Abysmal,' Design Experts Say
December 11, 2013
DNA Info
Article
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Music: Net Worth
November 9, 2011
Vibe Magazine
Magazine
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Political logos define campaigns
June 29, 2011
CNN Politics
Article

Personal Writing

How I Started Cantilever
Starter Story
October 10, 2020
“Getting Things Done” for Remote Workers
Workplaceless
August 13, 2019
In Mixel, a Designer’s Transformation
Huffington Post
November 24, 2011
Google Embraces Identity in New Redesign
Huffington Post
July 14, 2011
Drudge Report Shows How Ugly Design Can Be Good Design
Huffington Post
June 9, 2011
Why Apple is Doomed
Huffington Post
May 31, 2011
Obama’s Design Strategy Recalled for 2012 Campaign
Huffington Post
April 17, 2011
Newscorp’s “The Daily”: Print May Be Dead, But Print Design Isn’t
Huffington Post
February 24, 2011
Behind Starbucks New Logo, A Siren’s Trick
Huffington Post
January 13, 2011
For the Uninitiated, a World Cup Cheat Sheet
The Curator
June 11, 2010
Fallout 3: Maturing the Action RPG Genre
The Curator
February 6, 2009
Top Ten Tech Stories of 2008
The Curator
January 2, 2009

I also write articles for the Cantilever blog on Medium

Speaking

Getting Things Done – Remotely
October 8, 2020
EE Conf 2020
Totally Optimized Image Management with Imgix + Lazysizes
March 6, 2020
EE Conf 2020
Beautiful Science: The Role of Aesthetics in Good Engineering
April 27, 2016
Bucknell University
Let’s Learn About the WordPress REST API
March 5, 2016
Wordcamp Lancaster 2016
Building websites with the WordPress REST API
January 19, 2016
WP NYC Meetup

Random Crap

10KSB Interview Tips
Speaker Bio
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Ty Gift Wish List
NYC Visitors Guide