D Code
D Code Symbol Mark by Hikaru Deguchi is a winner of the 2025 Iron A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design.
D Code is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations.
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D Code is a symbol that applies Japan’s traditional aesthetics and philosophy of harmony to modern creations. It emphasizes delicate balance and Japanese beauty, incorporating the Yamato Ratio 1:1.414 in all directions for a perfect composition. Japan has long embraced the Yamato Ratio, seen in architecture and art. This proportion fosters tranquility and harmony. Based on this concept, D Code introduces a new approach to infuse modern products and spaces with the essence of Japanese spirit.
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D Code by Hikaru Deguchi
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Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award Winner in 2025.
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D Code Symbol Mark
D Code is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. D Code is expected to be a highly-regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. D Code is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
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Hikaru Deguchi
Born in Kyoto, Japan, Hikaru Deguchi is the President of Japanology University and Chairman of the Kokorozashi Art Project. He also chairs the Keio University Psychology Mita Club and serves as Deputy Head of the Urasenke Tankōkai Federation, Tokyo Chapter. A third-degree blackbelt in judo, he holds a Ph.D. in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of Kansas and studied experimental psychology at Keio University. He served as a university lecturer and was President of Taka-Q Corporation, a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company. In 1996, he founded the Association of Mekiki, and in 2020, he launched Japanology University to share Japanese spirit and culture globally.
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D Code is a brand born from the spirit of traditional Japanese beauty, simple, serene and profoundly powerful.
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