Ray Masaki 真崎嶺 is a graphic designer, writer, and educator based in Tokyo, Japan. He runs studio RAN and wrote “Why is the salaryman carrying a surfboard?”

• Other Writing:
• 2023, It’s Nice That: How typography can make a more inclusive future
• 2022, It’s Nice That: Broken Japanese: Privilege and Cultural Appropriation (Part 1)
• 2022, It’s Nice That: Broken Japanese: Privilege and Cultural Appropriation (Part 2)
• 2022, It’s Nice That: Broken Japanese: Privilege and Cultural Appropriation (Part 3)
• 2022, BE(ATTITUDE): 화이트 웨딩 White Weddings
• 2021, Tokyo Art Beat: From Minority to Majority: Thoughts on Asian American Hate from an Asian American Living in Japan
• 2021, Tokyo Art Beat: マイノリティからマジョリティへ。日本に住むアジア系アメリカ人が、アジア人ヘイトについて思うこと

• Interviews:
• 2022, Japan Times: ‘Being earnest and not overdoing things — that’s what resonates’
• 2021, Graphic Support Group Podcast: Episode 14 - Ray Masaki - Apathy
• 2021, MAEKAN: Why is the salaryman carrying a surfboard? — Asking Questions with Ray Masaki​
• 2021, POPEYE: サラリーマンはなぜサーフボードを抱えるのか？ 日系アメリカ人デザイナーが日本で感じたデザイン業界に残る差別表現について。
• 2021, Neut Magazine: 「どうして日本の商品には間違った英語が使われるのか」日本のクリエイティブ業界における「白人至上主義」について本を書いたデザイナー・真崎嶺インタビュー
• 2021, Roots to Fruit Podcast: Episode 14

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