Meet the Designer
Toshihiro Maruyama
TMCreation specialises in crafting professional corporate identities led by Toshihiro Maruyama. Toshi is a bilingual Japanese graphic and web designer working across Japan and Australia. He was born in Edogawa in Tokyo and became an Australian citizen in 2021. As the founder and designer behind TMCreation, he has been responsible for all creative work since the studio began.
He has more than twenty years of experience in branding, visual identity, and digital design across print and web. Over his career he has supported more than one hundred startups and collaborated with more than three hundred organisations in Australia, Japan, and international markets. His clients include government agencies, educational institutions, and Aboriginal corporations.
Toshi is skilled at translating conceptual ideas into clear and culturally appropriate design outcomes. As a native Japanese speaker fluent in English, he bridges Japanese and English speaking markets while delivering thoughtful and strategic design for clients in many cultural and business contexts.
I aim to create work that speaks to people on a deeper, human level
Where His Design Journey Began
Long before he ever owned a computer, Toshi was expressing ideas with coloured pencils and paintbrushes.
His work today spans brand creation and visual identity, website design and WordPress development, copywriting and content adaptation for cultural context, and coordination with stakeholders across different regions.
Toshi views design as more than decoration. For him it is a strategic tool that builds clarity, trust, and emotional connection. His approach blends cultural insight, design expertise, and clear communication to bring each project to life.
His early introduction to hand drawn illustration continues to influence his style, especially his focus on emotion, storytelling, and detail. This foundation remains central to how he approaches modern design, whether for a brand, a website, or a digital product.
If you need a designer who can navigate diverse cultural perspectives and deliver work that is visually compelling and culturally attuned, he is ready to help you achieve your goals.
Before the year 2000, Toshi had already begun his creative journey through traditional hand drawn illustration. This early practice shaped the foundation of his current design approach. He later received recognition as a winner of an international illustration competition in Japan, and his work has also been featured in publications such as Logo Talks.
City of Cascade
He still remembers being in the Fantasy Planet, yet at times he wonders if it may have existed only in his dreams.
On the left stood the entrance to the forest. From there he could wander deeper, eventually reaching a hidden place beneath the trees.
He recalls arriving at the entrance of the city after leaving the forest, and what he saw was beyond anything he had imagined. He stood in silence, overwhelmed by the breathtaking architecture that rose around him. It felt like a perfect harmony between nature and intricately built structures, a place where beauty and imagination existed side by side. At the city gates he noticed a sign that read "City of Cascade".
He spent nearly three hundred hours over the course of three months creating this painting. His inspiration came from European architecture and the natural landscapes of Australia, which encouraged him to begin developing this artwork. The concept behind the piece is to revive the beauty of nature within a modern world and to express the harmony that can exist between people, nature, and contemporary life. He used three different mediums, oil pencils, water colour pencils, and water colours, which together helped bring this original illustrated world to life.
A Bit More About Him
He Is
- Japanese and Australian
- A father of two boys
- A Nichiren Buddhist
- Taller than many Japanese men at 180 cm
- A custom LEGO minifigure collector
He Has
- An older sister
- A black belt in judo
- A scuba diving licence
- Experience visiting more than two thousand companies as a walk in sales representative
- A law degree
He Likes
- The ocean
- Swimming and cycling
- Wooden home décor
- Sci fi films
- Ambient music
- Ramen and sashimi
Business Card Printing
Our business card uses high-quality textured matt lamination with an elaborate UV gloss effect applied on top of the logo mark.
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Logo & Branding
We build strong brand foundations that guide your logo, stationery, messaging, and future website design.
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