Moe Ebii is a designer based in New York City whose practice explores the intersection of technology, printed matter, and typography. Originally from Tokyo, Japan, she is currently a design intern at David Zwirner and works collaboratively with select clients on print and digital projects. Her previous experience includes design roles at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Human NYC. She is also the cofounder and designer of Loose Buttons, an independent publication series.
She is open for commissions and freelance! :)
CV
ExperienceDavid Zwirner
Design Intern
May 2025 – Current
Gallery CvH
Freelance Designer
Sep 2024 — Oct 2024
Soy Kinako!
Design Intern
Jul 2024 — Sep 2024
KENTO CREATE
Intern
Sep 2023 — Jan 2024 Select ClientsCatskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum
Ideal Dental
Gallery CvH
Gutter Capital
New School Free Press
RĂąadh
Sally-Ann Dale
WooWoo Universes Skills Microsoft Suite
Google Suite Adobe Creative Suite (including After Effects, Premiere Pro) Cavalry Visual Studio Code, HTML, CSS, Javascript
Figma
Glyphs
Exhibitions Spitting Images Art Book Fair 2025
MoCCA Arts Fest 2025
The Newark Museum of Art Zine Fest
2024 Â Â Offset Art Book Fair
2024 Â Â
Human NYC Zine Party
2024 Â Â
Spitting Images Art Book Fair
2024
AwardsParsons School of Design Merit Scholarship
2022
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Motion Graphics
Motion animation for the exhibition, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Used for social media promotion. Design by Sarah Pulvirenti. Miscellaneous works at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Motion Graphics, Prints, Merchandise
Miscellaneous design works at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. More works coming soon. Miscellaneous works at David Zwirner Motion Graphics
Miscellaneous design works at David Zwirner.Â
Archive Zero
Publication
Archive Zero is a publication that collects YouTube videos with zero views, sampled through astronaut.io, just before they dissolve into the digital void.
Each video functions as a message without a recipient: uploaded, public, and yet unseen. Drawing from Claude Shannon’s A Mathematical Theory of Communication, the project manipulates messages that enters a system but fails to reach a receiver.
The Lost Words Publication
A publication based on untranslatable words in Japanese. It contains four chapters exploring various aspects of language, such as traditional words, slangs, onomatopoeias, and jokes. Showcased at Spitting Images 2024 and Offset 2024 book fairs.
RĂąadh Video Editing, Art Direction, Email/Newsletter Design
Designs to launch RĂąadh, a sustainable denim brand, under Human NYC. Editing and cropping video assets for the hero and product pages. Art directing image pairings and layouts for web. Designed email and newsletter designs.
Loose Buttons Issue 3 Branding, Publication, Art Direction
A zine publication that explores community-oriented approaches in design by showcasing conversations that help support underrepresented local businesses and communities of New York City.
Issue 3, with DIALECTIVE.Â
Loose Buttons Issue 2 Branding, Publication, Art Direction
A zine publication that explores community-oriented approaches in design by showcasing conversations that help support underrepresented local businesses and communities of New York City.
Issue 2, with Grace Gui.Â
Loose Buttons Issue 1 Branding, Motion Graphics, Web Design, Publication, Art Direction
A zine publication that explores community-oriented approaches in design by showcasing conversations that help support underrepresented local businesses and communities of New York City.
Founded and designed in collaboration with Jen Liu.
Loose Buttons (Other Projects)
Branding, Motion Graphics, Publication, Art Direction
Includes a special edition for DIALECTIVE’s 2025 Runway, promotional ads for book and zine fairs, art direction for artist Amanda Zheng.Â
“XS” by Rina Sawayama Lyric Video
Motion GraphicsÂ
A lyric video of Rina Sawayama’s “XS” a song exploring the ideas of consumerism and fast fashion.
A typeface that combines high contrast serif structure with bold, geometric details. Used to create a publication, ABCs of Fashion Through the Vogue Archive.
For desktop viewers:
Click the 'Apply AKARI on Site' button in the bottom-right corner to activate the font.
Nouvert: City Guide
Publication Â
A guidebook to an imaginary utopian post-disaster society, Nouvert. Illustrators: Eunsaem Park and Sophia Cayenne Ruvola
Petrified
Web Design
An abstract exploration of the dynamic between individuals and their surroundings, illustrating how the external world can shape one's internal experiences.
The project utilizes the Face Expression Recognition API from face-api.js to analyze users' facial expressions captured through their webcam. Vintage photos sourced from the Chelsea Flea Market are employed to examine how these relics of the past can evoke various emotions.
Shells @ Lettuce Showroom by Rachael Yager
Exhibition Design, Publication
Wall title and publication design for Shells, an exhibition by Rachael Yaeger at Lettuce Showroom in Chinatown, New York on Jan 30, 2025.
New School Free Press Publication
Designing for a student-run news organization that serves the community at The New School.
Tokki-Chan Art Direction, Visual Identity
Tokki Chan is a 2D endless game following the journey of a hungry bunny that loves strawberries. The bunny must face increasingly difficult challenges to collect as many strawberries as it can.
Completed in collaboration with Ritvik Sood, Morgan Yoon Adams and Jagannath Philkana
Designing a digital invitation for Gutter’s Climate Week Party, along with branded merchandise such as T-shirts and tote bags. Creating permanent wall vinyls for Gutter’s office.ARCHIVE