AJ Dimarucot is a graphic designer, entrepreneur and restaurateur.

As a designer, he is known for his iconic work on t-shirts, having designed for the likes of Manny Pacquiao and Michael Jackson. He is known in the crowd-sourced t-shirt design circles for having his art printed several times over at Threadless.com and Designbyhumans.com--where he won the US$10,000 t-shirt design contest in 2008. His roster of clients include Nike, Jordan Brand, Adidas, and Uniqlo. From US to Japan to his hometown of Manila, his t-shirts are worn all over the world.

In his past life, AJ was an Art Director for Ogilvy & Mather, largely responsible for starting the digital department, which went on to win numerous awards even after he left. He has been a judge in the local design shows like The Philippine Web Awards, Philippine Graphic Design Awards, The Kidlat Awards, and the Adobo Design Awards. He has been invited to speak at the Graphika Manila in 2008, and now regularly appears in colleges and universities to discuss his work.

AJ is also a design entrepreneur who owns the hip baby clothing line googoo&gaga, a brand he started with his wife. He has added 'frustrated chef' into his many titles and currently co-owns the hit Filipino-Mexican restaurant MADECA. Most of his time is spent at home with his wife Audrey and his three wonderful kids.

SELECT CLIENTS: Nike | Jordan Brand | Adidas | Puma | Zoo York | Vans | Eastpak | Google | Ogilvy & Mather | BDA Creative | ESPN | Rossignol | Bravado | Threadless | Design by Humans | Graniph | Uniqlo | Exact Science | Paper Root Clothing

Responsible for interactive design campaigns for clients such as Nike, Nokia, Canon, and BMW.

Responsible for starting up the Interactive division. Including booking our first major client--Nokia. Run a small initial department of 1 junior designer and 1 programmer while art directing interactive campaigns.