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About Me
- Sean Douglass
- I first moved to the state of Washington to seek out the high quality formal education that eluded me throughout the first several years of my career as a Creative Professional. I was delighted when the University of Washington accepted me into the MFA program, especially when I discovered I was the university’s top choice. It provided a scholarship covering my entire first year’s tuition. Now, after having reached my educational goals, I am no longer a self-taught designer, but have obtained a level of competence necessary for advanced creative discernment. I was thrilled to graduate at the top of my MFA class at UW and to receive the prestigious Parnassus Graduating with Excellence Award. It means even more to me when I think of the many talented individuals with whom I associated. My passion for design has been crucial to the pursuit of my career. My first experience in design took place at Stampin’Up!, a decorative rubber stamp company with diverse designers, illustrators, writers, product development specialists and concept artists. Since that time, I have been a creative director, an art director and a full service design professional.
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WHY ARE DESIGN AND BUSINESS TAUGHT INDEPENDENTLY? MANY DESIGNERS WHO ENTER THE BUSINESS WORLD EVENTUALLY BECOME LEADERS OF DESIGN DEPARTMENTS OR LONERS (FREELANCERS) RUNNING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES. WOULD INTEGRATING BUSINESS COURSES IN PHILOSOPHIES SUCH AS FINANCE, STATISTICS, AND MANAGEMENT HELP DESIGNERS ADAPT TO LEADERSHIP ROLES? COULD THE TEACHINGS OF DESIGN AND BUSINESS WORK AS ONE FOR PREPARING STUDENTS TO BECOME BOTH BETTER DESIGNERS AND OUTSTANDING LEADERS?
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