One of my first projects in Graduate school was to develop a design manifesto. I wanted to involve the other grad students in documenting this process (and to provide an interesting way to get to know each other). I wanted to find a method for us to brainstorm together and to start some kind interaction about the work we were doing in our program at the University of Washington. These photos illustrate the concept I came up with. I built galvanized steel stands to hold a series of 5 plexiglass boards, which were wired on with steel cable. This allowed the ideas to overlap, stimulating new thoughts and ideas. We learned many interesting things about each other as well as discovering new design concepts. In all it was a successful and rewarding experience.
The students in the order of the photos are: JT, Tom, Cassie, Sean (that's me), Leslie, Erin, Tojo, Kelly
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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I love your blog, Sean! Your work is amazing...I have no doubt that you're going to be extremely successful in your field. Keep it up!
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