Episode 38: Sean Adams, Partner at AdamsMorioka and President of AIGA
May 3rd, 2007
In this interview, I have a frank discussion with Sean Adams, partner at AdamsMorioka and the newly appointed president of the national chapter of the AIGA. We are joined by Jeff Pickett, vice president of Finance for the Dupuis Group and president of the Reno-Tahoe Chapter of the AIGA. The podcast was recorded at the Nevada Museum of Art.
In this podcast we talk about the history of AdamsMorioka, the subject of branding, and the intricacies of client relations. Both Sean and Jeff have a lot of experience and knowledge to share in regards to these subjects.
According to his website:
Sean has been globally recognized by every major competition and publication including; Communication Arts, AIGA, Graphis, The Type Directors Club, The British Art Director’s Club, and the New York Art Director’s Club. In 2000, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art exhibited AdamsMorioka in a solo retrospective. Adams holds the honor of being named to the ID40, citing him as one of the forty most important people shaping design internationally. Sean is a Fellow of the International Design Conference at Aspen. In 2006, Sean was named as a Fellow of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.
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