AIGA Presents Sean Adams: AdamsMorioka

Lessons In Fear
Over the past fifteen years at AdamsMorioka, we’ve made mistakes. Big ones. Some were a collision of events that hit like a train wreck. Some were self-produced. All of the mistakes were motivated by fear. That fear worked as an intense motivator, but it also led us down paths that ended with tears and flying plates. When is fear appropriate? Is taking a leap of faith foolish? Are we fearful of the outside world, or our own internal issues? When does foolishness actually work? Am I on a ship of fools, or voyage of the damned?

About Sean Adams
Sean is a partner at AdamsMorioka. He has been recognized by every major competition and publication including; Step, Communication Arts, Graphis, AIGA, The Type Directors Club, The British Art Director’s Club, and the New York Art Director’s Club. A solo exhibition on AdamsMorioka was held at The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Adams has been cited as one of the forty most important people shaping design internationally in the ID40.

Sean is the national president and past national board member of AIGA, and past president of AIGA Los Angeles. He is a Fellow of the Aspen Design Conference, and AIGA Fellow. He teaches at Art Center College of Design. Sean is a frequent lecturer and competition judge internationally. Adams is the co-author of Logo Design Workbook, Color Design Workbook, and the upcoming Masters of Design. AdamsMorioka’s clients include ABC, Adobe, Gap, Frank Gehry Partners, Nickelodeon, Sundance, Target, USC, and The Walt Disney Company.