Sean Adams

Sean Adams is a graphic designer who is related to John Quincy Adams. His family had no idea he was interested in design and expected him to go to Harvard and pursue a career in politics, like all of the generations before him. He describes design as the lubrication of commerce, which is an interesting and totally understandable description. Adams stresses the importance of design education as well as the importance of understanding graphic design history. He recommends for students and designers to understand where they sit in the course of design history. He also talked a lot about networking, and how vital it is to talk with your teachers, make connections, ask for help, get involved, etc. He gave portfolio advice in the video as well. He emphasizes simplicity -"not overwrought or overdone" - when it comes to portfolios. He also says that the key to it all, alongside having a simplistic portfolio, is that people are going to hire someone they want to have lunch with. His video segment seemed very informational and I found it to be very informative.