Sean Davidson - Digital Art Director
Sean Davidson is an art director focused on all facets of digital transformation, design accessibility and branding. In 2023, he launched Brandclusive.org, an index dedicated to simplifying and demystifying inclusive design. Over the last several years he directed his efforts toward enterprise augmented reality and UI/UX product design transitions to SaaS.
A native of Massachusetts, Sean earned his B.A. in design from the Maryland Institute College of Art graduating magna cum laude studying under the direction of Ellen Lupton and Abbot Miller of Pentagram. He recently completed a masters degree in digital media from Harvard University (Summa Cum Laude, 2023) with a capstone thesis dedicated to digital accessibility.
Sean is a lifetime Hall of Fame member of the Massachusetts Special Olympics and a Washington DC member of the National Recording Academy.
In his spare time he Dj’s, having played multiple embassies, museums, and nightclubs. In 2018, he toured Australia as a DJ playing dates in New South Wales and Melbourne, Victoria.
Education
Harvard Extension School, Masters Degree in Digital Media, 2023 (Summa Cum Laude)
Maryland Institute College of Art, Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design (Magna Cum Laude)
Harvard Business School, Certification in Entrepreneurship
Competencies
Ableton (working knowledge)
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Animate (working knowledge)
Adobe Fresco (ipad with ipencil)
Adobe Workfront
Canva (regrettably)
Ceros Interactive Content Creation Cloud Platform
Copywriting (non technical)
Figma
Framer
Gantt Chart Project Management
HTML5, CSS and JS (lightbox, jquery)
Keyshot 3D
Maya (character modeling, no animation)
Milanote
Miro
Mudbox (basics)
P5.JS Open Processing (One semester)
QR Code custom development
Serato Audio Software
Sketch (working knowledge)
Squarespace Development
Vev Collaborative Visual Editor
Vuforia View Studio (working knowledge)
Win some, lose more
IN HOUSE AGENCY FORUM - PTC: Recognized for Smart MFG App 2019
AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS- SILVER Best House Publication 2018
CHRISTIE'S AFFILIATE OF THE YEAR: Long & Foster Team 2017
NEW CONCEPT OF THE YEAR: Winner, Drai’s at the Cromwell 2014
NEW CONCEPT OF THE YEAR: Winner, Drai’s at the Cromwell 2014
NATIONAL RECORDING ACADEMY MEMBER: (outstanding contribution)
SPECIAL OLYMPICS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: (Volunteering)
UNICEF FOR KARMALOOP, SHIRT DESIGN GRAND PRIZE WINNER
SILVER ADDY: 2009 NATIONAL
GOLD ADDY: 2009 MID-ATLANTIC
GOLD ADDY: 2008 MID-ATLANTIC
SILVER ADDY: 2008 MID-ATLANTIC
SILVER ADDY: 2007 MID-ATLANTIC
GOLD ADDY: 2007 MID-ATLANTIC
GOLD ADDY: 2006 MID-ATLANTIC
Clients and Collabs
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
PTC (global)
Havas (Boston)
Ketchum PR (Washington, DC)
Ogilvy (FKH BOSTON)
mOcean (Los Angeles)
Puma North America (Boston)
FDNY (New York)
US Department of Transportation (DC)
BRI (Paris, France)
IKEA North America
Christie's International (NYC)
Sotheby's International (Georgetown, DC)
The Cordish Companies (Baltimore, MD)
JBG (Bethesda, MD)
Keystone Hospitality Group
The National Recycling Association (Washington, DC)
Special Olympics (Massachusetts)
EMI Records (Los Angeles)