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Nov 2023
58m 14s

042 • SEAN FERMOYLE

The Chicago Graphic Design Club
About this episode

Our guest is ⁠⁠Chicago-based graphic designer Sean Fermoyle⁠⁠.

In this episode, Sean speaks with host ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Christian Solorzano⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ about logo redesigns, ways for designers to share their expertise with clients and stakeholders to get buy-in, how to manage ideas and find balance across professional and personal projects, and much more.

Sean also shares the story of discovering graphic design in high school and how teachers helped him connect the dots between his interests and the possibility of a career in design.

Music by the band ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eighties Slang⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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