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Sean’s Chinese name is Yingda 颖达, which means pursue excellence.
Modernist, Designer, Athlete

Sean Shang is a designer, thinker, and likely a time traveler from the modernism era. His design primarily focuses on brand identity with systematic thinking, sports brand identity drawing from his years in the sports business, and typography design under the guidance of Massimo Vignelli. 


Education

01.2020–08.2022
Master of Fine Arts
Graphic Design

New York Film Academy 
Burbank, CA
09.2018–06.2019
Certificate program
Photography

Northwestern Polytechnical University
Xi’an, ShaanXi, China
09.2013–06.2017
Bachelor of Economics
International Economy and Trade

Recognition

Communication Arts 65th annual
Award of Excellence
08.2024
Brand Identity ptoject “The Netherlands Bach Society”

Communication Arts 65th annual
Award of Excellence
08.2024
Brand Identity ptoject “Hiroshi Sugimoto’s series revolution”

Guest Speaker
Los Angeles Metro Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
07.2022
Presented MFA Thesis “LA 28 Olympic and Metro” to LA Metro Administration, Marketing team, Design department, and LA Metro Headquarters and Metro-Olympic work force team.

Exhibition
ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA
08.2022
MFA Thesis “LA 28 Olympic and Metro” exhibited in the Hillside Gallery at ArtCenter.

Exhibition
ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA 08.2022
08.2022
Packaging design “Modern Vodka” exhibited in the Hillside Gallery at ArtCenter.

Exhibition
ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA 08.2022
08.2022
Sports design “Nike Pro” exhibited in the Hillside Gallery at ArtCenter.


Experience


Graphic Designer
Design Army
11.2022–04.2023  |  Washington D.C. / Glendale, CA
Working on clients’ projects.

Designed SP23 and SU23 Saucony’s brand identity, packaging, digital product, and event campaigns.

Teaching Assistant
ArtCenter College of Design
05.2021–12.2021  |  Pasadena, CA
Communication Design 3 & Typography 3

ShaanXi Basketball Association
2015–2017  |  Xi’an, ShaanXi, China
Organized a regional basketball competition, Trained desk referees
China’s National tier 1 Athletes



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