Shawn Sprockett Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA, US

Wearing all the hats. Creating a brand, designing AI products, building design system tools, innovating with brilliant engineers.

San Francisco, CA, US

Promoted to Senior Adjunct in light of my academic research in design and technology, ongoing client work for influential products and brands, and development of new curriculum that prepares students for uncertain futures.

San Francisco, CA, US

Shawn is an adjunct professor at the California College of Arts in the graduate Interaction Design program, where he teaches visual design in the Fall and his own class, Futureproof, on creative thinking and speculative design, in the Spring.

Created an AI wellness app (and brand) that was acquired shortly after release in beta.

San Francisco, California, US

For Milton Glaser, I designed labels for Brooklyn Brewery as well as designs for his other clients. For Games for Change, I helped consult on design and research for the Half the Sky game, which enabled players to make in-game micro-donations to charities assisting women in the developing world. Other clients have ranged from Google to Apple, Victoria's.

San Francisco, California, US

Lead a team of innovative designers and developers to explore new ways of storytelling in AR/VR, AI, and web design. Created award-winning work for Nike, the Museum of Art and Design, National Geographic, and Apple.

Menlo Park, CA, US

Defining the MetaverseFor Meta, I worked first on a research and development team for the Facebook app, researching and prototyping new features and experiences that would help resolve some of the app’s negative effects. Joining research teams in India, I studied how social media is used in rural communities and how a strong social fabric can combat the.

New York, NY, US

Teach developers, print designers, and entrepreneurs about visual design for products and platforms. Students learn composition, typography, color theory, motion design, and UX basics, as well as how to present and critique design work.

Mountain View, CA, US

Avoiding AI's Uncanny ValleyIt’s not everyday you can point to a state law that was created because of your work. But after a new Google Assistant feature I worked on launched at Google I/O in 2018 that’s exactly what happened.For months, I collaborated with AI engineers who were pushing natural language capabilities further and sought the help of futurist.

Cupertino, California, US

Innovation Through DesignAt Apple, I worked with teams of expert visual communicators: creative directors, 3D animators, production artists, copywriters, UX specialists, and engineers to launch promotional sites and purchasing flows around new products. From briefs to pitches to production, I managed the full gamut of Apple’s design machine and helped.

San Francisco, CA, US

Designing for TrustAs one of the first thirty designers at Airbnb, I helped support the creation of one of the most advanced design systems in the industry. The second design principal hired, I lead teams both on the host and guest growth sides of the platforms, guiding regular design sprints and examining how first impressions of the platform (these kinds.

A founding member of the Ad Format Lab, I helped Yieldmo (a Google-backed startup) redefine mobile advertising. Our UX-driven approach to design helped to innovate high-impact, low-frustration experiences for consumers with more effective results for advertisers and publishers. Defined and initiated Ad Builder platform to facilitate greater cooperation.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

Product Design at ScaleFor IBM, I worked on Smarter Cities where we developed platforms that would assist city managers. One solution was a tool that allowed entrepreneurs, citizens, and city officials to come together to improve land use and encourage local participation in planning projects.Others looked at ways to support citizen science projects and.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Designed professional training multimedia, including graphic design, interactive design, web design, and video production for Fortune 500 clients. Consulted major companies on learning strategies and UX behind learning courses. Reduced AG's curriculum production costs dramatically by building an in-house video and animation studio.

Miami, FL, US

Redesigned identity for an on-campus charity that spurred huge growth including a budget increase of 300% during a year of cutbacks and expansion of community service sites to become one of the only international student-run programs.

Mfa, Design + Entrepreneurship

Ba, International Relations, Film Studies, Art