Sean Donahue, Principal, RCD/LA, Core Faculty, Graduate Media Design Practices, ArtCenter College of Design.
Sean Donahue is internationally recognized for his social justice driven design and design research. He is core faculty of ArtCenter College of Design's Graduate Media Design Practices program and principal of RCD/LA, his award-winning California based studio. Sean's work focuses on 21st Century Global issues in local contexts, confronting marginalized participation through design in some of the most exciting and complicated parts of the world. His work has been included in the Cooper Hewitt National Design Triennial, the permanent collection of the Smithsonian with current work including being a 2020 NEA grant recipient and a PhD Candidate as part of the Emergent Technologies Research Lab, at Monash University.
Designing the Metaverse is about enabling social relationships, and making inclusive places for communities to thrive. A shift from technology to relationship centered design; from UX (user experience) to CX (community experience).