Sean Hackett
After years of working on fine art I transferred my 2D skills to 3D and graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Furniture Design begining my career as a furniture designer/maker.
But life is not that simple and with the economic down turn in 2008-2009 I could no longer support myself solely from furniture. It was at this point that I decided to transfer my skills once again but this time to UX design. I have always felt that design is an umbrella and many disciplines can fall under it. At its core, design is problem solving and I liked that UX zeroed in on this even more and really focused on problem solving for people.
Right now it seems that the UX/Product design world is locked in the digital space of web sites and apps, but I foresee a world where the physical meets the digital and user experience will take on another level of meaning. We can already see this happening in VR/AR and the growing field of driverless vehicles.
