PRINCIPAL, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, LIAISON DESIGN GROUP, RALEIGH NC
Seamus Duerr is a designer and business owner. He started with Liaison Design Group in 2000 and is the firm’s managing principal and creative director. Driven to create strong brands and dynamic marketing materials, he enjoys working with clients large and small in areas including technology, higher education, health care, agricultural science, economic development, and non-profits, among others. He is proud to go to work everyday with a team of kind, hard-working and creative colleagues, and is a firm believer that “the whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts.”
WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?
Born in Burlington VT; live in Wake Forest NC
DID YOU GO TO DESIGN SCHOOL?
No
LEFTY OR RIGHTY?
Righty
MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Depends on the time of year, but going with morning
FICTIONAL OR HISTORICAL CHARACTER YOU IDENTIFY WITH?
Nah
ARE YOU MUSICAL AND/OR PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?
I studied classical piano for 8 years when I was a youth and self-taught on guitar
FAVORITE BOOK?
Hard question, I’ll say The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
FAVORITE MOVIE?
Another tough one, Silence of the Lambs or Pulp Fiction
FAVORITE TV BINGE WATCH?
Breaking Bad, wow
FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM?
LinkedIn
FAVORITE PODCAST?
I’m more of a music listener, but would probably say Joe Rogan
FAVORITE FINE ARTIST?
Salvador Dali or M.C. Escher
FAVORITE CHARITY OR CAUSE?
Habitat
FAVORITE FREE TIME ACTIVITY?
Anything outdoors with family & puppy
COLLECT ANYTHING?
Photos of bad vanity license plates
WHICH AREA OF GRAPHIC DESIGN IS GROWING THE MOST?
Probably UX
DESIGN MENTOR/INSPIRATION/HERO?
Paul Rand, of course; Michael Bierut
GREATEST STRENGTH/WEAKNESS AS A DESIGNER?
Willingness to do whatever it takes; A tendency to overcommit
ADVICE TO A YOUNG DESIGNER JUST STARTING OUT?
Constantly soak in work that inspires you and the reasons why; have a purpose for every decision you make; be creative but always be thinking about your client’s objectives
IF YOU WERE NOT A DESIGNER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
I have no earthly idea
A MANTRA OR SAYING YOU LIVE BY?
The Golden Rule; Everything happens for a reason.
