“Shawn came on to our team at Adobe as a contractor. His impeccable sense for details and his work ethic stood out immediately. When his contract expired, we brought him on full time. Confidence in his ability was so high that he was put in charge of the product brand and iconography team within his first year. During the time since then, Shawn has become a very well-rounded leader. The work his team does is essentially a service to every product in the company, and as such, is accompanied by a large degree of politics. Developing a brand system for over 50 products is difficult. Doing it while making everyone happy with their personal result is almost impossible. Shawn manages to protect the quality of the result because he knows when to be a diplomat and when to be a dictator. He is a rare type of personality that can tell you something you don't really want to hear, but you still walk away with a smile. He's superb at explaining rationale in way that people can understand and get behind, so he is often able to turn what might have been a debate into a productive conversation. As a manager, Shawn has the respect of his team. Shawn is not afraid to do work himself, and those around him respect him for his ability to be a leader and a designer simultaneously. He is the rare manager who can still contribute as an individual while being entrusted to lead. Any team would be better by having him a part of it.”
Shawn Cheris
San Francisco, California, United States
2K followers
500+ connections
San Francisco, California, United States
2K followers
500+ connections
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Specialties: Brand, Identity, Web design, User Interface, Screen-based Design
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I'm excited to share something I've been working on that I hope will benefit many of you in the design community: Open Design Docs…
I'm excited to share something I've been working on that I hope will benefit many of you in the design community: Open Design Docs…
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It’s my 1 year Adobe-versary! What better way to celebrate than designing on Adobe Live?! This past year has been incredibly fun and fulfilling. I…
It’s my 1 year Adobe-versary! What better way to celebrate than designing on Adobe Live?! This past year has been incredibly fun and fulfilling. I…
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I’m thrilled to share that I’ve been promoted to Chief Design Officer at Duolingo. My promotion formalizes something that makes Duolingo pretty…
I’m thrilled to share that I’ve been promoted to Chief Design Officer at Duolingo. My promotion formalizes something that makes Duolingo pretty…
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This week Adobe Design held a hybrid gathering across all of our offices for our annual Design Summit. The theme was “transformation” and it left me…
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It was such a joy and a pleasure to host the 2024 Adobe Design Summit this past week! I had such a wonderful time getting to meet (in person) with my…
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Recently completed project for Adobe, included portrait illustration, typography, and book design. Designed with Adobe’s fantastic team: Deb Fant…
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Hey friends— we're looking for a real ringer here. Please LMK if you have anyone who would be the right fit and I'll refer them to the right folks.
Hey friends— we're looking for a real ringer here. Please LMK if you have anyone who would be the right fit and I'll refer them to the right folks.
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I'm excited to share that I'm hiring a Sr. Staff Design Engineer at Adobe to help lead development of Spectrum Web Components and architecture for…
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Proud moment! The work we did building Text Based Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro has won one of The Webby Awards – think "Oscars of the Internet" for…
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