Posts tagged #BAMF Award

#BAMF Award 3 -- Peter Biddle

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Peter Biddle is nothing short of brilliant -- with roots tied to the beginnings of American Independence, Peter carries the torch of independent and future-thinking to his work in technology. Currently, Peter is General Manager, Cloud Services Platform at Intel Corporation and describes himself as a guy who enjoys “building kick-ass products and platforms with wicked smart people.”

Our BAMF Q&A with Peter:

gfx - Facebook or Instagram?                                                                                             

PB - Both! although I use Flickr for pics as well.

gfx - Twitter or Text?                                                                                                            


PB - Twitter for people, txt for persons.

gfx - Your favorite person to follow online?
                                                                       

PB - I don't have just one favorite. But I want to shout out to @PokitDok - I've known Lisa & Ted since forever & they are doing really cool stuff in personal health.

gfx - Biggest risk you have ever taken?                                                                            

PB - Oh god, only one? When it was under construction I climbed the iron work for the Seattle convention center, at night & in the rain, suspended above the I5 freeway. Stupid risky.

gfx - Most exciting thing you are working on?
                                                                  

PB - I can't tell you that yet. But it's awesome. My people are kick ass.


gfx - Next event you are attending?
                                                                                 

PB - I do 10-12 events a year but we are in a bit of a lull right now. IDF in September might actually be my next one.

gfx - Best burger joint? 
                                                                                                     

PB - Zippys Burgers in White Center, WA - number 11, tots, vanilla malted shake.

gfx - Truth or Dare? 
                                                                                                            

PB - truth, unless I'm trying to game out a specific dare, in which case dare.

gfx - What is the strangest thing you own? 
                                                                      

PB - I own a potato picker's harness. No matter how shitty my day is going,
whomever wore that professionally probably had shittier days than mine.

gfx - What do you think Smurf meat tastes like?                                                               

PB - Back in high school Smurfette used to say to me "once you've tried blue,
you'll never be through!". I obviously can't comment directly but I also
 won't call her a liar.

 

Posted on June 28, 2013 and filed under grtchnfx.

#BAMF Award 2 -- Lenny Mesina

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With film credits only a guy that can be described as an award-winning "Film Doctor" at Therapy, a monster of style, and *the guy with his finger on the pulse of street culture could manifest, please, meet our BAMF Awardee #2.


Our BAMF Q&A with Lenny:

gf - Facebook or Instagram?
lm - Instagram

gf - Twitter or Text?
lm - Text.

gf - Your favorite person to follow online?
lm - Tie: Steve "ESPO" Powers and his "Daily Metaltations" blog and Trustocorp and their subversive shenanigans.

gf - Biggest risk you have ever taken?
lm - Moving to SF from LA on a whim in 1995 where I eventually fell in love, studied film, then reluctantly, but wisely, moved back to LA in 2000.

gf - Next event you are attending?
lm - Personal-friend's wedding in Palm Springs. Professional-premiere of Plimpton! the doc on renaissance man George Plimpton.

gf - Best burger joint? 
LM - With apologies to Umami and In-N-Out, it's Shake Shack in NYC.

gf - Truth or Dare? 
lm - Dare.

gf - What is the strangest thing you own?
lm - Possibly this.

gf - What do you think Smurf meat tastes like?
lm - Rancid beef and gummy bears.

 

Examples of Lenny's brilliant editing work: 

IBM Think Exhibit - A stunning multi-platform, immersive exhibit with real-time data visualized within three experiences including a 12' high and 123' long video wall. Watch the video here.

Beautiful Losers - An award-winning documentary about the influential cultural movements and art of the 90s that reflected the subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti. The film includes interviews and footage of artists: Barry McGee, Shepard Fairey, Ed Templeton, Margaret Killgallen, and Harmony Korine with music by Money Mark. Watch the trailer.

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest  - Directed by Michael Rapaport, this film documents the inner workings and behind the scenes drama that follows this innovative and influential band to this day. The film includes interviews and footage of biggest artists in hip-hop: Ad-Rock, MCA, Questlove, Q-Tip, Ludacris, Pharrell Williams, Common, De La Soul and the list goes on-and-on. Check out the trailer here.  

You can follow Lenny on Twitter here.

By Gretchen Fox, Social Architect at grtchnfx

 

 

#BAMF Award 1 -- Aaron Koblin

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Brilliant artist, designer, and technologist. There's a reason Aaron gets our 1st  BAMF Award -- barely over 30, Aaron has already achieved two GRAMMY nominations, has what seems like the best job at Google, and is a fixture at the bleeding-edge GAFFTA art gallery (not to mention the MoMA in New York City).

Our BAMF Q&A with Aaron:

gf: Facebook or Instagram:
ak:  Gmail
gf: Twitter or Text?
ak:  Gmail
gf: Your favorite person to follow online:
ak:  Mr.doob
gf: Biggest risk you have ever taken:
ak:  Getting a degree in Fine Art
gf: Most exciting thing you are working on:
ak:  Top secret
gf: Next event you are attending:
ak:  Eyeo
gf: Best burger joint:
ak:  Umami Burger
gf: Truth or Dare:
ak:  Truth
gf: What is the strangest thing you own?
ak:  A 23andMe account
gf: What do you think Smurf meat tastes like?
ak:  Heaven

Examples of Aaron's amazing work:

This Exquisite Forest

An online collaborative art project that lets users create short animations which build off one another as they explore a specific theme. The result is a collection of branching narratives. A collaboration with Chris Milk, The Tate Modern, and Google Creative Lab. On display at the Tate Modern in London through 2012.  

 The Wilderness Downtown

An interactive HTML5 short created with data and images  around   the neighborhood you grew up in. Set to Arcade Fire's song "We Used to Wait," the experience takes place through choreographed browser windows and utilizes many modern browser features. A collaborative effort with Google Creative Lab and Chris Milk.

eCloud

A dynamic sculpture inspired by the volume and behavior of an idealized cloud. Made from polycarbonate tiles that can fade between transparent and opaque states, its patterns are transformed periodically by real time weather data from around the world. An installation in the San José International Airport with collaborators Dan Goods of NASA's JPL, and Nik Hafermaas of Art Center College of Design.

See more of Aaron's work.

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By Gretchen Fox, Social Architect at grtchnfx