In Offscreen Issue No10, Amit Gupta tells his life story as entrepreneur, photographer, and cancer survivor; New York-based installation artist Zach Gage shows us that art and games are closely related; non-profit CEO Iris Lapinski makes the case for an education reform driven by technology; tech journalist Om Malik chronicles the startup scene, from dot-com bust to the new heydays; Behance founder Scott Belsky explores the future of creativity and business in a mobile world; and Andrew Kim gives insight into his role as an up-and-coming product designer at Microsoft.
Founder of Photojojo — on combining business and fun, the value of hidden dinosaurs, and how the Internet helped save his life.
Artist/Game Developer — on exploring systems through art, the struggles of an indie game developer, and why poker remains a triumph in game design.
Founder of Apps for Good — on changing the behaviour of teachers, the similarities between coding and pottery classes, and real-world problem-solving for kids.
Founder of Gigaom — on becoming one of the first tech news blogger, being at the epicentre of the dot-com bust, and the value of short attention spans.
Co-Founder of Behance — on the synergies of creativity and business, recipes for making ideas happen, and transitioning from startup to Adobe.
Product Designer at Microsoft — on overnight fame, the risks of surface-level craftsmanship, and Microsoft’s future design challenges.
Thoughts — Food for thought by Ivana McConnell and Greg Hoy
A Day In The Life Of — Anton Herasymenko, Fiona Chan, Jed Schmidt, Karolina Szczur
Feature — Alex Klein tells the story behind Kano, the next generation of personal computers.
Startup Briefs — Four startups present their ideas and aspirations for success. Cat Noone from Liberio, Jamie Stuart from onebillion, Hans Jørgen Wiberg from Be My Eyes, Leigh Middleton from Cura TV.
Agency Profile — A look back at ten years of Brighton-based agency Clearleft, by Andy Budd.
Rules of Business — Guiding principles for doing business by Stewart Butterfield.
Founder Story — Leila Janah is adding social impact to outsourcing, with Samasource.
Site Visit — A look around the Xero offices in Wellington, New Zealand — Amy Domican, Andrew Tokeley, Jolene Enoka, Philip Fierlinger
Founder Story — Willem Van Lancker co-founded Oyster, the all-you-can-read book subscription.
Gear Guide — by Sebastian Waters
Creative Process — The various paths to successful creative output. Ally Long, Eric E. Anderson, Jesse Dodds, Laura Kalbag
Workspace — Zendesk, SoundCloud, Microsoft, NeueHouse
Founder Story — Dan Provost’s story of creating Studio Neat, a tiny product company.
Lessons Learned — Valuable startup advice by Nick Crocker.
Founder Story — Lauris Liberts applied his tech skills to the print industry, with Printful.
Reflections — Rachel Nabors debunks the ‘Do What You Love’ proposition.
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