During last week’s Eyeo Festival, we opened up the Media Lab blog to the many coders, artists, and web developers speaking at the conference, which took place at the Walker. To give presenters a chance to introduce themselves, we sent out our 8-Ball artist questionnaire, in which we pose some of life’s most–and possibly least–pressing questions. Two, Hong Kong-based coder and designer Cédric Sam and Giorgia Lupi, founder of the Milan–based information design company Accurat, took us up on the offer. Lupi says her company is her most exciting project at the moment. Founded two years ago, Accurat is opening a New York office, where it’ll expand its work in “imagining new ways to tell stories through data.” Our favorite eight replies to our questions:
What is your favourite inanimate object?
My pencil case (even I don’t feel it being inanimate).
If you could pose one question to every person on earth, what would it be?
What (why) do you live for?
What’s your favourite place to people-watch.
The Underground (and Twitter).
What artist turned your world upside-down?
John Cage.
If you own a pet, what characteristics do you share with it?
Getting bored of everything after a little while.
What’s your favourite recording of all time?
Synapscape‘s Act!
What have you been listening to lately?
Battles’ “Wall Street” (Gui Boratto remix)
What is your advice for young people today?
Do a lot and stop complaining about meaningless stuff. Draw, and fight for beauty.