I had the pleasure of meeting Brian about a year ago while visiting an old college buddy up in the oh so lovely city of San Francisco. The best part about this? The fact that we met on social terms over a few beers rather than at some obligatory networking event. At the time, they...
My interest in OSPOP was stoked after doing some research at Imprint Lab on Asian Americana a few years ago. Asian Americana is that mutation of American pop and historical culture, producing things like Japanese Rockabillies and the kimchi taco; Bangkok's incredible advertising turbine; the superhero comics by Asians and tween manga by Westerners. Then...
The last time the US hosted an International AIDS Conference was in 1991, before President Reagan banned HIV-positive foreigners entry into this country. Since Obama lifted the ban and became the first sitting president to announce support of gay marriage, public discourse on AIDS and the gay community appear to have transformed here, since its...
The shortest way to accurately describe Oliver Wang might just be to say that he is a very, very busy guy. In attempting to describe his many roles and undertakings in much more detail than that, it's hard to know where to begin. You could say he's an accomplished journalist & author, a scholar, and...
Jeff Hamada is a successful Vancouver-based artist who has created work for the likes of Converse, Oakley, Electronic Arts, and Endeavor Snowboards. He recently took part in POWWOW Hawaii, an event which brings together artists from around the world, engaging with the local community. He also happens to run Booooooom; one of the most popular...
If you read The New York Observer, you might have seen Mike Bodge featured in a story about his first-hand account of a tech company's tactics for recruiting. You can read the account on his blog. He's also the man behind NSKYC.com, Chirp Clock, Has The Best and numerous other projects that you may have used...
We first met Taylor Llewellyn through our business partner Adam Moyer, the founder of Knockaround. The two have had an ongoing collaboration and Adam knew we would be intrigued with Taylor’s successful brand story - creating fun, whimsical needlepoint belts, under the label Tucker Blair. Well on his way to becoming a serial entrepreneur, Taylor...
We're kicking off a brand new series of interviews here at Imprint Culture Lab, and for our inaugural "8 Questions with...