The Story Behind the People Who Make the Internet

Brooklyn Beta THE STORY BEHIND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE INTERNET AS TOLD BY THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE INTERNET WHERE DID THE INTERNET GROW UP? WHO DID THEY SUGGEST TO SPEAK TO? FAMILY 10% DADS 25% MOMS FRIENDS 5% 40% PARTNERS 20% DO THEIR LOVED ONES RELY ON THEM FOR TECH ADVICE? NO 14% YES 86% WHAT DID THEY WANT TO BE WHEN THEY GREW UP? ARTIST (27%) DESIGNER, ARTIST, ARCHITECT, PHOTOGRAPHER, LEGO DESIGNER* HERO НЕРЕR TOTAL WEIRDO (14% 10% (10% FIRE FIGHTER, POLICE, PRESIDENT, COWBOY/GIRL, HE-MAN, BATMAN DOCTOR, NURSE, VETERINARIAN, SURGEON NINJA, CIRCUS PERFORMER, UNICORN WRANGLER ATHLETE FLY-ER TECH PERSON 10% 8% 7% RACE CAR DRIVER, FOOTBALL STAR BASEBALL STAR, SKIIER PILOT, ASTRONAUT, THE VOICE IN THE AIRPORT SCIENTIST, MATHEMATICIAN EVERYTHING COMPUTERS 8000000 MUSICIAN IN FILM FOODIE 6% 3% ROCK STAR, BAND MANAGER, DRUMMER, MUSIC JOURNALIST FILM DIRECTOR, TALK-SHOW HOST, VOICOVER STAR, ACTOR CHEF, FISH CARETAKER, CANDY STORE OWNER, DELI STAFF WHAT WERE THEIR FAVORITE SUBJECTS IN SCHOOL? 38% ART 6% HISTORY 8% COMPUTER 2% GYM 11% "ENGLISH 17% MATH 8% SCIENCE WHAT DO THEY ACTUALLY DO FOR A LIVING? "It's all a big mystery to me." —Мот WHAT DO THEY ACTUALLY DO FOR A LIVING? "His job is to drink coffee." -Best friend WHAT DO THEY ACTUALLY DO FOR A LIVING? "Computer geek?" —Мот WHAT DO THEY ACTUALLY DO FOR A LIVING? "Really smart computer fixer guy." -Cousin WHAT DO THEY ACTUALLY DO FOR A LIVING? “A weird, cigar-chomping, troubled genius." -Dad WHAT DO THEY ACTUALLY DO FOR A LIVING? DESIGNER, DEVELOPER, CEO, ENTREPRENEUR, WRITER, ARTIST, ILLUSTRATOR, FOUNDER, TYPOGRAPHER, TEACHER, ANIMATOR, DIRECTOR, MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, CURATOR... A maker of awesomeness and doer of good! Brooklyn Beta MADE WITH LOVE FOR THE CONFERENCE WE LOVE, BY Нурerakt DESIGN: @JOSHSMITHNYC & @DEROYPERAZA ILLUSTRATION: @JASONLYNCHNYC