humans+computers: Recent Episodes
Humans + Computers is a collaboration between Chinatown, NY based studios Human NYC and Sanctuary Computer.
Humans + Computers is a collaboration between Chinatown, NY based studios Human NYC and Sanctuary Computer, talking with next level human beings sometimes about the internet.
Hudson Hemp’s focus is to demonstrate hemp as a solution to global challenges from climate change to social inequality; here we chat with Melany Dobson the cofounder and VP of Brand Development. We also chat abouttttt: Treaty, how regeneration can start in the soil and extend to our spirits, feelings, and emotions, sister project Hudson Carbon which is an on site soil lab that researches and detects how regenerative agriculture affects the soil, its surprising relation to the Rockefellers, the challenges of selling Hemp products, how to balance working on big ideas as well as day to day tasks, and who Melany’s biggest hero is.
Last year we chatted with Landon Brand, the cofounder of Project Wren! Wren is where you can calculate, understand and offset your carbon footprint. Wren makes it easier for everyone to do something about the climate crisis! This episode includes carbon offsets and fraud, new initiatives Landon is excited about in the sustainability space, setting up a public benefit corporation, what other actions you can take beyond offsetting your carbon footpint and receiving resistance on the internet. P.S. Sanctu gifts Wren to all employees as a bday gift, neat!
Mercedes Kraus is the former Executive Editor at Curbed, chatting with us on her role, how to influence a company culture, power dynamics, how the role of media and journalism is changing, and how she connects her love for design, architecture, interior, art and urbanisme. Born and raised in Texas, Mercedes has lived in New York, London, Mexico, currently resides in LA and mentions how her interior aesthetic differs depending on what city she lives in, and describes her love for chairs. A big love for chairs. She even made a quiz once to identify what chair a person is!
Are you familiar with mycelium packaging? Love the Whole Earth Catalogue? Whether yay or nay, Ian Montgomery of Guacamole Airplane chats with us about sustainable packaging, materials, processes and lifecycles. We wanted to know how clients have responded to alternatives to conventional packaging and about state regulations in favor of the planet. Even if you don't listen be sure to peep Guacamole Airplane’s Sustainable Packaging Supplier Guide on their site: https://guacamoleairplane.com/supplier-guide!
We spoke with illustrator, artist, and mother Shawna X about the psychedelic experience of being a kid and raising a kid, approaching work with new ways of thinking, understanding our limited energy, adjusting our perspective of having it all now, eating jellyfish, and the experience of going to the music festival Sustain-Release while pregnant.
Can climate change and sustainability be put simply? We talked to Berlin-based Canadian Christine Lariviere who is a climate activist and a communication strategist spending a lot of time in the forests foraging plants and fungi. In this ep she confirms what our parents have always told us, which is that we should be careful eating “just any type of mushroom” we find in the woods.
Kristian Bjørnard is a human with an incredible depth of knowledge and interest in how design and sustainability overlap. He investigates how design can signal and impact sustainability, and how can we can create more ephemeral frameworks and processes for design communication. In addition, he runs his own design studio, teaches at MICA, lives in a stone house, and enjoys farming.
We chatted with graphic designer, Erik Carter, on the art of building trust with clients, how to get involved with designing emojis, the process behind it and the complexity of the seal emoji, his esteemed career as DJ sweatpants, and soon to be designer of a food fight simulator videogame.
In one of our fave episodes ever (shh don't tell the others) Amy Auscherman shares with us what it's like being an unexpected archivist, the history of Herman Miller, what it's like to publish a book, being a detective, and life in Michigan.
Jessie Baxa, Creative Director at Leong Leong, currently interested in architecture that really makes people enjoy the company of others. Talking with us on design, shifting from office mode to being on site, development, carrying a project from conception to completion, how much work building from the ground up is, saying your opinion, fostering in a nurturing environment, playing Animal Crossing, how our city has been built, how healthier cities make for healthier people, the value of space, well thought-out spaces, the value of space and, "just because it works doesn't make it the best."
Verena Michelitsch is an independent art director and designer, she chatted with us on finding clients that value your work and insight, society placing value on things that last longer, and not getting tired of doing work you love to do.
Mentor, brand advisor, OG agency founder Alex Nemeroff talks with us on trees communicating (one male tree spends 1000s of years finding his soulmate and then he dies), firing yourself out of a job, designing an agency, selecting clients, asking hard questions in terms of selecting projects, what does the world really need, studios have power to make a positive change in terms of sustainability, having a diverse set of friend groups, cooking, and family.
Carly Ayres on the end of HAWRAF and what it's like shutting down a studio, having different nail polish colors on each finger, using words and language to engage people and brands. Carly currently works at Google and studied industrial design at RISD, she started out at Creative Mornings. Don't be afraid to let things die.
Tin & Ed are visual artists discussing new ways to communicate, working together for ten years, taking inspiration from nature and the universe, being an optimist, learning new things, embracing the unknown, thinking about your audience, playing in public, and celebrating difference.
Arkadiy Kukarkin talks about the decentralized web, Soviet Union, coding at the age of 3, being a "digital nomad", IPFS, killing your heroes, working at Hypemachine & Shopify, being a rock climber, chef, dancer.
We talked with PlayLab's founders Archie Lee Coates IV and Jeff Franklin on free ideas, karlssonwilker, Los Angeles, sneakers as art, having offspring and staying punk, building a life with friends at the center, and creating cool shit, always. Shoutouts to Dillon Kogle; Phil Gibson; Ana Cecilia Thompson.
Georgia Frances King is a Melbourne, Australia born New York-based emerging science and tech editor. She is currently the Ideas Editor of Quartz. She knows a lot about a lot of things and you should follow everyone she follows on Twitter.
Are.na talks about life on Canal street, inherent branding, community, culture, ideas, the Internet Archive, and if you're starting a business "make sure you're super into it."
LinYee Yuan of Mold Magazine talks about the future of food, how designers can affect food consumption, the revelations of the sourdough starter library, and more, in an open studio talk at Sanctuary Computer.
Jason Nocito is a photographer based in Chinatown, NY. We met with Jason and talked about his photography process, puddles, and getting rich or dying trying.
Rik Lomas is developer, tech educator and founder of SuperHi. We interviewed Rik about his career and life, the process of building his start up, SuperHi, and the lessons he has learned, and lots more.
Jenn Schiffer is a web app developer, pixel artist, and tech satirist. We interviewed her this year on her evolving career and craft.