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Steve Vranakis - Google

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Steve VranakisWhat do you actually do?
Try to make cool stuff that matters.

What would you be doing if you weren't doing that?
Hanging out on Brighton beach with my kids.

Is it true that the Google offices are furnished with awesome things like giant sweets machines and retro games machines?
Along with some of the smartest people I've ever worked with.

What's the coolest project you've been a part of so far at Google?
Sending kids experiments to space! www.youtube.com/spacelab

How did you get started in the industry?
Fashion Design -> Graphic design -> Digital, with a bit of Advertising along the way.

What's your current favourite piece of creative work at the moment?
KERNTYPE http://type.method.ac/

What do you love about your job?
Being given the opportunity to change the world.

If you could give one piece of advice for someone starting out, what would it be?
Make stuff that matters. Not just to you but to everyone.

If you have one Super power what would it be?
To turn into a big, green, horrible monster when I get really stressed out. Oh wait, I already do that...

What do you want to be when you grow up?
That Greek bloke who never grew up.

What was your worst job and what did you learn from it?
The worst job is the one you don't learn anything from. I had loads of crappy jobs in my past that made it very clear about what I didn't want to be doing.

Iphone or Blackberry?
Android

Your favourite app?
Flipboard

Too Cool for School or too School for Cool?
Old School, Cool?

Facebook or Twitter?
Google+

Eat In or eat out?
Backyard BBQ.

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