Name, Date of Birth, website: Gabe Kean, August 17th, 1973. Born Magazine
Occupation title(s), both real and desired-in-another-lifetime: Real: Lead Designer, Second Story Interactive Studio, Art Director, Born Magazine; Next time: a chef cooking for monks in a Tibetan monastery.
Best story you’ve overheard at a bar/restaurant/park: I think it’s the story that Celeste told me: describing her and Marybeth’s adventures in West Seattle karaoke dives (posing as white trash women).
Favorite books: Songs of the Doomed by Hunter S. Thompson, Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan.
Heroes: Mark Twain, as the humorist.
Most misunderstood font, and why: Comic Sans. People seem to think it is a really great and appropriate font for use on menus at Indian restaurants, signage at yoga studios, and garage sale signs. Hmm.
What makes you laugh: People in Portland and Seattle seem to think it’s just fine to drive slower than the speed limit in the left lane.
Five words that sound great: Sugar, pong, lily, home, booyah!
The Internet is used best for: General research and exploring new art forms (in particular, I’m interested in experimenting with technology).
Charity worth giving to: Born Magazine—now a non-profit organization.
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Gabe Kean
Designer and Born Magazine director Gabe Kean discusses abused fonts, Mark Twain, and exactly why people in the Northwest drive slow in the left lane.
