Paul Budnitz | Core77 Offsite Series: Design, Wit, and the Creative Act

Paul Budnitz, has always had one foot in art and the other in technology. The son of a nuclear physicist and a social worker, Budnitz grew up in Berkeley, California, and began programming computers at an early age. By the age of 17 he was writing code for both safety analysis programs for nuclear power plants and video games. After that, he “made a resolution on the first day of college,” he says, “not to do any more computer programming.” He studied photography, sculpture, and film at Yale, earning a degree in Fine Art, with honors in 1990. His first feature-length film, 93 Miles from the Sun, won awards in Berlin. He sold two other films, Ultraviolet (a short film) and 93 Million Miles from the Sun (a feature), and wrote another for award-winning Belgian director Koen Mortier entitled Kilroy.

About Kidrobot: Founded by designer Paul Budnitz in 2002, Kidrobot is the world’s premier creator and retailer of limited edition art toys and apparel. The products sold at Kidrobot merge urban street trends and pop art to produce limited edition, collectible toys and apparel. Many Kidrobot products feature unique collaborations by famous artists with backgrounds in graffiti, fine art, industrial design, graphic design, illustration and music. Kidrobot operates three store-galleries, one at 126 Prince Street in SoHo, New York City, another at 1512 Haight Street in San Francisco and a third at 7972 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Kidrobot products can also be found at n

Core77 Off-Site: Offsite Series: Design, Wit, and the Creative Act

Ze Frank: Digital Age Satirist (and moderator)

Kelly Dobson: Technologist

Tobias Wong: Artist

Paul Budnitz: Founder, Kidrobot

Steven Heller: Writer/Editor

Q&A: Design, Wit, and the Creative Act

We Did It: Core77's Offsite Series - Design, Wit, and the Creative Act

BCP Location: Art Directors Club

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Clients for "Design, Wit, and the Creative Act"

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Art Directors Club, New York City