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Angelo Sotira (born February 14, 1981) is an American entrepreneur who co-founded the online community DeviantArt on August 7, 2000, with Matthew Stephens and Scott Jarkoff.
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Learn about Angelo Sotira, the co-founder of DeviantArt and Tequila Komos, and his journey from music file-sharing to online community building. Find out his story, his projects, and his passion for creative connection.
- What's Your Workspace Setup like?
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- What's Your Favorite To-Do List Manager?
- Besides Your Phone and Computer, What Gadget Can't You Live Without and Why?
- What Was The Impetus For Deviantart?
- To What Do You Attribute Deviantart's Longevity?
- Are You An Artist Yourself?
- What Everyday Thing Are You Better at Than Everyone else?
- What Do You Listen to While You Work?
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I tend to work out of my office at DeviantArt that has two desks, one in front of me and one behind me. The desk behind me has three separate monitors and the desk in front of me has my iPad, a laptop and often times a Wacom pressure sensitive Android tablet, which is for drawing and sketching. I also have my sketchbook to take notes and to doodle....
I try my best to focus on the hardest or most creative problems first. I'm lucky to have a great team around me who help handle the tasks that might not always take priority.
My main tool for to-do lists is my sketchbook, which tends to look something like: sketch, mind map, list, notes, notes, sketch, sketch, mind map, etc.
I can't live withoutnoise-canceling headphones. Between my sketchbook and noise canceling headphones, I am all set.
DeviantArt was started to service a community of artists involved in skinning music applications who didn't have a place to congregate, share their work, and publish what they were doing. We noticed then that application skinning (changing the look of your apps) was becoming increasingly popular and there were artists having a great time creating "...
DeviantArt has played a crucial role in the artistic growth of many millions of artists since its inception in 2000. What sets DeviantArt apart is the focus and purpose of the network and community as a whole. Because we are focused on a single vertical—visual arts—we pay more attention and don't get distracted from our core community and responsib...
Over the past few years, I've learned to draw every day. I view it as meditation and time to reflect. I use it to improve the way that I see the world, and what I mean by that is that I try to increase the intelligence of my perception. I tend to be in my head a lot, and I think most of our human experience comes through our eyes, at least for most...
I'm not really better than everyone at anything in particular. I would say that I am good at a whole host of things that specifically lead back to DeviantArt. It's important to think of DeviantArt as a company but also as a community and then as it's own culture. I guess you could say that I am the best positioned at thinking about DeviantArt throu...
I listen to tons of music while I'm working, but it can't have any lyrics. Anything with high energy and no lyrics is perfect. I tend to find comfort in electronic music as it keeps my energy up without being distracting.
I'm currently really intoMotion Books. Two DeviantArt members, Anna Podeworna (akreon) and Kate Redesiuk (vesner) have really raised the bar of comic storytelling by utilizing the cutting edge comics and sound motion technology from Madefire, creating panels that come alive on screen to expose a beautifully crafted comic titledMilk for the Ugly. Yo...
Learn how Angelo Sotira started DeviantArt in 2000 as a platform for artists to share and collaborate, and how he manages his own workflow and creativity. Find out his favorite tools, gadgets, books, and music, and his views on the role of art in society.
Dec 11, 2015 · Angelo Sotira felt burnt out after nine years running DeviantArt, the online artist community he co-founded. Here's how he regained his motivation.
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Aug 22, 2010 · What advice does Sotira have for new entrepreneurs? For one thing, don’t be weak. He feels that the new crop of entrepreneurs has it a lot easier than he did and needs to do more with very little.
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