Ep. 106 - Alexandria Neonakis

Naughty Dog UI designer and illustrator Alexandria Neonakis joins us this week to share some stories about working on The Last of Us, her experiences in getting a visa to work in the United States, and the influence nostalgia has on her work. There’s also a ton of pop culture talk in this episode, including some of our favorite films and games. And thanks John Sweeney for the Godfather shoutout! ** Up spoilers around 1:27:00 ** ** Interstellar spoilers around 2:00:00 ** ** Lost spoilers around 2:13:00 ** ** Black Mirror spoilers around 2:19:00 ** GUEST LINKS: Alex’s Website: http://alexneonakis.com/ Alex’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/beavs Alex’s Tumblr: http://alexneonakis.tumblr.com/ Naughty Dog: http://www.naughtydog.com/ The Last of Us: http://www.thelastofus.playstation.com/ Grounded: The Making of The Last of Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH5MgEbBOps Jurassic Park: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/ ------------------------------ Subscribe on iTunes: http://www.thecollectivepodcast.com/itunes Subscribe via RSS: http://www.thecollectivepodcast.com/rss Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thecollectivepodcast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thecpodcast ------------------------------ SHOW NOTES: Bloodborne: http://amzn.to/1Q21aaG Maciej’s ArtCafe: http://www.theartcafe.tv Chipotlife: http://www.chipotlife.com Jon McKellan’s episode: http://www.thecollectivepodcast.com/103 USCIS: http://www.uscis.gov/ Valve: http://www.valvesoftware.com Nintendo Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9ssjqxSNcQ86iN6knh5mzmxYSHodtb3- Katamari Damacy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Damacy Eye Drawings: http://gizmodo.com/these-portraits-are-drawn-only-with-eye-tracking-softwa-1692328382 Folding@Home: https://folding.stanford.edu/ Mad Max: Fury Road: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/ The Art of Up: http://amzn.to/1Q2buzC The Illusion of Life: http://amzn.to/1KJvgfH Cory Loftis: http://coryloftis.tumblr.com/ Dieter Rams: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Rams Patrick Nagel: http://www.patricknagel.com/ Lost: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/ “Some things work for some people – our brains are all so different, based on so many factors, that what works for one person is not guaranteed to work for everybody. I got really caught up in seeing other people’s rough sketches that looked so much better than mine, and it wasn’t until I just let that go that I accepted: ‘I’m different.’” -Alexandria Neonakis The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.