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For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community &#8211; in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly &#8211; activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we&#8217;ll take notice. Really. We&#8217;re very proud to feature Kai (crowdSPRING username: Kai) today. Kai lives, studies\u00a0and works in Australia. As you&#8217;ll read below, Kai is a student and his studies limit the amount of time he can devote to projects. Nonetheless, Kai has been really helpful to us in many other areas, including his participation in the forums,\u00a0in the blog,\u00a0and for his invaluable assistance &#8211; from the time he was a beta tester &#8211; to help us find many serious bugs and security vulnerabilities and to exterminate them before they became problems for other users. 1. G&#8217;day mate, please tell us about yourself. Well, I\u2019m Kai. I\u2019m 19 years old and reside on the southeast coast of Australia, only thirty minutes or so from the outskirts of Sydney. I grew up on a healthy injection of mechano, cartoons and vegemite. I got my hands on my first computer at the age of ten. I like to think those two influences helped shape my creative flare as a young ankle-biter (there\u2019s some Australian slang for you). I sleep, eat, design and (try to) study in a grungy looking shared house with a couple of awesome roommates. I\u2019m currently attending a two-year course for an associate degree in communication design through a neat little design school and I love it! 2. What motivates you to pursue graphics design as a career? Seeing great design certainly motivates me the most. For me motivation is really fueled by inspiration. When I see an amazing billboard or bus advertisement on my way into the city it really motivates me and pushes me to create something just as good. Community also plays an important role in motivating me. When I first starting taking an interest in design I was really oblivious to how massive the design community is. I soon learned that it\u2019s a really big and friendly community that sends out a really cool vibe. Places like crowdSPRING just promote this vibe and the fuzzy feeling you get inside about being part of that community. crowdSPRING itself is a huge motivator as well (especially when it comes to paying my share of the rent). To have a model that allows designers, regardless of academic credentials, to create, learn and collaborate all from the comfort of your computer chair is fantastic. Especially for someone in my position, who is currently half-way through schooling and doesn\u2019t have the necessary experience to snatch up freelance work. On crowdSPRING you\u2019re judged on your work, not on your degrees or diplomas, which is ideal for a person in my situation. 3. Tell us about the importance of communication with clients and.."}