My identity is not based on performance; it's based on something that's pre-determined by someone else, and I don't even understand what that is because I'm an African who came to America.

The graphic style itself is influenced by a lot of very layered and detailed comics that I read as a kid, like 'Vagabond' by Takehiko Inoue.

Being a black artist, the first thing people want to talk about is your blackness, the importance of your blackness, and your black presence.

I don't think about race before I start drawing. I think about how to make that mark to fit whatever purpose I need it to fulfill.

Since social networks gained popularity extremely rapidly, there had been a debate as to whether social media was a fad. There are countless pieces of evidence now proving the contrary, among them the explosion in Twitter growth and Facebook's public listing.

I've always felt that technology companies have disrespected the content creation process, and the content creation people disrespect technology.

With the advent of wearable technology, companies will soon be able to better provide ads to customers based on their real-time activity.

When you think of the exponential speed and scale of expansion of social media or a service, you have to believe that it is equally possible to rapidly transform the lives of those who have long stood on the margins of hope.