Time Magazine is currently polling for the top 100 most influential people of the year. For the most part, I agree with the top 20 but within that are 3 people I love and adore. I've given them all 100 percent ratings but feel all 3 equally deserve to be number 1. Who am I to root for?
Shigeru Miyamoto
This man is responsible for my childhood entertainment. His ideas revitalized video games during the industry's collapse in the late 70's and early 80's. He created Donkey Kong, Zelda and video game's most famous character Mario. He refuses to take video game entertainment towards the generic violent themes we see everywhere today and continues to preach the values of imagination and play. He was also the driving force behind the Nintendo Wii and DS, inspiring new generations of designers to think different.
Jonathan Ive
Steve Jobs right hand man, Ive is responsible for Apple's design renaissance. That design language catapulted Apple back into the world of high-end industrial design defining a new language for electronics. So influential is Ive's work that it's probably the most copied style. In the past 5 years how many times have you looked at an electronic device and said to yourself, "that looks very Apple".
J.K. Rowling
A teacher turned writer turned internationally renowned author. If you haven't heard of Harry Potter then you've been living under a rock. Although stories about kids, magic and wizards are nothing new, it's Rowling's storytelling that sets the Harry Potter series apart. In no other time have a set of books enthralled both kids and adults. Her books are responsible for making reading cool again spurring an onslaught of reading clubs across the world. Libraries and bookstores have never been busier.
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