Leandro Puca

I'm originally from Italy but i’ve been living in Phoenix since June 2013. I'm an Award winner Interactive Designer, UX Designer and Front End Developer.

10 questions for Leandro Puca:

• What did you do before becoming a designer/developer?

  I've always had the passion for design in general, especially I loved to design with pencil since I was 10/12 years old.  I always studied what I needed to improve my knowledge about design and development, and I'm still learning.

• Which developers do you follow or are an inspiration to you?

  Steve Wozniak

• Which programming languages do you use on a daily basis?

  CSS3, HTML5 and JS.

• Who do you side with: Team Mac or Team PC?

  Team Mac.

• Do you usually go to conferences? Which ones do you prefer?

  WWDC.

• Which technologies are you excited about?

  I really like Ruby on Rails.

• How many hours do you work each week?

  About 100.

• Do you listen to music while you work? Describe your playlist.

  Oh yes, I can't work without it! My favorite is soul and r&b music. Especially Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin, they help me to keep calm and going on also in the worst situations.

• Which books would you recommend as a must-read?

  Rework by 37Signals

• What is your favorite sport?

  I love golf and biking.

• Tell us your funniest anecdote related to your work.

  When I have to "sell" my idea to the client, I love to understand who really I have in front, because our work is also a sort of psychological. So it is really funny to bet by myself on the result of my analysis at the end to see if I was right or not.