Max Kiesler - Web Design, SOMA San Franciso

Personas

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Bapu, Peaches, Onyx - these are the names of the employees we met today at an organic grocery my girlfriend and I frequent. In fact, all of the people that work there seem to have an interesting names. Recently my girlfriend asked Onyx if that was his real name. Onyx responded, "it's not my official name, but I'm REALLY Onyx".

Is naming yourself an official policy of the store? In the great city of SF anything is possible, however I think this would be a GREAT company policy. Who doesn’t realize at some point the name their parents gave them isn’t the name they would have given themselves. 

Nick names, pet names, last name first, first name last, most of us have either been called something else or have desired to be. Since reaching adulthood I’ve been known by my: trail name (Son of No One); punk name (Zebo); given name (The B Word); and Max, my long-standing name of choice.

What’s in a name? In many ways it’s the first impression that most people get of you. Why do you think that most celebrities rename themselves. If you love your given name stay with it. If not… follow your bliss.

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