I am a Blender intermediate user and the founder of Blenderrama, the South African facebook group for Blender users. I work in television as a video editor (for the past 5 years) and I have been using Blender to add some value to productions that I have cut. I am currently getting involved the Teboho Trust to help underprivileged kids from Soweto to use creative open source software, like Blender, GIMP, Pencil and Audacity. Before I moved into the TV Industry I was a manager for a major music retailer in South Africa, called Musica. I am applying this experience to Blender in this proposal to see the maximization of the brand
The proposal I am submitting is a way towards establishing Blender as a physical brand and to extend the way in which the community relates to the app. I am proposing the Blender Room, which is a multi-purpose space for the benefit of Blender users, and that provides the Blender brand with retail space. In the configuration that I envision, the space will be entirely self-sustainable and will expand the Blender user base, as well as exciting activities surrounding the Blender brand. I have included the names of organizations that I am sure will get involved in the project.