A cinematic new portfolio site for a film and television production designer.
I’m Patrick Crowley.
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An interactive map of the historic sidewalk stamps in my San Diego neighborhood.
A coworking space in South Park, San Diego.
A library and store for OmniGraffle stencils.
The ultimate guide to movie theaters.
Earlier work
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iCalShare
The largest directory of shared calendars on the web. Steve Jobs called it “wonderful” in his Macworld 2003 keynote.
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Shortbuzz
One of the top short film sites on the web (circa 2002), with 250+ films. Built “Buzz,” its publishing system, in FileMaker and AppleScript.
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Lost in America
One of the first entertainment sites on AOL. Five twentysomethings, three months on the road, a daily dispatch, and a 3D roadside-diner interface.
Art
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An interactive map of the historic sidewalk stamps in my San Diego neighborhood.
An unreleased art project that pairs a baffled Tucker Carlson with random GIFs.
An art project that sarcastically celebrated the TSA’s new airport patdowns.
We built the world’s first non-polluting SUV—years before Tesla.
Photography
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Community
Over the years I’ve started or helped run a handful of meetups and events in San Diego, to get people who make things into the same room.
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San Diego’s long-running meetup for Ruby and Rails developers
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Free weekend workshops teaching Ruby on Rails to women and underrepresented groups
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Fast-paced talks where speakers get 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds
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Monthly meetup group for San Diego’s JavaScript community
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The first conference for the Merb Ruby web framework, held at UCSD
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An open, participant-driven unconference for the San Diego tech community
Open source
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SD Ruby
The website for San Diego’s Ruby meetup group
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GitHub
Everything else, including Headliner, Styler, and Services.yml
Talks
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Back Up Now!
A lightning talk on why nobody backs up, and a simple setup that makes it painless.
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How to Design Awesome Experiences
Why developers can design great experiences too, because they’re users and humans first.
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Switch to SassC
A lightning talk on moving off the deprecated Ruby Sass. The short version is to get SassC.
Contact
Right now, I’m building what’s next. But I’d love to hear from you, whether it’s a new role, a project, or just talking shop.