I’m Patrick Crowley
A designer and developer based in San Diego, California
Recent Work
Sidewalks of South Park
An interactive map of historic sidewalk stamps around my neighborhood
• Creator / Designer / Developer
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Artemis Watch
A better Artemis II tracker. Fully 3D and built with real-time data from NASA JPL.
• Creator / Designer / Developer
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Tabby
A macOS app that allows Safari users to export their tab groups
• Creator / Designer / Developer
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Services.yml
A file format for documenting services used by Rails apps
• Author / Designer / Developer
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Ivy Street
New coworking space based in South Park, San Diego
• Co-Founder / CTO / Designer / Developer
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Scientist
The world's largest marketplace for scientific research services
• Designer / Developer
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Graffletopia
An awesome library of OmniGraffle stencils
• Creator / Designer / Developer
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Cinema Treasures
The ultimate guide to movie theaters
• Co-Founder / Designer / Developer
View Project →Open Source
SD Ruby
Tabby
GitHub
Event Organizer
Over the years, I’ve organized several meetup groups and tech events in San Diego to bring the local community together.
SD Ruby
Co-Founder / Organizer
2026 - 2006
San Diego's long-running meetup group for local Ruby (and Ruby on Rails) developers
Railsbridge San Diego
Co-Founder / Organizer
2017 - 2015
Free weekend workshops teaching Ruby on Rails to women and underrepresented groups
Ignite San Diego
Co-Founder / Organizer
2017 - 2013
Fast-paced talks where speakers get 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds
San Diego JS
Founder / Organizer
2013 - 2011
Monthly meetup grounp for San Diego's JavaScript community
Merbcamp
Founder / Organizer
2012
The first-ever conference for the Merb Ruby web framework
BarCamp San Diego
Co-Founder / Organizer
2007 - 2009
An open, participant-driven unconference for the San Diego tech community
About
User experience is at the heart of everything I do. I believe that good design is more than just looks — it’s about creating a great experience for users. Whether I'm building a website, app, or service, I strive to make every interaction as simple and enjoyable as possible.
And I’m not just a designer — I’m a developer too. That allows me to move freely between the front and back end in order to build the best possible product.
I’m always looking for new projects and challenges, so feel free to reach out.
Get in Touch
I would love to hear from you.