A cinematic new portfolio site for a film and television production designer.
Things I’ve made
Products I designed and built, most of them from start to finish.
An interactive map of the historic sidewalk stamps in my San Diego neighborhood.
A better Artemis II tracker, fully 3D and built on real-time data from NASA JPL.
A macOS app that lets Safari users export their tab groups.
A simple file format for documenting the services a Rails app uses.
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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Scientist
The world’s largest marketplace for scientific research services.
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868 Lorimer
A website for a new condo building on McCarren Park, with a hand-illustrated neighborhood map.
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the.railsi.st
A blog about building with Rails, plus the plugins that came out of it, including Headliner, Styler, Javascripter, and Trucker.
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Chumby
The Chumby was a Wi-Fi gadget about the size of a clock radio, with a touchscreen that ran a rotating set of internet widgets. I consulted on chumby.com, the Rails site behind it, and really enjoyed working with Susan Kare, who designed Chumby’s identity, icons, and website.
Photo: bunniestudios.com
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Summer of Rails
A community challenge to “learn Rails, make something useful, badge it.” 27 projects took part.
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Eventful
Helped launch EVDB, then led its redesign and rebrand as Eventful, including the logo.
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Galacticaa
A Battlestar Galactica fan site and Dashboard widget used by thousands of fans.
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BMI
A decade of web work for the music rights organization, from BMI.com to mobile apps and a media player.
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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.
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Satellite
A student multimedia studio. Made one of the first CD-ROM college catalogs.