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Patrick Crowley

Work

Things I’ve made

Products I designed and built, most of them from start to finish.

A cinematic new portfolio site for a film and television production designer.

Designer · Developer

An interactive map of the historic sidewalk stamps in my San Diego neighborhood.

Creator · Designer · Developer

A better Artemis II tracker, fully 3D and built on real-time data from NASA JPL.

Creator · Designer · Developer

A simple file format for documenting the services a Rails app uses.

Author · Designer · Developer

Ivy Street

2019–present

A coworking space in South Park, San Diego.

Co-founder · CTO · Designer · Developer

Graffletopia

2006–present

A library and store for OmniGraffle stencils.

Creator · Designer · Developer

Cinema Treasures

2000–present

The ultimate guide to movie theaters.

Co-founder · Designer · Developer

Earlier websites

Timeline
  1. 2011–2013

    SanDiegoJS

    Founded a monthly meetup for San Diego’s JavaScript community, modeled on SD Ruby, and built its website.

    Founder / Organizer

  2. 2007–2009

    the.railsi.st

    A blog about building with Rails, plus the plugins that came out of it, including Headliner, Styler, Javascripter, and Trucker.

    Author

  3. 2006

    Summer of Rails

    A community challenge to “learn Rails, make something useful, badge it.” 27 projects took part.

    Creator

  4. 2005–2009

    Galacticaa

    A Battlestar Galactica fan site and Dashboard widget used by thousands of fans.

    Creator

  5. 2002

    iCalShare

    The largest directory of shared calendars on the web. Steve Jobs called it “wonderful” in his Macworld 2003 keynote.

    Creator

  6. 1999–2000

    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.

    CTO / Senior Producer

  7. 1995–1996

    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.

    CTO / Co-creator