Projects

Cyberpunk-inspired CLI tools for developers. These apps enhance productivity, creativity, and add futuristic vibes to your terminal. From Conway's Game of Life to git management, each tool is designed for both functionality and aesthetics. Perfect for livestreaming or just making your coding sessions feel more cyberpunk.

Project List

1. cli-conway: ASCII Conway's Game of Life with interactive features.
2. git-status-dash: Multi-repo git status reporter.
3. cli-ching: Digital I Ching with LLM-powered readings.
4. cli-ascii-3d: Terminal-based 3D ASCII shape visualizer.
5. cli-alias-wizard: Guided CLI alias creator.
6. cli-ai-chat: AI-powered chat in IRC-style CLI interface.
7. directory-sync-tool: Visual directory comparison and syncing.
8. cli-content: AI-assisted content creation from Obsidian drafts.
9. showtouch: Large ASCII keystroke visualizer.
10. ascii_webcam: Live webcam-to-ASCII converter.
11. scrapbook-cli: Terminal-based digital scrapbook manager.
12. cli-delta-dojo: JSON comparison game for code review practice.

I worked with Gothamist reporter George Joseph to visualize the network and clusters of NYPD officers accused of misconduct using previously unreleased CCRB data.

Me and my studio worked with the Wildlife Conservation Society to create a microsite telling the story of coral reefs that may defy the odds and survive climate change.

I worked with studio designer Sam Vogt to develop and implement a redesign of our studio site using Nuxt, Three.js, and TailwindCSS.

From August 2023 to August 2024, I focused on a weekly practice of spending a few hours in the local ceramics studio focusing on throwing small items, particularly espresso cups.

I helped gather and visualize data to tell the story of extremists gathering in Telegram chats.

I created an interactive map that overlaid historic redlining maps with the locations of the story's subjects and the toxic Defense Depot.

I created an interactive scrollytelling map that showed the geography of the Skagit River from the sea to the dams the story centered on.

I created Coach Artie to serve as a Discord Studio Assistant and he has evolved into a powerful AI tool with memories and tool usage.

I worked with LongLead as an interactive producer and supporting developer to bring this award-winning story to life.

During the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic, I worked on Carnegie Melon University's COVIDcast project, prototyping data visualizations and user interactions to help the public better understand the a variety of data being collected across the country on trends in hospitalization, transmission, and movement.

I worked with the Washington Post Opinion section and contributor David Byler as well as the Washington Post interactives team to create a unique interactive, that would let users game out different potential election scenarios based on the latest poll results.

I spearheaded an internal effort to develop new D3-powered mapping software used for visualizing election maps and results live, through a touchscreen app wielded by Steve Kornacki known as the "Big Board".

NBC News County-Level Election Maps

I worked with NBC News Reporter Ben Popken to analyze and visualize over 200k tweets sent by known Russian trolls during the 2016 election.

Russian trolls went on attack during key election moments

Neo4J example dataset

During my time at NBC News, I worked on the Foundry team, creating bespoke longform articles in collaboration with journalists across the organization. These specials focused on unique approaches to video, data visualiation, and storytelling on the web.

Does America Need Another Prison? (2018)

Post Bail (2017)

The Making of an Astronaut (2017)

Journey of a Bullet (2017)

Donald Trump's First 100 Days (2017)

How Trump Won (2016)

Along with Gerald Rich, and the Vocativ data team, I received a Knight Prototype Fund grant to create an initial prototype for Dataproofer an open source tool to check data for reliability, missing data, and outliers.

In 2013 I joined Vocativ a small media outlet in New York focused on the dark web, as Graphics Editor. I worked to create daily data visualizations for breaking news and data investigations. I also created the newsroom dataviz style guide under direction of Pentagram, and lead our small team day-to-day.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/10/have-presidential-speeches-gotten-less-sophisticated-over-time/381410/

I worked closely with GitHub's internal data, design, and visualization teams in 2013 to create a year-in-review website that included a number of visualizations, including a spinning globe showing the locations of actions taken on GitHub, powered by GitHub's enormous BigQuery database.

In my first interactive data visualization for a media outlet, I worked with the Mother Jones team to create a visualization of Dark Money Super PACs, which had recently become legal after Citizens United

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/06/interactive-chart-super-pac-election-money/

When I was 18 I had a choice to make; go to college or join the San Francisco-based start-up that had offered me a job. I chose to move my life across the country and start my first full-time job as a Staff Designer at Visual.ly an infographics showcase and marketplace.

I created dozens of static infographics, and also learned D3 from my incredible colleagues, and I've been creating dataviz ever since.

http://visual.ly/visualizing-alcohol-use

http://visual.ly/under-educated-states-america