Portfolio
Wrote a 12 tweet thread (or 12 slide presentation) outlining some of the design and branding changes coming to Philly's transit system! See the full thread at: twitter.com/SEPTAYAC/status/143536263...
I was involved in helping shape a new wayfinding and design language for Philly's rail transit system over the past 2 years, and the proposal for it just went live! Check it out at planning.septa.o...
Co-hosted a workshop w/ Team Liquid!
I redesigned my website to showcase some of the recent work I've done in the past year!!! https://melody.dev
I streamed myself building a twitch extension panel for showing upcoming streams & recent videos!
Visited a high school's career day to speak with high school students on what it's like to be a content creator, developer, and designer in the tech field!
in the year negative 420 weed was invented (this is a test post to add hack club activities to polywork)
I designed some limited edition t-shirts and keychains for Deserted Island DevOps!
Started working on a transit map on a live stream!
Designed and produced an AMA with Figma Co-Founder Dylan Field, including some Figma-inspired social media banners:
Mentored CodeDay, an online event where students (mostly high schoolers) get together for a weekend to build rad things!
I bought 50 sharks. I don't know what this is doing on my portfolio, but I bought 50 sharks.
Created a mascot for the SEPTA Youth Advisory Council!
I helped run, produce, and design a bunch of AMAs between tech leaders and high schoolers throughout Summer 2020, a full list can be found at https://hackclub.com/amas/.
Redesigned Alex Hillman's personal website!
Spoke about pranks you can pull off using electron.js at BrooklynJS NYC #59.
Gave an introductory talk about about React Hooks at Reactadelphia July 2019.
Creased web-based stream overlays inspired by the subtle and pleasant motion design found in Animal Crossing. Sometimes, design is all about the things you don't see: As a bonus, here's a link to t...
Started work on creating graphics for an unannounced Splatoon tournament that would later be canceled. It was inspired by New York City transit branding.
Designed a retro-themed website for Colin McMillen, one of the co-founders of reCAPTCHA. You can find a thread with my process at https://twitter.com/pixelyunicorn/status/1125536908673716225
Worked on a style guide for Everfree Northwest 2021 based on a vapourwave theme, that can be adapted across digital, web, and print! (Images 1-2 are from the original style guide I designed. Images...
Spoke at !!Con NYC 2019, my first conference talk! https://speakerdeck.com/pixely/lo-fi-hip-hop-beats-to-npm-install-to
Produced an AMA with Patrick Collison, Founder & CEO of Stripe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvROZ-OBszU
Produced an AMA with Simone Giertz, inventor, YouTuber, and creator of shitty robots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1KDdRGY6XQ&feature=youtu.be
I was an above average Splatoon 2 player back in the day. I attended in regional events in Pennsylvania, Long Island, and Florida; and a major in Wizcounsion.
Ran an intro to gamedev workshop for AngelHacks, a high school hackathon run by Ad Astra Hack Club in LA!
I was on part of a team who helped advise the City of Philadelphia on creating their 2040 transit plan, a policy platform to make transit more convenient, comfortable, and intuitive for the city's ...
Started Workshop Wednesday: a series of live streams where we learn something cool together!
Designed live data overlays for an European Splatoon League
I worked on creating and developing a redesign for Julia Evans' Wizard Zines website!
What happens when you get a bunch of bored teenage hackers stuck at home into a Slack community? They find a way to get ahold of Elon Musk, of course! I produced and co-organized a last minute ask-...
Designed branding, developed stream overlays, and swag for Deserted Island Devops, a DevOps conference happening in Animal Crossing!
I hosted QueerJS March 2021!
todo: dig up link about tech communities in the pony fandom
(I won many and mentored many more, will work on a list at some point!)