Research & Experiments

Human-computer interaction

Experiments into HCI, interface design, and programming language design (including DSLs and REPLs).

Experiments in methods of creating art (generative, digital), along with other experiments in 2D and 3D graphics.

3D texture in Blender
Using Blender to simulate more realistic textures for art.
Circlecells
Generative art experiment using cellular automata.
Grain
Experimental script for texturing images.

Experiments in typesetting and layout.

Ink
WIP. Typesetting engine.
iPhone-sized PDF
An experiment in typesetting to a smaller form factor.
Paper EPUBs
An attempt to make ebooks look less digital. (Paper is not actually involved.)
Press
Abandoned tool for compiling a text description file to PDF.
Responsive sheet music
A small experiment in typesetting sheet music responsively.

Experiments in genealogy chart design and interaction design.

Ancestor line charts
Diagram showing family relation, for genealogical research.
Assertion-based genealogy proof of concept
An experiment in creating a tree using source assertions.
Experimental pedigree chart
An attempt at creating a new style of pedigree chart.
Family Analysis
Proof of concept for analyzing family relationships.
Family descendancy chart
An early attempt at a web-based family descendancy chart.
Family descendancy list generator
Web app for generating family descendancy lists
Family group record redesigns
A redesign of the traditional family group record.
Family history info sheets
Info sheets showing families for genealogical research.
Family pedigree charts
A new style of family pedigree chart.
Family sparklines
Genealogical family chart using sparklines.
Genealogy notebook
Some ideas toward something like Jupyter notebooks for genealogy.
Genealogy sparklines
Sparklines for showing genealogy vitals at a glance.
JavaScript name box
An obsolete experiment in highlighting surnames.
Mini timelines in CSS
An old experiment in using box-shadow to create tick marks.
Ordinance tracker proof of concept
A mockup of a web app for tracking temple ordinance work.
Sparkline pedigree charts
An experiment in putting genealogy sparklines on pedigree charts.
Tabular pedigree charts
A simple table-based pedigree chart.
Timeline charts
Timelines for genealogical purposes.