Software Development
Project Quincy a Ruby on Rails application with a MySQL database that uses information about people, places, and organizations to trace how social networks and institutions develop over time and through space. It is named in honor of John Quincy Adams. Learn more at http://projectquincy.rubyforge.org.
DAVILA is an open source relational database schema visualization and annotation tool. It is written in Processing using the toxiclibs physics library and released under the GPLv3. DAVILA makes it easy for database developers to create visually appealing and semantically rich interactive diagrams to document their relational data structures. Ideally, an instance of DAVILA should make the design and purpose of the database clear to non-technical users ... read more
Open Relation Browsers Not a particular project, per se, more of an on going interest. I am continually experimenting with better ways to display relational data and the schemas for relational databases. Most of this design work (and any associated code) will be incorporated into Project Quincy and/or DAVILA.
Web & Graphic Design
Graphical Designer, Declaration of Independence Collection I designed a prototype digital exhibit of the Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence Collection at the University of Virginia using a Microsoft Surface installation. To learn more about the collection click here.
Webmaster, www.joanbauer.com I am one of two webmasters for my mother's website. Joan Bauer is a Newbery Honor winning novelist and her website showcases resources for teachers, students, librarians, and fans of all ages. I maintain the site and enhance the graphic design as necessary.
This website I write standards compliant code and do my own graphic design. I hope you enjoy the site.