Interactive Stories and Editor UI
2026
Block-based story editor and reader for creating interactive Irish language learning content with embedded vocabulary, games, music notation, and more.
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Portfolio 🎨
A mostly complete collection of the things I have made over the years outside my day job as a software engineer, from painting and art to photography and music.
There are currently 161 items in my portfolio going back to 2004 and some have more info including behind the scenes.
Some items like figure drawing sketches might contain nudity and are blurred by default
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Art
Traditional and digital art including painting, figure drawing, typography, character design and more.
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Design
UX / UI design and graphic design work including design systems.
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Development
Fullstack development for the web and games including system design.
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Photography
Photography portfolio including shots from around the world.
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Music
Production in Ableton or playing the piano, cello, guitar, or singing.
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Streaming
Streaming on platforms like youtube and twitch
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Video production
Video editing and production for publishing on platforms like Youtube and TV.
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Love.irish pattern library and design system
2025
100+ components and patterns built to create a consistent experience across the Love.irish app and website. Follows the atomic design methodology including everything from buttons, dropcaps, content to templates and built using React, Tailwind CSS and Storybook.
Lofi web components
2025
Created to help streamline brainstorming and sketches, represent patterns in the design system and used through the app to provide live-updating lofi components. Built using React and Tailwind CSS.
Love.irish Merch
2025
Part of the shop's launch included designing merch like the embroidered Cali Sun and 'Obair' hoodie
Grug stuffed animals (dog toy & plushie)
2025
Learned how to sew and made these dog toys and plushie. There are variations for felt & button eyes and with or without squeakers.
Love.irish Shop
2025
New ecommerce site for Love.irish to sell Irish language products including books, clothing and accessories.
Love.irish Matcher Minigame
2025
Part of the arcade, this is a fun matcher game to practice Irish vocab while earning rewards for doing so.
Picasso in Glass
2025
I recreated a painting by Picasso in stained glass as a gift for my mum. This piece also won 3rd place in the amateur category at the 2025 Glass Craft and Bead expo's Gallery of Excellence in Vegas.
Seamus the Snake: Celtic Adventure
2025
An upcoming adventure game featuring Seamus the Snake exploring Celtic mythology and folklore.
Seamus the Snake: A Classic Adventure (game jam entry)
2025
This is my first game project made during the Pirate Software Game Jam 16 based on the theme "You are the weapon." In this game, you play the classic snake format with a twist where you defeat monsters with your magic.
Séamus the Snake series poster
2024
Series poster featuring the main cast of characters from the Seamus the Snake game.
Portrait of a very good boy
2022
Created this portrait of my dog, Boss, as a study on painting fur texture.
Tá Gaeilge agam
2018
A piece of calligraphy in Irish, meaning 'I speak Irish' using an old script called An Cló Gaelach.
Love.irish interview page
2018
Interview page design featuring conversations with Irish language speakers and learners for the Love.irish platform.
The Information Year in Review: 2017
2017
I led the information architecture, art direction, illustration, and layout for The Information's Year In Review coffee table book which was completed in a month as a team of two.
Beijing's O2O Winter, The Information
2017
Editorial illustration created for an article by The Information
Walking animation project
2014
Made in After Effects following a tutorial from Skillshare and uses Lottie for rendering on the web
Fly Away Little Hummingbird
2009
A surreal photomanipulation featuring a hummingbird, blending nature photography with digital artistry.
The Arts
2009
A typographic poster design celebrating the arts through creative letterforms and composition.
Artist model line art study
2006
A line art study focusing on capturing form and gesture using minimal strokes.
Tic Tac Toe wooden game board
2004
A wooden game board I made in woodshop class in jr. high school. It features a compartment drilled in the side for storing marbles when not in use
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Love.irish avatar reward system
2025
Custom reward system for Love.irish where you can unlock avatars by completing quests and activities on the site. Built using React and Tailwind CSS and extends the internal system design to reduce the need for a lot of custom types while reusing collections for inventory system.
Love.irish daily riddle page
2025·
Test your Irish with daily riddles where you select words from the codex or cast spells to solve it and earn rewards like avatars and banners to customize your profile. Built using React and Tailwind CSS.
Love.irish guestbook (ogham stone)
2025
Ogham stone which can be signed like a guestbook including calendar events which can only be signed during the celebration.
Love.irish calendar event page
2025
Special events on the site have their own page with more information about what it is, how to participate and related links. Built using React and Tailwind CSS.
Love.irish profile page
2025
Customizable profile page where you can show off your avatars, banners and profile information. Built using React and Tailwind CSS.
Love.irish resource page
2025
Dynamic resource page showing different types like codex records, collections and topics.
California landscape
2025
Banner artwork made for the Love.irish adventure as a reward which can be used on profile pages or collections.
Animation of Dua Lipa singing Seán Gabha at the wake for Duo
2025
Duo from Duolingo passed away so I worked on a quick animation featuring an old Irish song once sung at wakes called Seán Gabha.
Dogwood lamp shade
2025·
Stained glass lamp using a Dogwood pattern which has 4 repeats and 800 pieces. It is on an 18" mold
Irish blessing in Insular Majascule script (Book of Kells)
2025
An Irish saying created as part of a course learning the script used in the Book of Kells. Cource was offered through the Friends of Calligraphy in San Francisco
Grug illustration
2025
Another version of Grug using a tablet to draw. This will be made into a puppet for animation.
Pixel art advent calendar 2024
2024·
A daily pixel art challenge creating festive holiday-themed artwork throughout December.
Pikachu gamer avatar
2024
Pixel art avatar featuring Pikachu with gaming headphones, perfect for streaming profiles.
Grug poster
2024
Promotional poster featuring Grug, the loyal sidekick character from the Seamus the Snake game.
Séamus poster
2024
Promotional poster featuring Séamus, the main character from the Seamus the Snake game.
Narrator character
2024
A mystical raven with a crown and teal eyes, designed as the narrator character for Celtic Adventure.
Boss character
2024
A three-headed boss character designed for the Seamus the Snake game, inspired by Celtic mythology.
Player characters
2024
Character designs showcasing diverse player avatars for the Celtic Adventure game.
Picasso Dog
2023
Illustration of DocSend's mascot, a dachshund, based on Picasso's famous sketch of a dog. Created for the internal design system used by the team
Glass chain
2023
Gradient representing the colors of the ground to the sky and was made by linking glass together using a flame
Galaxy marble
2023
Handcrafted glass marble with swirling cosmic patterns, resembling a miniature galaxy.
CSS Dog animation
2022
Loading animation used in a prototype of a new feature I built while working at DocSend (dachshund) using CSS, which was our unoffical mascot.
Calligraphy template for Italic
2022
Custom template I designed to help with alignment and scale when used with a light table
Calligraphy template for Italic
2022
Custom template I designed to help with alignment and scale when used with a light table
Vivaldi, The Four Seasons, Summer, 3rd movement on Piano
2021
Fun video I made playing part of Summer, 3rd movement from Vivaldi's Four Seasons on Piano.
J.S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565
2021
Learning piano and this is one of the songs I've always wanted to play growing up. I put this together to show the progress I've made in learning the abridged intro.
Self-portrait
2021
A CMYK-inspired self-portrait painting exploring color separation and layering techniques.
A Certain Mystique
2021
An expressive portrait study inspired by Picasso's style, exploring mood and color.
Duolingo fan art
2020
Pixel art tribute to Duo, the iconic green owl mascot from the Duolingo language learning app.
Sadu pattern illustration
2019
A recreation of a traditional weaving pattern used in the Middle east like the Bedouin people
Clover character
2019
A whimsical character design featuring a person with clover-themed elements, created for St. Patrick's Day.
Madin Saleh Tomb Door
2019
Photograph of an ancient Nabataean tomb entrance at Madin Saleh, Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Myk Learns Irish: Valentine's Day vocab & phrases
2019
Some helpful phrases for Lá Fhéile Vailintín (Valentine's day)
An Cló Gaelach
2018
Practice piece using the traditional Irish typeface known as An Cló Gaelach (The Gaelic Type), commonly used in Ireland until the mid-20th century.
Daily challenge UI exploration
2018
UI design exploration for the daily challenge feature in the Love.irish Irish language learning app.
MykDoesStuff
2018
Branding and channel art design for the MykDoesStuff YouTube channel and streaming platforms.
Cover art for The Information Year in Review: 2017
2017
Illustrated cover design for The Information's annual Year in Review publication.
The Information Mobile Pattern Library
2017
Designed a pattern library for The Information's mobile site and built the templates in the app
The Information homepage
2016
Homepage design and development for The Information, a tech-focused subscription news publication.
Fitness tracker guided set view
2014
Interface design for a guided workout feature, helping users through exercise sets with clear visual cues.
Fitness tracker mobile app
2014
Mobile app design for a fitness tracking application, featuring workout logging and progress visualization.
Tesselation study
2011
A study for creating a tessellation which is a tiled image. This example can be viewed in both directions when flipped vertically.
Unnatural selection
2010
An illustration exploring themes of evolution and human intervention in nature.
I only have a balloon for you
2010
Digital illustration exploring themes of simple gestures and connection.
Ghoti–Like it never even happened
2010
An illustration inspired by the alternate spelling 'ghoti' for 'fish', highlighting the quirks of English pronunciation.
A happy little landscape
2010
A digital landscape painting inspired by Bob Ross's cheerful painting style and philosophy.
Portrait in mist
2010
A digital painting exploring atmospheric effects with a portrait emerging from misty surroundings.
Bezold effect
2010
An illustration demonstrating the Bezold effect, an optical illusion where colors appear different depending on their surrounding colors.
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Figure drawing study
2010
Life drawing study from a figure drawing session, focusing on anatomy and proportion.
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Figure drawing study
2010
Life drawing study from a figure drawing session, focusing on anatomy and proportion.
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This item might contain nsfw content like nudity and has been blurred until you disable the filter
Figure drawing study
2010
Life drawing study from a figure drawing session, focusing on anatomy and proportion.
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This item might contain nsfw content like nudity and has been blurred until you disable the filter
Figure drawing study
2010
Life drawing study from a figure drawing session, focusing on anatomy and proportion.
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This item might contain nsfw content like nudity and has been blurred until you disable the filter
Figure drawing study
2010
Life drawing study from a figure drawing session, focusing on anatomy and proportion.
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This item might contain nsfw content like nudity and has been blurred until you disable the filter
Figure drawing study
2010
Life drawing study from a figure drawing session, focusing on anatomy and proportion.
Ancient tree
2008
I lost this painting so this is the only photo I have of it. I plan to remake it one day
Talk to the hand
2008
A surreal digital painting featuring a hand with an eye, blending anatomy with symbolism.
Into the wind 2/2
2007
Second panel of a two-part block print series depicting figures leaning into the wind.
Into the wind 1/2
2007
First panel of a two-part block print series depicting figures leaning into the wind.
Into the wind: Lino print
2007
Art of a limited series where each color was stamped and carved from a single lino block
Me and my friend
2006
A charming illustration depicting the bond between a person and their bunny companion.
Self-portrait
2006
A stylized self-portrait illustration exploring personal expression through digital art.
