The public work / 42 projects / 6 themes
How do we help people create, coordinate and work for themselves? What happens when a simulated city becomes a testing ground? Which ideas deserve to become real things?
This is the written guide. For a different perspective, explore the projects as a city ↗.
10 projects match your filters
The coast, creative spaces and businesses beyond the screen.
Creativity, online and on an island.
A creative camp on Denman Island, run by the Camp Denman Society, with an online Studio for learning, films and digital creation. I build the technology that helps connect those experiences.
Working onDeveloping the creative Studio and the tools people use to learn and make things.
Know when to get out on the water.
Tides, weather and marine conditions in one place. Built with Pat for the practical question of when the conditions line up for time on the water.
Working onMaking marine information useful for planning an outing.
Book a fishing charter directly.
A fishing-charter directory and booking platform designed around direct connections between charter operators and customers.
Working onImproving charter discovery and direct booking.
Research the places that hold a story.
A treasure-intelligence and research project built with Pat. It brings exploration and information together in a product we want to get into people’s hands.
Working onGetting the product ready for a wider launch.
A digital studio rooted on Denman Island.
A digital studio and workspace developed with Pat. It connects our island base with the software and creative work we are building.
Working onDeveloping the studio and its online workspace.
Useful information for a real industry.
A marine and seafood information project built with Pat, focused on making seafood price information easier to find and understand.
Working onImproving the public information experience.
The coast is part of the work, too.
A fishing-charter and sightseeing website connected to Denman Island and the surrounding coast. A project with Pat that brings the real world into the software portfolio.
Working onDeveloping the online charter and visitor experience.
Where software meets a local operation.
A local restaurant and online-ordering website. Takeout Near You is also the long-standing trading name of the company Pat and I share.
Working onConnecting practical operating experience with better online tools.
See a place by walking through it.
Record and share video walks of real places, with mapped locations, walker profiles and curated routes. A different way to discover a neighbourhood or explore somewhere far away.
Working onDeveloping the walking experience and the platform around it.
A real-world store built on Freeholder.
An online store for a capsule-home company in Coombs, British Columbia. It is a practical application of Freeholder to a business beyond software.
Working onDeveloping the store and its customer experience.
See the current priorities, or follow the work through the build journal.