Software
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musefully
https://musefully.org
https://github.com/derekphilipau/musefully
Powerful services & frameworks like Elasticsearch & Next.js make it possible for museums to easily build performant, responsive and accessible faceted searches for their online collections.
gettfully
https://getty.musefully.org
https://github.com/derekphilipau/gettfully
A simple, fast, powerful, and easy to use search interface for the Getty Vocabularies powered by Elasticsearch and Next.js.
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Formerly thisvesseldoesnotexist.com, now available here.
https://github.com/derekphilipau/this-vue-does-not-exist
The history of ceramics is one of imitation and reproduction.
The "fake" vessels on this website have been created through a similar process of repetition, examination, and reinforcement. Except in this case, the entire procedure has taken place within machine learning software known as a Generative Adversarial Network.
Plaster Calculator
https://github.com/derekphilipau/vue-plaster-calculator
Using the volume of a solid, the Plaster Calculator allows you to estimate how much plaster and water is needed.
72 Hands
Formerly https://72hands.org, now archived here.
From the Tiangong Kaiwu (天工開物) encyclopedia compiled by Song Yingxing (宋应星) comes the oft-cited quote:
“For the total work required to make a single cup, it must pass through 72 hands, and only then can it become a vessel.”
9 to 5
Philadelphia of Art Main Building flying the Ukrainian flag on June 18, 2022.
Spotted in the office. Peter C. Vey, The New Yorker, March 27, 2017
Brooklyn Museum
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org
Lead Software Engineer, 2022-present
Philadelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org
Senior Backend Engineer, 2021-2022
I have fond memories of frequent walks across Philadelphia, starting from my apartment on South Street and culminating in the climb towards Diana and hours wandering the galleries. Little did I know that someday I’d end up back in this wonderful city, working with amazing people in that museum I grew to love.