Code by Ade
I’m a designer who codes, which means my software projects usually start with curiosity and end with an obsession over how the thing feels in a real person’s hands. Some of these projects were products, some were experiments, and some were data-heavy side quests that turned into much bigger undertakings than I expected.
I’ve built iPhone apps, interactive tools, data projects, websites, and strange little digital objects that sit somewhere between utility and storytelling. What ties them together is that I like making software that is memorable, human, and a little unexpected.
Github: @adrian3
Featured Projects
Boston Marathon Data Project
I collected, cleaned, and explored more than a century of Boston Marathon results, then turned the data into an interactive research project. It combines open data, analysis, and storytelling for runners who want to understand how the race has changed over time.
Tread1st
Tread1st is my long-running training side project. It’s part workout log, part personal data archive, and part excuse to keep building tools around years of running and cycling history.
Ghost-O-Meter
One of my earliest breakout app projects, Ghost-O-Meter reached roughly a million downloads in the early App Store era. It’s a reminder that playful ideas, weird concepts, and strong presentation can travel surprisingly far.
iOS Apps
Over the years I designed and developed a whole family of apps, from chess tools to artistic experiments. Many are no longer in the App Store, but they still represent an important chapter in how I learned to make software.
GitHub Repos
Chess Server
A browser-based chess client for playing live games on FICS with nothing to download.
GIFd
A tool for converting Apple Spatial HEIC photos into 3D GIFs.
Midi Web Controller
Browser-first helpers for binding Web MIDI controllers like the MidiMix and nanoKONTROL2 to on-screen controls.
Ade’s Design System
An editorial-first design system with a source-of-truth design.md, generated tokens, and a classless baseline stylesheet for human and AI-assisted projects.
AI Disclaimer
Assets for adding a statement of creative transparency to artwork to show that AI was not used in its creation.
Digital Polaroid Camera
A digital Polaroid camera project built with a Raspberry Pi and thermal receipt printer.
Dropboard
A minimal standalone to-do board that stores its data in a shareable JSON file.
ESP32 Watch Animation Player
Firmware and upload tools for sending still images and GIFs to an ESP32 watch with a tiny display.
Behance API Template
A simple template that uses the Behance API to pull in a portfolio.
Get Recent Posts From Medium.com
A simple way to pull a list of recent posts from Medium.com.
Instagram Batch Manager
An iOS app for staging Instagram photos and pre-written captions in Dropbox before posting.
Receipt Print Driver
A Mac utility and driver experiment for printing images to small ESC/POS receipt printers over USB or Bluetooth.
Wordpress Google Fonts
A WordPress plugin for integrating Google Fonts.