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Ryan Orban

Ryan Orban

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Portfolio

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  1. Bruce Cao: designer at the intersection of AI and UX

    Bruce Cao is a designer focused on AI interaction and user experience, with projects spanning LLM-encouraged exploration, Google Meet icebreakers, and tools for turning loose thoughts into shareable writing.

  2. Zach Krall: SSH-based personal site

    Zach Krall's personal site is accessed via SSH rather than a browser — a creative terminal experience at ssh hi.zachkrall.com. A deliberate choice to make the portfolio interactive in the terminal rather than the web.

  3. Wealthfolio: offline open-source portfolio tracker

    Wealthfolio is an open-source, offline-first desktop portfolio tracker that stores all financial data locally. No subscriptions, no cloud sync, no account required — just a standalone app for tracking investments privately.

  4. Michael Bliss

    Michael Bliss's personal portfolio site — a designer or creative professional whose work was worth bookmarking. Minimal context from the save; likely saved as a visual reference or creative inspiration.

  5. Don't End The Week With Nothing

    Patrick McKenzie's essay on building career capital through artifact creation — every week should produce something permanent: a blog post, open-source contribution, or piece of writing that compounds over time. Companion to his salary negotiation essay.

  6. The Case for Bitcoin in an Institutional Portfolio

    A 2020 paper or analysis making the case for Bitcoin allocation in an institutional portfolio — a genre of investment thesis that became prominent as hedge funds and institutional investors began evaluating crypto exposure. Saved via Twitter link in August 2020.

  7. Awesome GitHub Profile README Templates

    A curated collection of GitHub profile README templates — saved when GitHub profile READMEs launched in mid-2020. Reference gallery for designing a developer profile page with stats, badges, and custom layouts.

  8. Sandra Dieckmann: Illustration

    Sandra Dieckmann's illustration portfolio — a German-born, London-based illustrator known for intricate, folklore-inflected animal drawings with soft color palettes. Her work has a distinctive quality: detailed but never fussy, dark subject matter treated gently.

  9. Alice Rebecca Potter: Society6

    Alice Rebecca Potter's Society6 shop — detailed botanical and natural history-style illustration sold as prints and merchandise. Society6 was one of the first platforms that let illustrators build audiences and sell prints without gallery representation.

  10. Josh Nimoy: Creative Technologist

    Josh Nimoy's portfolio — a creative technologist known for algorithmic art, the JMyron motion detection library, and his work on the visual effects for Tron: Legacy. The URL points to his projects section.

  11. Theodore Watson: Interactive Installations

    Theodore Watson's portfolio — a prolific creative technologist and co-creator of ofxKinect and other openFrameworks addons. Known for interactive installations that blend physical computing, computer vision, and generative graphics.

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