Hi, I'm Bobby, a web designer and developer.

In 2010, I left Lawrence, Kansas to find web design work in New York City. I took a job with Fog Creek Software as part of the Design Team working in visual design, information architecture, and user experience for company websites and for core products, FogBugz and Kiln.

In 2009, I took a job with Propylon, a company that makes software for legislatures. As Interactive Designer, I modeled and implemented user interfaces for internal sites and applications that power governments. I worked in Django, wrote style guides, optimized for iOS and Android devices, managed information architecture, and created demonstrations and presentation material for clients—all while focusing on usability and visual consistency in interface design.

Previously, I worked for the Kansas Biological Survey, an environmental research program at the University of Kansas. I designed and developed sites for the Survey from the ground up using the Django web framework, PostgreSQL, and standards-based markup. I also utilized XSLT, ASP.NET, ArcGIS Server, and Google Maps API to build the Survey's robust mapping and data interfaces.

Let's build something.

contact@bobbygrace.info, Portfolio (PDF)

Selected Work

Read the Docs

Originally built in 48 hours for the 2010 Django Dash, Read the Docs is a documentation hosting service that allows users to create, import, and host docs. I contribute front-end development and visual design.

Roles: HTML, CSS, JQuery

Site: Read the Docs

Chamber Interface

The Chamber Interface is used to record actions on the chamber floor like introducing, referring, and passing bills. My contributions to the project include modeling and implementing user interaction, developing the visual design, writing usage documentation and presentations, and writing templates and markup.

Roles: HTML, CSS, JQuery, Django

Site: Internal Application

Legislative Interface

The Legislative Interface is used by members of Congress to track chamber activity, bills, members, and committees. My roles on the project include structuring information architecture, writing parts of the Django application, modeling and implementing user interaction, developing the visual design, and writing templates and markup.

Roles: HTML, CSS, JQuery, Django

Site: Internal Application

Kansas Applied Remote Sensing

Kansas Applied Remote Sensing (KARS) is a division of the Kansas Biological Survey, an environmental research program at the University of Kansas. The site gives users easy access to the latest research projects, web applications, member information, and news updates. I developed the site from the ground up using Django and standards-based markup.

Roles: HTML, CSS, JQuery, Django, ASP.NET Templates

Site: KARS

KU Ecosystems Research Group

The KU Ecosystems Research Group is a division of the Kansas Biological Survey focusing on the health and function of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. As the Survey's newest division, KUERG needed a web presence. For the site, I extended the Django-powered CMS developed for KARS, writing new templates and a new brand identity and visual design for the division.

Roles: HTML, CSS, JQuery, Django

Site: KUERG

Kansas Lake Maps

Kansas Lake Maps is a side project of the ASTRA division of the Kansas Biological Survey that provides users fishing maps for lakes and reservoirs in Kansas. The interface allows users to organize and visualize reservoir information in a simple and effective manner. My roles included modeling and implementing user interaction and developing the Django-based application.

Roles: HTML, CSS, JQuery, Django

Site: Kansas Lake Maps

Happy Beetle

Happy Beetle is the online portfolio of scientific illustrator Sara Taliaferro. I developed the visual design and markup for the site.

Roles: HTML, CSS, JQuery

Site: Happy Beetle