Graham McDermott
I'm a creative technologist with 20 years professional software engineering experience spanning iOS app development, games development, and entrepreneurship. I'm passionate about projects that unlock the creative potential of others through storytelling and visual media.
About Me
Hello there! 👋I’m a software engineer and entrepreneur born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Outside of code, I love biking, climbing, gardening, painting—and frustrating my family by turning every hike into a photo shoot.Looking for an experienced iOS engineer with a strong sense of craft and attention to detail? Working on something that lives at the intersection of art, creativity, and technology? That’s where I thrive—and I’d love to help.My background spans game development, entrepreneurship, and iOS engineering at both nimble startups and large tech companies. If you’re building something interesting, let’s talk!Did I mention I love taking photos? Here are a few of my faves:
Projects
Meta
While I can't share technical details of my work at Meta, I can share my badge post! At Meta there's a tradition of posting an image of your badge when you leave the company. Mine was instead a badge video showcasing some of the technology I worked on during my time there: camera effects, animation infrastructure, and avatars.
Oscilloscoop
Oscilloscoop is a audiovisual toy for iPhone and iPad that allows a user to "draw" music. Through gestures a user can control audio pitch, filters and quantization.
MotionPhone
MotionPhone is a novel, collaborative animation app. Users can create simple geometric animations through gestures. Multiple users can draw together on a shared canvas simultaneously.
Rework
REWORK_ (Philip Glass Remixed) is a collection of interactive visualizations of the REWORK_ album - remixes of composer Philip Glass' music.I coded the “Glass Machine” experience which lets people create their own music inspired by Glass’ early music.
Björk's Biophilia: Thunderbolt / Virus
Björk's Biophilia Project was the world's first music album adapted as a suite of interactive audiovisual iOS apps. The Thunderbolt app allowed users to draw musical arpeggios with lightning.
The Virus app is both a interactive visualization of Björk's song and a musical instrument that can be played by tapping on viruses and cells.
Thank You 😊
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