[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":319},["ShallowReactive",2],{"footer-settings":3,"side-projects-page":22},{"heading":4,"body":5,"links":6,"note":21},"Bottom line, still up front.","A small footer for global links, contact paths, and project context.",[7,10,13,16,19],{"label":8,"url":9},"About","http:\u002F\u002Fmy-website.localhost\u002Fabout#now",{"label":11,"url":12},"Case Studies","http:\u002F\u002Fmy-website.localhost\u002F#selected-work",{"label":14,"url":15},"Side Projects","http:\u002F\u002Fmy-website.localhost\u002Fside-projects",{"label":17,"url":18},"Writing","http:\u002F\u002Fmy-website.localhost\u002Fwriting",{"label":20,"url":9},"Now","",{"id":23,"databaseId":24,"slug":25,"uri":26,"title":14,"displayHeading":21,"displayDescription":21,"seoDescription":21,"nowContent":21,"blocks":27},"cG9zdDoyMzM=",233,"side-projects","\u002Fside-projects\u002F",[28,34,39,44,49,54,58,62,66,70,74,78,83,88,91,94,97,100,103,106,109,112,115,119,123,127,131,135,139,143,147,151,155,159,163,167,171,175,179,183,187,191,195,199,203,207,211,214,218,222,226,230,234,238,242,246,249,253,257,261,264,268,272,276,280,284,288,292,295,299,303,307,311,315],{"name":29,"clientId":30,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":32,"attributes":33},"core\u002Fheading","6a8e6cd272643",null,"\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neural Network Stuff\u003C\u002Fh2>\n",{},{"name":35,"clientId":36,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":37,"attributes":38},"core\u002Fimage","6a8e6cd27265a","\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"alignright size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-7.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-555\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>",{},{"name":40,"clientId":41,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":42,"attributes":43},"core\u002Fparagraph","6a8e6cd27265c","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I’ve been using neural networks (also known as “AI” these days) to make art since 2015. 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Some links of note:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fart-marketing\u002Fhow-artists-can-use-neural-networks-to-make-art-714cdab53953\">How Artists Can Use Neural Networks to Make Art\u003C\u002Fa> - 2017\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fhackernoon\u002Fhow-artists-can-set-up-their-own-neural-network-part-1-installation-5dddac1ca331\">How Artists can Set Up Their Own Neural Network\u003C\u002Fa> (4 part series) - 2018\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fworkflowy.com\u002Fs\u002Faslan-frenchs-neural\u002F8YpqRXAx9uAERR3s#\u002Fa9a1859b81ff\">Neural Network Art Resource list \u003C\u002Fa>- 2022\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faslanfrench.medium.com\u002Fan-ai-art-ethos-114c507d3b13\">An AI Art Ethos\u003C\u002Fa> - 2023\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faslanfrench.medium.com\u002Fwhat-is-latent-space-for-artists-e7d16d39db8d\">What is Latent Space for Artists\u003C\u002Fa> - 2023\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faslanfrench.medium.com\u002Fmaps-of-the-world-in-its-becoming-visual-essay-3b0f5b2faf4d\">Maps of the World in it’s Becoming - Visual Essay\u003C\u002Fa> - 2023\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Talk for EFF-Austin meetup: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=EgfZutCtacg\">Generative AI's Historical Context: From Dadaists To Algorists And Beyond\u003C\u002Fa> - 2024\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-7.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-555\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":85,"parentClientId":80,"renderedHtml":86,"attributes":87},"core\u002Fcolumn","6a8e6cd272666","\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I’ve been using neural networks (also known as “AI” these days) to make art since 2015. Some links of note:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fart-marketing\u002Fhow-artists-can-use-neural-networks-to-make-art-714cdab53953\">How Artists Can Use Neural Networks to Make Art\u003C\u002Fa> - 2017\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fhackernoon\u002Fhow-artists-can-set-up-their-own-neural-network-part-1-installation-5dddac1ca331\">How Artists can Set Up Their Own Neural Network\u003C\u002Fa> (4 part series) - 2018\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fworkflowy.com\u002Fs\u002Faslan-frenchs-neural\u002F8YpqRXAx9uAERR3s#\u002Fa9a1859b81ff\">Neural Network Art Resource list \u003C\u002Fa>- 2022\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faslanfrench.medium.com\u002Fan-ai-art-ethos-114c507d3b13\">An AI Art Ethos\u003C\u002Fa> - 2023\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faslanfrench.medium.com\u002Fwhat-is-latent-space-for-artists-e7d16d39db8d\">What is Latent Space for Artists\u003C\u002Fa> - 2023\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faslanfrench.medium.com\u002Fmaps-of-the-world-in-its-becoming-visual-essay-3b0f5b2faf4d\">Maps of the World in it’s Becoming - Visual Essay\u003C\u002Fa> - 2023\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Talk for EFF-Austin meetup: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=EgfZutCtacg\">Generative AI's Historical Context: From Dadaists To Algorists And Beyond\u003C\u002Fa> - 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class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-7.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-555\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n",{},{"name":35,"clientId":120,"parentClientId":116,"renderedHtml":121,"attributes":122},"6a8e6cd2726b0","\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-7.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-555\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":124,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":125,"attributes":126},"6a8e6cd2726b2","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my Instagram to see some of my experiments: \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":128,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":129,"attributes":130},"6a8e6cd2726e8","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fjcklpe_\u002F\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fjcklpe_\u002F\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":35,"clientId":132,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":133,"attributes":134},"6a8e6cd2726e9","\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-1-3.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-1-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-556\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":136,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":137,"attributes":138},"6a8e6cd2726ea","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Art exhibits I’ve been in: \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":29,"clientId":140,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":141,"attributes":142},"6a8e6cd2726eb","\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art Exhibits\u003C\u002Fh3>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":144,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":145,"attributes":146},"6a8e6cd2726ec","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fp\u002FBgh3pevDubn\u002F?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">He110, W0r1d!\u003C\u002Fa> member of vurv: Spring 2018\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":148,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":149,"attributes":150},"6a8e6cd2726ed","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fp\u002FChu8YdWJw67\u002F?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">Summer 2022 Exhibit\u003C\u002Fa> hosted by dadageek: Summer 2022\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":152,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":153,"attributes":154},"6a8e6cd2726ee","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fp\u002FCsoy6JRpS9T\u002F?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">Starry Heights \u003C\u002Fa>hosted by Art Island: Fall 2022\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":156,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":157,"attributes":158},"6a8e6cd2726ef","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Freel\u002FCzWWMQ7u5do\u002F?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">Portal Fishing\u003C\u002Fa> hosted by Favored Channels: Fall 2023\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":160,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":161,"attributes":162},"6a8e6cd2726f0","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvoxveniae.churchcenter.com\u002Fregistrations\u002Fevents\u002F2166436\">What is your 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Interactive\u003C\u002Fa> Spring 2026\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":176,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":177,"attributes":178},"6a8e6cd2726f4","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Messing with neural networks is also how I first dipped my toes into Linux and open source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":180,"clientId":181,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":21,"attributes":182},"core\u002Fseparator","6a8e6cd2726f5",{},{"name":29,"clientId":184,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":185,"attributes":186},"6a8e6cd2726f6","\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enzo Lang: a designer makes a programming language\u003C\u002Fh2>\n",{},{"name":35,"clientId":188,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":189,"attributes":190},"6a8e6cd2726f7","\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-2-3.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-2-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-557\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":192,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":193,"attributes":194},"6a8e6cd2726f8","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Code is the ultimate user interface. It is the final user interface on which all other user interfaces are built. So I think it’s interesting to explore this space as a designer. When learning to program, I would often have ideas on how I thought the syntax design could be improved. Originally I had no intention of implementing it but now I have!\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":196,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":197,"attributes":198},"6a8e6cd2726f9","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fenzo-lang\">https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fenzo-lang\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":45,"clientId":200,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":201,"attributes":202},"6a8e6cd2726fa","\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fdesign-bootcamp\u002Fa-ux-designer-designs-a-programming-language-ff7c7cf44dd4\">Part 1: A UX designer designs a programming language\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fdesign-bootcamp\u002Fdesign-principles-for-enzo-a4f9af10cd03\">Part 2: Design Principles for Enzo\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{},{"name":50,"clientId":204,"parentClientId":200,"renderedHtml":205,"attributes":206},"6a8e6cd2726fb","\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fdesign-bootcamp\u002Fa-ux-designer-designs-a-programming-language-ff7c7cf44dd4\">Part 1: A UX designer designs a programming language\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n",{},{"name":50,"clientId":208,"parentClientId":200,"renderedHtml":209,"attributes":210},"6a8e6cd2726fc","\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fdesign-bootcamp\u002Fdesign-principles-for-enzo-a4f9af10cd03\">Part 2: Design Principles for Enzo\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n",{},{"name":180,"clientId":212,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":21,"attributes":213},"6a8e6cd2726fd",{},{"name":29,"clientId":215,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":216,"attributes":217},"6a8e6cd2726fe","\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Organizing\u003C\u002Fh2>\n",{},{"name":79,"clientId":219,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":220,"attributes":221},"6a8e6cd2726ff","\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I began my civic tech journey with Open Austin as a volunteer in 2015, and I’m thrilled to now serve on the board. Over the past decade, I’ve contributed to various community tech organizations in Austin, including \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmakezine.com\u002Farticle\u002Fmaker-news\u002Fmakerspace-spotlight-co-lab-community-makers-in-austin-texas\u002F\">co.lab Makerspace\u003C\u002Fa>, t\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvurv.co\u002F\">he art collective Vurv\u003C\u002Fa>, the\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcfpb.github.io\u002FInteragency-Research-Ops\u002F\"> Federal Interagency Research-Ops working group\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fopensourcedesign.net\u002F\">Open Source Design\u003C\u002Fa>, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fatxhack4change\u002F\">Austin Hack 4 Change\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-3-2.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-3-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-558\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-4-1.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-4-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-559\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I’ve run tech operations for several of these orgs, doing things like designing brand and marketing materials, standing up and maintaining self-hosted infrastructure such as Discourse, Wordpress (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fcommon-wp-theme\">see the non-profit general use Wordpress theme I created here\u003C\u002Fa>), or Nextcloud servers. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":223,"parentClientId":219,"renderedHtml":224,"attributes":225},"6a8e6cd272700","\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I began my civic tech journey with Open Austin as a volunteer in 2015, and I’m thrilled to now serve on the board. Over the past decade, I’ve contributed to various community tech organizations in Austin, including \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmakezine.com\u002Farticle\u002Fmaker-news\u002Fmakerspace-spotlight-co-lab-community-makers-in-austin-texas\u002F\">co.lab Makerspace\u003C\u002Fa>, t\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvurv.co\u002F\">he art collective Vurv\u003C\u002Fa>, the\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcfpb.github.io\u002FInteragency-Research-Ops\u002F\"> Federal Interagency Research-Ops working group\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fopensourcedesign.net\u002F\">Open Source Design\u003C\u002Fa>, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fatxhack4change\u002F\">Austin Hack 4 Change\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-3-2.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-3-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-558\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":227,"parentClientId":223,"renderedHtml":228,"attributes":229},"6a8e6cd272701","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I began my civic tech journey with Open Austin as a volunteer in 2015, and I’m thrilled to now serve on the board. Over the past decade, I’ve contributed to various community tech organizations in Austin, including \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmakezine.com\u002Farticle\u002Fmaker-news\u002Fmakerspace-spotlight-co-lab-community-makers-in-austin-texas\u002F\">co.lab Makerspace\u003C\u002Fa>, t\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvurv.co\u002F\">he art collective Vurv\u003C\u002Fa>, the\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcfpb.github.io\u002FInteragency-Research-Ops\u002F\"> Federal Interagency Research-Ops working group\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fopensourcedesign.net\u002F\">Open Source Design\u003C\u002Fa>, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fatxhack4change\u002F\">Austin Hack 4 Change\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":35,"clientId":231,"parentClientId":223,"renderedHtml":232,"attributes":233},"6a8e6cd272702","\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-3-2.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-3-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-558\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":235,"parentClientId":219,"renderedHtml":236,"attributes":237},"6a8e6cd272703","\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-4-1.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-4-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-559\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I’ve run tech operations for several of these orgs, doing things like designing brand and marketing materials, standing up and maintaining self-hosted infrastructure such as Discourse, Wordpress (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fcommon-wp-theme\">see the non-profit general use Wordpress theme I created here\u003C\u002Fa>), or Nextcloud servers. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n",{},{"name":35,"clientId":239,"parentClientId":235,"renderedHtml":240,"attributes":241},"6a8e6cd272704","\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-4-1.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-4-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-559\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":243,"parentClientId":235,"renderedHtml":244,"attributes":245},"6a8e6cd272705","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I’ve run tech operations for several of these orgs, doing things like designing brand and marketing materials, standing up and maintaining self-hosted infrastructure such as Discourse, Wordpress (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fcommon-wp-theme\">see the non-profit general use Wordpress theme I created here\u003C\u002Fa>), or Nextcloud servers. \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":180,"clientId":247,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":21,"attributes":248},"6a8e6cd272706",{},{"name":29,"clientId":250,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":251,"attributes":252},"6a8e6cd272707","\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3D Art, Sculpting, Photogrammetry, and Virtual Reality\u003C\u002Fh2>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":254,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":255,"attributes":256},"6a8e6cd272708","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back when I was still thinking the future of UX was going to be a lot more VR heavy I also spent a year learning 3D art on the side. You can see the work I did for that at my sketchfab here:\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":258,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":259,"attributes":260},"6a8e6cd272709","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsketchfab.com\u002Fjcklpe\">https:\u002F\u002Fsketchfab.com\u002Fjcklpe\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":180,"clientId":262,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":21,"attributes":263},"6a8e6cd27270a",{},{"name":29,"clientId":265,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":266,"attributes":267},"6a8e6cd27270b","\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Endless Portfolio Websites\u003C\u002Fh2>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":269,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":270,"attributes":271},"6a8e6cd27270c","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I do everything in Notion now because I’m a big believer in “Platform Thinking” and Not Reinventing the Wheel. But if you want to see some of the projects that I honed my craft on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":45,"clientId":273,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":274,"attributes":275},"6a8e6cd27270d","\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>2020 portfolio, built with React + Frontity framework, hooking into the Headless Wordpress REST API: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fdesert-jackalope\">https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fdesert-jackalope\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>2018 portfolio, Wordpress with webpack: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002FJackalopePro\">https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002FJackalopePro\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>2017 portfolio, Wordpress: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002FJackalope\">https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002FJackalope\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>2014 portfolio, my first: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fjack-a-lope.net\">https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fjack-a-lope.net\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{},{"name":50,"clientId":277,"parentClientId":273,"renderedHtml":278,"attributes":279},"6a8e6cd27270e","\n\u003Cli>2020 portfolio, built with React + Frontity framework, hooking into the Headless Wordpress REST API: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fdesert-jackalope\">https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fdesert-jackalope\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n",{},{"name":50,"clientId":281,"parentClientId":273,"renderedHtml":282,"attributes":283},"6a8e6cd27270f","\n\u003Cli>2018 portfolio, Wordpress with webpack: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002FJackalopePro\">https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002FJackalopePro\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n",{},{"name":50,"clientId":285,"parentClientId":273,"renderedHtml":286,"attributes":287},"6a8e6cd272710","\n\u003Cli>2017 portfolio, Wordpress: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002FJackalope\">https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002FJackalope\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n",{},{"name":50,"clientId":289,"parentClientId":273,"renderedHtml":290,"attributes":291},"6a8e6cd272711","\n\u003Cli>2014 portfolio, my first: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fjack-a-lope.net\">https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fjcklpe\u002Fjack-a-lope.net\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n",{},{"name":180,"clientId":293,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":21,"attributes":294},"6a8e6cd272712",{},{"name":29,"clientId":296,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":297,"attributes":298},"6a8e6cd272713","\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Running “the Cloud” out of my closet\u003C\u002Fh2>\n",{},{"name":79,"clientId":300,"parentClientId":31,"renderedHtml":301,"attributes":302},"6a8e6cd272714","\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 2018-2022 I ran my own Nextcloud server out of my closet. Nextcloud is an open source groupware and cloud document service (similar to Google Suite, or Microsoft 365). This project taught me a ton about Linux, Bash, and how provisioning web apps worked. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-5-1.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-5-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-560\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":304,"parentClientId":300,"renderedHtml":305,"attributes":306},"6a8e6cd272715","\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 2018-2022 I ran my own Nextcloud server out of my closet. Nextcloud is an open source groupware and cloud document service (similar to Google Suite, or Microsoft 365). This project taught me a ton about Linux, Bash, and how provisioning web apps worked. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n",{},{"name":40,"clientId":308,"parentClientId":304,"renderedHtml":309,"attributes":310},"6a8e6cd272716","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 2018-2022 I ran my own Nextcloud server out of my closet. Nextcloud is an open source groupware and cloud document service (similar to Google Suite, or Microsoft 365). This project taught me a ton about Linux, Bash, and how provisioning web apps worked. \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{},{"name":84,"clientId":312,"parentClientId":300,"renderedHtml":313,"attributes":314},"6a8e6cd272717","\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-5-1.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-5-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-560\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n",{},{"name":35,"clientId":316,"parentClientId":312,"renderedHtml":317,"attributes":318},"6a8e6cd272718","\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-5-1.png\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aslanfrench.work\u002Fmedia\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fimage-5-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-560\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n",{},1787718861261]