Will Chavez

Notes

Thoughts, things I’m learning, and occasional longer posts.
  1. A little OP-XY browser companion that started with one question: what if I could see the filter knob move?
    • Music
    • Creative coding
    • Web Audio
  2. A semester of HCI, two prototypes, and an unreasonable amount of calendar Tetris.
    • Learning
    • Design
    • Georgia Tech
  3. I built the prototype while Ankit led product planning, negotiated scope, and stepped in when I was out. Four days taught us how much good work depends on choosing what not to build.
    • Design
    • Work
    • AI
  4. Sneaker culture is something I’ve participated since I was in high school around 2009. Over the past couple of years people who have bought Nike shoes have typically used an app called SNKRS…
    • Sneakers
    • Side project
    • Creative coding
  5. I started my career at IBM in Raleigh, NC working on a team that made applications with Watson AI. I remember going in the first day and being astounded at all the different tech that was being…
    • Career
    • IBM
    • Raleigh
    • San Francisco
  6. Hi! My name is Will! I’m a Software Engineer at IBM and I moved to San Francisco in September, 2018 for a new position at the IBM Garage. Before moving to SF, I was living in Raleigh, NC and…
    • Design
    • Code
    • Community
    • Harlem
  7. Asheville/Knoxville Sep 22, 2018
    Towards the end of March, my team at IBM was given Thu+Fri off and during the beginning of that week I started looking into a strange little festival that I heard of, called Big Ears. It had been…
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Asheville
    • Knoxville
  8. Atlanta & Tyler Sep 22, 2018
    In the beginning of February I wasn’t doing much, going out a lot, so I started developing a serious case of FOMO while looking through social media. My best friend was in Dallas and had been…
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Atlanta
    • Tyler, the Creator
  9. Barcelona, Spain Sep 16, 2018
    When I arrived in Barcelona, the first thing I did after getting through the airport was finding a cell phone provider to get a 4G data plan. So I used my broken, stutter-filled Spanish to ask the…
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Barcelona
    • Architecture