simongowing1 / kyla-mcdonald-portfolio

Kyla McDonald portfolio

Hello, I'm Simon 🤝

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Always
Being
Creative

My interest in machines and systems started young. I was always taking toys apart to understand how they worked 🧰 or inventing new tools out of useless objects.🛠

This creative curiosity and love for making took me, via artschool 🎨, into the world of international galleries and exhibitions, where I worked for 10 years as a project manager, curator and gallery director. 🖼

Somehow, for so long, working with code felt completely opposite to the path that I had taken 👾 – the work of the 'other' side of the brain 🧠. And it wasn't until I broke down this mental barrier that I saw programming to be the creative act that it is. And also a space to create beautiful things. 🍎

Once I realised this, I knew that I wanted to apply the same strategy to problems in the tech world – break down barriers and find creative solutions to innovative humane projects.

I'm currently...

• 🍄 ... planning a public service API called 'King for a Day API', connecting the iconic 1972 artwork by Bruce McLean to a new audience via a twitter bot
• 🎳 ... looking to collaborate on creative projects to improve the relationship between users and technology.