Jack Armitage
Designer at Afhverju Ekki
Reykjavik, Capital Region, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJack Armitage is a designer and front-end engineer with 11 years of experience who blends creative practice with technical rigour, currently based in Reykjavik. He holds a PhD in Media and Arts Technology from Queen Mary University of London and a first-class BSc in Music, Multimedia and Electronics from the University of Leeds, reflecting a rare mix of research-led thinking and hands-on multimedia skills. Jack contributes to notable open-source projects like hydra, improving browser-based livecoding visuals and UI interactions, which speaks to his interest in interactive, networked creative tools. He creates Tölvera / tolvera.is, a personal design project that showcases his focus on digital aesthetics, usability and experimental media. Known for thoughtful UI work—down to nuanced behaviors like modal header toggles—he balances pixel-level attention with systems-level design. Comfortable at the intersection of art, code and research, Jack translates complex media-technical ideas into engaging user experiences.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Music, Multimedia and Electronics, First-class honours, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Music, Multimedia and Electronics, First-class honours at University of LeedsDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Media and Arts Technology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Media and Arts Technology at Queen Mary University of London
Github Skills (7)
uid10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
codemirror10
html9
css9
Programming languages (23)
Github contributions (5)
hydra-synth/hydra
Feb 2019 - Mar 2019
Livecoding networked visuals in the browser
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:35 commits, 2 PRs, 2 comments in 28 days
Contributions summary:Jack contributed to the front-end code, focusing on UI elements and interactions. One commit toggles the visibility of a modal header, indicating work on interface behavior. The user made updates within the `hydra-server` directory, specifically modifying the `editor.js` file for functionality.
networkedlivecodingvisualsbrowser
AugmentedInstrumentsLab/Instruments
Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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