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Things I wanted to exist.
So I made them.
The byproduct is the product.
by Kevin Madden
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soundmark

Sonic Identity

Find the right song moments and create music that fits a brand.

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Design preview. Explore tempo, key and mood to find song moments that fit a brand's sound.

Design preview of soundmark with an illustrative teal waveform

Food Logic

Group Dining

Help the table settle what to order.

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Design preview. A shared vibe check narrows the choices, so the table can reach a decision together.

Design preview of Food Logic shared vibe check with rose and gold question cards

Ascent

Career Mapping

Explore possible roles and paths forward.

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Design preview. Keep possible roles, supporting evidence and next moves in one place. Shown here with fictional demo data.

Design preview of Ascent next move with fictional Madden Mart demo data

jargon

Technical Fluency

Build confidence with unfamiliar concepts.

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Design preview. Learn unfamiliar technical vocabulary with practice cards, quizzes and spaced repetition.

Design preview of jargon public introduction with three learning cards

The Atlantic Ecologist

Biological Sim

An interactive tribute to ecological field research.

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Design preview. Explore ecology research through playable chapters. This scene follows a tiny fairyfly through a salt marsh.

Design preview of the Fairyfly salt-marsh game with health, time and controls

transpose

Audio ➔ MIDI

An experiment in reimagining recordings through retro game sound palettes.

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Design preview. Choose a retro sound palette, turn recorded audio into notes, and rework it with a SoundFont.

Design preview of transpose empty audio entry with three retro sound palettes