I like minimalism.
I design multi-touch interfaces.
I’m a fan of high-speed rail and simpler taxation.
I’ve taught on new media and the cult TV show Lost.
I write on innovation in policy, usability, and government.
I’ve written for Roll Call.
I’m on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
I do art.
I’m at e.j.kalafarski@gmail.com.
Google asked for a viral gadget that would let any site owner offer their customers personalized, dynamic driving directions right in their Web site.
My master’s work at Brown focused on building multi-touch interfaces that are as precise and robust as traditional point-and-click interfaces. On the Microsoft Surface, we developed a powerful collaborative image manipulation app called SurfaceShop.
At Brown, we’ve integrated the educational StarPad SDK with the Microsoft Surface to create an environment that lets students interact with the mathematics they write in ways impossible on paper.
Matt Shapanka at Tufts and I developed a low-cost GPS tracking system for Tufts’ notoriously unreliable shuttle service.
National Journal and Google asked for a map tool that made their detailed census data easy to scour.
Chad Matlin and I chaired a panel at George Washington University’s 2008 Politics Online Conference examining the role of interactive mapping in online politics.
Chad Matlin and I conceived and developed a tool for tracking electoral candidates visually and following their campaigns with integrated video and articles. Partnered with Slate.
Chad Matlin and I designed and taught a class for Tufts’s Experimental College on the social, economic, and technological implications of the cult television show Lost.
John Valentine and I implemented our proposal from the 2006 Tufts Business Plan Competition to create a successful business aimed at helping students easily sell textbooks at the semester’s end.
Staff writer at the Capitol Hill daily.