Frank โŒ

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Presently PhD candidate studying tool-making for vis ๐Ÿ“Š @hcii.cmu.edu. Prev: Adobe, Highsoft, Apple, Visa. Fall 2026: assistant prof @ Cal Poly.

Researching: Softer-ware (malleability), accessibility, data interaction.

In my spare time I'm writing a tabletop rpg (at 400+ pages currently).

Disabled, anti-fascist, queer, and trying to be less online these days.

Websitehttps://www.frank.computer
Data Navigatorhttps://dig.cmu.edu/data-navigator/
Chartabilityhttps://www.chartability.fizz.studio
PronounsHe/him
Here's a cute little preview of where I go with this:

Hey folks! Iโ€™ve finally put together a generic, shareable version of my fill-your-own idea picker!

I literally have almost 100 ideas in mine and it genuinely helps me sift through all the ideas Iโ€™m cooking at any given time using a scoring system.

Feel free to use it if it is helpful (or pass it around). (You can make your own by copying the file.)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IczxFwpjI7ZTw60swyThX72Ia4V7xb6X/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108269580411530541910&rtpof=true&sd=true

research-idea-picker.xlsx

ideas Idea #,Score,Research question, description, or example title,Possible Collaborators,Impact,Virality,My interest,Labor,Resources,My leverage,Future fund.,Risk 1,3.53,How might I rate an exciting, spicy idea that was high risk?,Cool people,4,4,4.5,3.5,3,3.5,3,4 2,3.77,A safe, genuine idea t...

Google Docs

Hi folks! For #GAAD I want to announce that the next issue of the magnificent Nightingale Magazine will have a 12-page section devoted to accessibility and visualization, featuring myself, Jaime Tanner, Johny Cassidy and more!

https://shop.datavisualizationsociety.org/?mc_cid=b42d1bfd88&mc_eid=7c37db3261

Nightingale Magazine

Nightingale is the journal of the Data Visualization Society (DVS). We reflect the mission of the DVS to โ€œfoster a community where every member benefits from resources that support growth, refinement, and expansion of data visualization knowledge, regardless of expertise level.โ€ Print issues are published twice a year.

Data Visualization Society

Have you heard the good news of our Lord and Savior, Pizza?

(she is perfect and I want you to see her practice her skill "sit pretty" aka "t-rex")