A little bit of info about Greg

the who, what, where, and why

Greg Leuch is a Creative + User Interaction designer, specializing in user interface design, usability, front-end development, and feature research. He has worked on a variety of projects in the past, large and small, with emphasis on web startups and e-commerce. Greg currently a creative freelancer. He was formerly a Senior Designer at BuzzFeed, and the former Director of Research & Development at Rocketboom, working on such projects like Know Your Meme and Magma. He is also a freelance creative with JESS3.

He is fluent in XHTML/CSS, PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, and Ruby (& Rails), while currently mastering LOLCode. He has worked with numerous frameworks and programs, including FBML (Facebook), CakePHP, phpSymfony, Ruby on Rails, Merb, Sinatra, jQuery, Prototype, osCommerce, WordPress, and MODx… to name a few. He is also skilled in Git and SVN repository management, and has contributed to and built numerous applications and plugins for the open-source community.

Greg is also virtual fellow of Free Art and Technology (F.A.T.), and member of AIGA, Rhizome, Artzilla.org, as well as a design advisor for the Dinevore.

Presentations & Panels
"The behavior gap between companies and people", RESPECT THE INTERNET. Dec 2010
"Shaved Bieber", Ignite NYC. Jun 2010
Awards, Highlights, & Distinctions
Called a "Web Boffin" by The Guardian. 2010
"Superfluous Mention in Everything I Write", Helen A.S Popkin Journalism Award. 2010