Who’s Behind Slash7?
I am!
Legally speaking, my name is Amy Fuchs, but since I’ve got this “personal brand” thing going on (and no small amount of Google juice) I still go by Amy Hoy.
I have a personal web site (you’re looking at it), a company, a business partner and a husband who happen to be one in the same: Thomas Fuchs.
Basically, I do what I like to call the “Hard Refresh.” I design interactive experiences that go so far beyond the pale, they go into the rainbow. Uncommon interaction is the name of the game, whether it’s an art project, a full-featured app or a learning experience.
Check out my most famous project, the emotional pulse of Twitter: Twistori, which also happens to be the very first thing I ever collaborated on with Thomas (who did the JavaScript-fu).
In terms of more mundane things (e.g. actual applications), check out Freckle, a web app that turns time tracking on its head (in a really good way).
You should follow me on Twitter.
One thing that’s awesome about Amy Hoy is she’s really, really good at explaining things and illustrating them. — Jason, Rails Envy Podcast
Consulting?
Do I do consulting? Yes indeed.
I design the interface uncommon. Thomas makes JavaScript do things you wouldn’t believe possible. Together, we create crazy web-based goodness that results in raving users and all kinds of press coverage… and we can do it for you.
More at our company site.
Engage me to speak!
I speak at conferences, I’ve done training, am training, will do training. Now that we’ve got all the verb tenses covered, I can speak or train for you—about UI, product design, design in general, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, or life, in general. Drop me a line.
Most recently, Thomas and I ran a private JavaScript Master Class in Washington, DC and sold out 35 seats.
Upcoming speaking gigs include:
- JSConf EU
- Philly Emerging Tech
- SXSW 2010
- Webstock
Past speaking gigs have included:
- Barcamp Vienna
- Kings of Code
- CURU Camp (Centural European Ruby Camp)
- Webstock (full-day tutorial and regular session)
- SXSW 2008
- RailsConf
- OSCON (7 regular sessions; one tutorial; two years of committee membership )
- Workshop for Good (2-day training course for charity)
- Philly Emerging Tech
- FOSCON
- Canada on Rails
- web|works
See the sidebar for links to my slide stacks.
I also ran failcamp with my buddy Alex Hillman.
Talk to me
I love hearing from my readers (that’d be you!). You can email me, chat me up on the Freenode IRC network (I’m eriberri
), or leave me a comment.