Blake Mason
Software engineer focused on accessibility, data visualization, and interactive web experiences. Over ten years building production web products and leading cross-functional teams.
I am also a musician and filmmaker. Selected audio and video work lives here alongside code; newer experiments and releases appear on YouTube and Bandcamp.
Focus: design systems, data visualization, accessibility (WCAG), React, Next.js, and technical leadership.
Selected work
Highlights from across engineering, music, and film. Years are shown on each card.
code
React UI Component Library
Custom React UI Component Library used across Rubin Observatory web products
2024
code
Astronomical Data Visualizations
A suite of interactive data visualizations that use real data to instruct users in core astronomy concepts.
2023
code
rubinobservatory.org
The primary public facing portal for all things Rubin Observatory
2023
code
Skyviewer
Web app showcasing the images and data captured by Rubin Observatory
2021
code
Rubin Observatory - Education and Public Outreach
As Senior Software Engineer and Technical Lead, I led a team of Rubin Observatory developers and designers
2019
music
Moon Riot
My first album as a solo artist
2018
video
Elsewhere Museum
Documented artists’ works in photographs, videos, audio recordings, and print publications
2015
code
CTRL ALT PDX
CTRL ALT PDX is an interactive game installed on 750 square feet of storefront windows in SE Portland
2015
video
Domino May: An Audiovisual Companion
A collaborative effort in learning and expression through failure: a group of artists set off down the Columbia in a ship of their own making
2013