We like to have fun with side projects to keep things fresh.
A Life
tools.yaybrigade.com/alife/
This project was inspired by Oliver Burkeman's book Four Thousand Weeks and the subsequent discovery of Tim Urban's Wait But Why post Your Life in Weeks.
![Yay Brigade Favorite Albums 2020](/images/yaybrigade_favorite-albums-2020.jpg)
Favorite Albums
favoritealbums2021.yaybrigade.com
favoritealbums2020.yaybrigade.com
The fourth generation of our continuing experiment, showcasing our favorite music of each year in an imaginative way.
![All the Bands website screenshot](/images/yaybrigade_allthebands.png)
All the Bands
allthebands.com
In the summer of 2019, we launched a passion project: All the Bands is a website where users can create an inventory of their favorite musical acts and compare the list with their friends. Kudos to Jack Greenberg for his React wizardry!
![Yay Brigade Favorite Albums 2018](/images/yaybrigade_favorite-albums-2018.gif)
Favorite Albums
favoritealbums2018.yaybrigade.com
favoritealbums2019.yaybrigade.com
We celebrate the end of each year by making lists of our favorite music albums and showcasing them on a fun microsite.
![Yay Brigade Favorite Albums 2017](/images/yaybrigade_favorite-albums-2017.gif)
Favorite Albums of 2016–2017
favoritealbums2016.yaybrigade.com
favoritealbums2017.yaybrigade.com
The second iteration of our year-end list of favorite albums. For 2016 and 2017, spinning circles create a mandala-like visual wonderland.
![CalArts Graphic Design Almanac](/images/yaybrigade_almanac-animation_400h.gif)
CalArts Graphic Design Almanac
calartsdesignalmanac.net
Roman worked on this personal project, which grew out of his desire to have a definitive list of all graphic design alumni and faculty at CalArts (his alma mater).
![Cat Calculator](/images/yaybrigade_cat-calculator.gif)
Cat Calculator
tools.yaybrigade.com/catcalculator
We created a small (cat-infused) tool that allows freelancers to calculate their hourly rate by answering a series of questions.
![Hey Randy](/images/yaybrigade_heyrandy.png)
Hey Randy
heyrandy.co
In 2014, with the help of our first intern, Aaron Greenberg, we created a raffle picker website and recruited a few friendly animals pals.
![Yay Brigade Favorite Albums 2014](/images/yaybrigade_favoritealbums.png)
Favorite Albums of 2013–2015
favoritealbums2013.yaybrigade.com
favoritealbums2014.yaybrigade.com
favoritealbums2015.yaybrigade.com
This is the first iteration of our Favorite Albums site. It served us well for three years of music.