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Hi! My name is Mark.

I've designed

App Lifecycle Manager

Design lead for a new Google Cloud service (formerly SaaS Runtime) to help developers design, deploy and operate their SaaS offerings at scale.

Visual Studio 2022

Design director for Visual Studio, migrating the legacy WPF UI into a modern, Windows 11 Fluent world.

Visual Studio Code

Design director for the Visual Studio family, delivering an open-source library of components, documentation and Figma libraries to the community.

Azure DevOps

Design manager for Azure DevOps design system and feature development, introducing Figma to Microsoft.

Skype for Xbox One

Visual, motion and interaction design for the refreshed Skype on Xbox One universal application (UWP).

Skype for HoloLens

Design manager for the initial release of Skype on HoloLens experience, deployed by NASA to the International Space Station as part of "Project Sidekick".

Windows 10

Design manager for Skype Video + Messaging integration into the initial launch of Windows 10, codenamed "Threshold".

Office 365

Design manager for the initial integration of real-time communications within the Office 365 web suite.

Presence

Co-developed a unified presence model to integrate Skype consumer products and legacy Lync clients into one cohesive system.

Skype for iPad

Design manager for the team that produced Apple's most downloaded iPad application of all time.

Ice Cream Sandwich

Interaction designer for Skype's Android release featuring a clearer affordance for mood messaging on mobile.

Windows Phone 7

Design lead for envisioning Skype on Microsoft's mobile reinvention.

Skype Emoticons

Collaborated with designer Jon Hicks to refresh the Skype emoticon palette for higher pixel density devices.

Panasonic VIERA

Skype design partner contact for Panasonic’s R&D team in Osaka, Japan.

Skype for iPhone

Interaction designer and design manager for the original Skype for iPhone.

Samsung SMART TV

Design manager for integrated Skype experience on the 2010 Samsung range of smart TVs

LG NetCast

Design and brand manager for LG and Skype consumer electronics partnership.

ASUS AiGuru SV-1

Interaction designer for the entire embedded Linux OS on this consumer-focused standalone videophone.

3 Skypephone

Interaction designer for the integrated Skype client experience on their branded handset, partnering with Hutchison Whampoa's handset team.

Skype for Nokia N800

Interaction designer for a standalone Skype application for Nokia's "Internet Tablet" devices.

My 3

Full-time role designing the mobile and desktop account management portal for 3's cost-conscious consumers.

Fastball

Freelance role, supporting the launch of Fastball's "The Harsh Light Of Day" album.

Korn

Freelance role as webmaster for Korn, adopting my personal fan-site as their official online presence.

Mercury Rev

Freelance role in London, launching mercuryrev.net after the critical success of "Deserter's Songs" in the UK.

STEPS

Full-time role in London, supporting the launch of "STEPtacular" and a slew of chart-topping singles.

Kenny G

Freelance role updating and maintaining Kenny G's online presence. (I only wish I were making this up.)

Rage Against The Machine

Full-time role in Los Angeles, designing and maintaining Rage's online presence and activism promotion.

Indigo Girls

Webmaster for indigogirls.com, supporting the launch of "Come On Now Social".

Monty Python

Webmaster for the Monty Python’s online archive of Terry Gilliam artwork and Eric Idle's live shows.

Backstreet Boys

Freelance role designing and maintaining the Backstreet Boys website for the release of their record-breaking "Millennium" album.

Sainsbury's

Freelance role publishing the environmental reports of J Sainsbury plc online.