Mark Wyner Design

Man, do we love the web.

At Mark Wyner Design, we soak it in. We enter our studio in the morning with vigor like children in a candy store. With over a decade of experience, we exhibit ultimate confidence and pride in our work. And it shows. Nearly 100% of our client base originates with referrals. We believe that’s a testament to what we bring to the table.

Our recipe for designing websites is pretty simple:

wrap every experience in an appropriate visual-environment (sensible design)
logically map information for efficient navigation (usable interface)
welcome any potential browsing device, internet connection and physical condition (accessible content)

But we don’t simply preach this philosophy, we walk the walk.

We’re constantly feeding our hunger for a comprehensive understanding of experience design, HCI and web technologies. We listen to our clients and the people who use their websites, conduct visitor analyses and weave ourselves into the web community. And we apply this knowledge to every project in our studio.

Mark Wyner, Principal/Founder

Mark has been designing and developing on the web for over a decade. He is a seasoned veteran with extensive expertise in virtually every facet of interactive media, from design to technology. He is also one of an elite group of pioneers of the web-standards approach. (A word of forewarning: if you ask him about these “war stories,” you’re likely to get an earful; so have a seat and a beverage handy.)

Some of Mark’s notable accomplishments

Awards:: One Web Standards (design/compliant interface); One Echo (marketing); Two AAN (advertising/promotion); Two Plastic Pilot (design)

Speaking engagements:: Webvisions, 2006–2008; DevGroup NW; Shop/08; Internet Professionals Northwest at OHSU; Art Institute of Portland (recurring speaker)

Articles/papers:: Read some of Mark’s favorites.

Heroism:: Catching a scorpion in his kitchen and releasing it into the desert; Increasing his bowling average by 20 pins in a mere 12 weeks (to 164); Increasing his bowling average by 30 pins the following season (to 193, but who’s counting); Attempting to raise four children (including two adoptions)