I'm Mark, and I'm a...
Founder
I co-founded Pathwright with my twin brother, Paul. It's an online education platform that perfectly combines my love of code and teaching.
Designer
Not the Photoshop kind. I do most of my design with code.
Teacher
I teach design students how to design and build interactive experiences.
Currently building
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Pathwright: A platform for online education.
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The Lamp Post Guild: An online art school powered by Pathwright.
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DUO Interactive: Software design and consulting with my Twin brother Paul.
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Knote: A small web app to help you grow your relationships. Initially built in 48 hours for the Node Knockout.
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Questalot: A real-life gaming platform that I consult on and helped design UX for.
Some stuff I built before
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Ligonier.org: The web home for Ligonier Ministries.
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PARG and SDME: A couple of games I designed/developed back when Flash was cool.
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SheetCake: Stupid simple signup sheets. Built in 48 hours for the Node Knockout 2012.
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Backbone + Rivets: Comprehensive tutorial and demo demonstrating data binding in Backbone.js
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jQuery ProQuo: Open source jQuery plugin.
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NoiseTrade: I built the first version of NoiseTrade (back-end and front-end)
Cool people I build things with
My toolbox
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Languages: JavaScript/CoffeeScript, Python
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Client-side: Backbone.js + Marionette, SASS, CSS3, HTML5, Swig Templates
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Server-side: Django, Node.js (Express)
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Code Tools: Sublime Text 2, Brunch, Gulp
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Design Tools: Balsamiq Mockups, OmniGraffle, InVision App, Photoshop
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Writing: nValt, IA Writer Pro, Marked
Where I hang out online
I tweet on Twitter, code on Github, and write on Medium.
Where I hang out offline
My family and I live in the beautiful Greenville SC. I run on the Swamp Rabbit Trail, eat at the many great downtown restaurants, and relax in Falls Park.