Gemini CLI
Staff UX designer on Gemini CLI, Google's open-source agentic command-line interface for Gemini. Hands-on IC work across terminal rendering, accessibility, and the written voice of the product.
Hi! My name is Mark.
I've designed some of the most loved developer tools, video calling for Xbox gamers, sites for Grammy-winning artists, augmented reality for astronauts, and the most downloaded iPad app of all time.
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.
Microsoft
Visual Studio 2022
Design director for Visual Studio, migrating the legacy WPF UI into a modern, Windows 11 Fluent world.
Microsoft
Visual Studio Code
Design director for the Visual Studio family, delivering an open-source library of components, documentation and Figma libraries to the community.
Microsoft
Presence Indicators
Oversaw a maker project that solved a real open-plan focus problem while signalling to the wider org that designers build things too.
Microsoft
Ambient Displays
DesignOps lead, building tooling, documentation, and ambient displays to recognise the realities of a globally distributed team.
Microsoft
Azure DevOps
Design manager for Azure DevOps design system and feature development, introducing Figma to Microsoft.
Microsoft
Skype for Xbox One
Visual, motion and interaction design for the refreshed Skype on Xbox One universal application (UWP).
Microsoft
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".
Microsoft
Windows 10
Design manager for Skype Video + Messaging integration into the initial launch of Windows 10, codenamed "Threshold".
Microsoft
Office 365
Design manager for the initial integration of real-time communications within the Office 365 web suite.
Microsoft
Presence
Co-developed a unified presence model to integrate Skype consumer products and legacy Lync clients into one cohesive system.
Skype
Skype for iPad
Design manager for the team that produced Apple's most downloaded iPad application of all time.
Skype
Ice Cream Sandwich
Interaction designer for Skype's Android release featuring a clearer affordance for mood messaging on mobile.
Skype
Skype Emoticons
Collaborated with designer Jon Hicks to refresh the Skype emoticon palette for higher pixel density devices.
Skype
Samsung SMART TV
Design manager for integrated Skype experience on the 2010 Samsung range of smart TVs
Skype
ASUS AiGuru SV-1
Interaction designer for the entire embedded Linux OS on this consumer-focused standalone videophone.
Skype
Skype for your Mobile
Interaction designer for an early client/server approach to Skype on mobile phones.
Skype
Sony Mylo COM-2
Interaction designer for the Skype experience on the Sony Mylo COM-2 personal communicator.
Skype
3 Skypephone
Interaction designer for the integrated Skype client experience on their branded handset, partnering with Hutchison Whampoa's handset team.
Skype
Skype for Nokia N800
Interaction designer for a standalone Skype application for Nokia's "Internet Tablet" devices.
Hutchison 3G
My 3
Full-time role designing the mobile and desktop account management portal for 3's cost-conscious consumers.
ARTISTdirect
Fastball
Freelance role, supporting the launch of Fastball's "The Harsh Light Of Day" album.
ARTISTdirect
Korn
Freelance role as webmaster for Korn, adopting my personal fan-site as their official online presence.
Ignition Management
Mercury Rev
Freelance role in London, launching mercuryrev.net after the critical success of "Deserter's Songs" in the UK.
ARTISTdirect
STEPS
Full-time role in London, supporting the launch of "STEPtacular" and a slew of chart-topping singles.
ARTISTdirect
Kenny G
Freelance role updating and maintaining Kenny G's online presence. (I only wish I were making this up.)
ARTISTdirect
Rage Against The Machine
Full-time role in Los Angeles, designing and maintaining Rage's online presence and activism promotion.
ARTISTdirect
Indigo Girls
Webmaster for indigogirls.com, supporting the launch of "Come On Now Social".
ARTISTdirect
Long Beach Dub Allstars
Full-time role in Los Angeles, supporting the launch of debut album "Right Back".
ARTISTdirect
Monty Python
Webmaster for the Monty Python’s online archive of Terry Gilliam artwork and Eric Idle's live shows.
ARTISTdirect
Backstreet Boys
Freelance role designing and maintaining the Backstreet Boys website for the release of their record-breaking "Millennium" album.
