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Mark Kearns
mark@handcarvedgraphics.com
Within his first year at
college in Illinois in a computer science major, Mark
decided that he couldn't code bank software for the rest
of this life. As college went on, Mark started combining
his interest and experience in graphic design with his
computer programming education and began leaning towards
a career in multimedia art. In the middle of all that,
Mark was asked by his high school friend, Mike Buchmiller,
to help put together Hand Carved Magazine, a publication
focusing on independent, underground music. And thus began
a beautiful partnership.
Once out of college, Mark began playing around with HTML, Perl,
JavaScript, Flash, Shockwave, and all the new web technologies.
Picking up small clients here and there as a freelance artist and
working as a full time graphic designer at a Chicago software
company, he honed his skills in web design and multimedia
programming. Mark's first major solo project came in 2002 with the
design, programming, implementation, and maintenance of a website
for a popular Chicago band, Then Again. A few months later,
Pleasing Betty's website, another Chicago band, was unleashed on
their fans.
Mark again joined forces with Mr. Buchmiller by becoming
a part of Hand Carved Graphics, adding his web design
and multimedia programming experience to the mix. In his
spare time, Mark likes to reminisce about the days when
he had more free time. And when he's not doing that, you
can find him going to concerts, watching The Simpons or
AdultSwim, and throwing cookout parties. |
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