Mark Porter
«Design gaat niet alleen over hoe iets eruit ziet, maar ook hoe het zich gedraagt, hoe het werkt en hoe we het gebruiken.»
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Mark Porter designs magazines, newspapers, books, websites and apps for content worth reading. He was born in Scotland and studied modern languages at Oxford University. Initially self-taught, he then learnt from some of London and New York’s best designers. After several successful years in magazines, he joined The Guardian (London) in 1995, and in 2005 he masterminded the seminal Guardian relaunch which has become a benchmark of contemporary newspaper design. He then oversaw the redesign of the Guardian’s website and mobile offering before leaving to set up his own studio, Mark Porter Associates. He has designed a range of award-winning magazines, newspapers and websites including, Wired (UK), Colors (Italy), Internazionale (Italy), Público (Portugal), Courrier Interntional (France), NZZ am Sonntag (Switzerland), Het Fianancieele Dagblad (Netherlands) and Svenska Dagbladet (Sweden).
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