What I do
John Mars builds unique and thoughtfully ambitious software, websites, services, and products on the web and beyond.
Available for new projects
Immediately
Built Work
Alcohol101+
2021
with Actual Size for Responsibility.org
Alcohol education for a new generation of college students.
2021
with Actual Size for Responsibility.org
Checkology
2021
with Actual Size for News Literacy Project
Learn how to think about news and information — not what to think.
2021
with Actual Size for News Literacy Project
What to Expect When Electing
2020
with Actual Size for PEN America
We are on a quest to safeguard Americans against election disinformation so voters can effectively participate in our democracy.
2020
with Actual Size for PEN America
RumorGuard
2022
with Actual Size for News Literacy Project
Help us all learn how to recognize misinformation and stop it in its tracks.
2022
with Actual Size for News Literacy Project
Flatline
2023
with Built By Mars
[UNDER CONSTRUCTION] Flatline is a heartbeat monitoring service for anything that can send a ping to a server.
2023
with Built By Mars
Other Projects
hagen
2018
A colorful logger for JS in Node and in the Browser
2018
Awesome Creative Technology
2022
Curated list of Creative Technology groups, companies, studios, collectives, etc.
2022
Laser Theme
2018
A VSCode Outrun theme with italics, based on the popular GMK Laser keycap set from MiTo.
2018
Hershey Sans Single Line SVG Engraving Font
2019
A true single-stroke engraving font, for laser cutters, pen plotters, Cricuts, 3D printers, CNC mills, etc.
2019
Services
My freelance services revolve around the creation of bespoke websites & software and the strategic utilization of technology to address creative challenges. Each creation is finely crafted with great attention to accuracy, accessibility, security, scalability, and optimum performance.
Eugene, OR