I'm John Mars, a Creative Technologist with more than a decade's experience bridging the gap between the worlds of 🎨design and ⚙️engineering. I’ve built a portal to another dimension, told stories using motion-tracking and VR, and I'm even an inventor on a patent for mixed-reality haptics. My award-winning projects have had more than a ✨billion✨ impressions — on 📺TV, at 💼conferences, 🤝in-person, on 🏪store shelves, across the 🌐web, and throughout📱social media. I can do everything from full-stack software engineering to creative concepting & pitching, and just about anything in between.
Currently working at
Deeplocal
![Google](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fj20ilrnz%2Fprod%2F879ca9ec01f5aa53d5da7d76af8398fd15c40bb5-324x106.png%3Fw%3D150&w=3840&q=75)
![Netflix](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fj20ilrnz%2Fprod%2Fa7c9e63a852dca508b475bddce9516bec3df008f-432x240.png%3Fw%3D150&w=3840&q=75)
![Disney](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fj20ilrnz%2Fprod%2F8931a453b8dfa1e250a26d876cdf28b0d5b659c9-372x156.png%3Fw%3D150&w=3840&q=75)
![Adult Swim](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fj20ilrnz%2Fprod%2Fd4d9fcc91417a8cdc71ef1c0199c3454d6e7d218-412x77.png%3Fw%3D150&w=3840&q=75)
![Meta Quest](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fj20ilrnz%2Fprod%2Fa22ba0a5adb853e91436b9d920f411c4b4f861c9-241x120.png%3Fw%3D150&w=3840&q=75)
![TikTok](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fj20ilrnz%2Fprod%2F44f10730618a2d0ad6acf0cd9cb9b32fd26959bd-241x120.png%3Fw%3D150&w=3840&q=75)
![Activision](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fj20ilrnz%2Fprod%2Fb0f6ff13a0de9e2a55d82969f372a34315ff5b54-336x120.png%3Fw%3D150&w=3840&q=75)
![Virgin Voyages](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fj20ilrnz%2Fprod%2Fc9cb69102e50c97be7b29c8efa7fb9e365767f1b-451x120.png%3Fw%3D150&w=3840&q=75)
Brands, Partners, & Clients
Awesome Creative Technology
2022
Curated list of Creative Technology groups, companies, studios, collectives, etc.
2022
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
Laser Theme
2018
A VSCode Outrun theme with italics, based on the popular GMK Laser keycap set from MiTo.
2018
Tools, experiments, & fun things I've made