I started
out as a graphic designer and illustrator in 1976. During the early
part of my career I worked as an art director on a number of
magazines and other publications including Metropolis (a 
Minneapolis
weekly, 1977), Machete (a Minneapolis broadsheet, 1978-80), TWA Ambassador (an
inflight magazine, 1979-81), Minnesota Monthly
(Minnesota Public Radio's regional magazine, 1979-85), and the Utne
Reader (1984-88).
I was head designer and art director for Minnesota Public Radio
(1981-85) and an art director for its sister company, Rivertown
Trading Company (1992-2000). 
During that time, I designed over 200
audio packages, including most of Garrison Keillor's, along with
several hundred products (t-shirts, mugs, rugs, watches, etc.) for
the Wireless, Signals, and other mail order catalogs.
I frequently did lettering as part of design projects I
worked on. This was always my favorite part, so in 2000 I
opened my own shop specializing in lettering and typography.
I've also been interested in typeface design since my college days. I started licensing fonts to FontHaus in 1992, and since starting my new business, stepped up my efforts in developing original typefaces. I now have more than 100 fonts on the market with many more to come.
If you have a lettering or font project you would like me to take on, contact me by
email at mark@ms-studio.com or by phone at 651-307-7491. 