Michael Arnold Mages

Michael holds a Doctorate in Design from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Masters Degree in Digital Media from the University of Denver. He has been working in the field of web design and development since the late nineties, and has taught courses in research-informed design practice to students in business, computer science and fine arts at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Denver, and the Boulder and Denver campuses of the University of Colorado since 2001. Past projects have included a Systems Design and Branding project for Case Logic, a Design Systems Audit and redesign for the Denver Regional Transportation District, and an extensive Experience Audit and redesign of all customer-facing business processes for the Denver District Attorney’s office.

Michael is the Creative Director for Think Make Do, a web and application design consultancy. He has created and overseen the development of hundreds of successful design projects for Think Make Do: innovative direct mail campaigns, retail sales sites, college websites, and many, many websites promoting small and large regional businesses and not-for-profits.