Welcome to Idea MechaniX,
the website of Marcus McLaurin.

I'm an Art/Design Director who has worked as
an illustrator, and a writer and designer. You can get a
version of my comic book bio on Wikipedia.

The portfolio link above will bring you to my resume and work samples. You'll need a password to access the flash portfolio.
E-mail me here to get one.

click here for my resume page.


Get my full story
on LinkedIn!

On this highly recommended professional
networking site, you can review my resume
and see some recommendations from collegues.

go to Linked In.

To review the portfolio, you'll need
a password. E-mail me from the contact page to access the portfolio.

get a password.

NEWS!
Due to a recent restructuring at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I'm again available. Click below for a downloadable sample of my design work on the HMH logo, completed January 2008.

HMH Logo redesign guidelines

The Digital Distractions Blog
features my thoughts on design for
specific demographics, product and
logo identity, stock photography and permissions, and other issues
affecting publishing.

go to Digital Distractions blog.

The Idea MechaniX Blog
is my personal blog featuring
random thoughts, images,
creative writing, and, every
once in a while, something
worth reading.

go to Idea Mechanix blog

What's new, what's building
New children's book pages
and a new (unpublished) prose section. You'll need a password to access!

click here to get one!

Another New Year is Here!
...and I 'm so late getting cards out I can't call it a New Years card.
Let's call it a
Procrastination Postcard.

The McLaurin's Happy New Year 2009 Card!

LAST UPDATED: 1-28-09

1/28/2009

Digital Distractions Blog
Adventures in Logo Development—recalling the process of designing the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt logo.
go to blog

1/12/2009

Business card page update
Added my Great Source business card..
go to gallery du nom

1/8/2009

Portfolio/Resume update
Added a downloadable
powerpoint samples package
to the portfolio page.
go to portfolio

1/7/2009

Portfolio/Resume update
Some of my work as Design Director for Great Source Education Group added to my resume page in a flash portfolio.
go to portfolio

1/5/2009

Holiday Card page
—2009 edition.
My year in pictures.
go to holiday card

1/1/2009

Happy New Year!

9/3/2008

Business card gallery update
An exercise in identity; here's a gallery of all the different typefaces my name has been printed in over the years!
go to gallery du nom

7/14/2008

The airline rant.
A 4-part rant on my recent
experiences on airline travel.
Shiver shudder.
go to blog

3/10/2008

In Memorium
A memorial page for my mom, Esther Beatrice Stewart McLaurin,
who died on February 25th, 2008 at age 89.
go to memorial