My Approach
I prioritize collaboration and open communication to make informed design decisions.
I'm a full-stack designer with over 8 years of professional experience building websites and working on brand strategy projects both as an in-house designer and independently. I've successfully worked on websites, graphic design projects, and design strategy for companies in the heavy civil construction, healthcare, and retail industries.
Goal-Oriented
I’m always focused on the big picture. When we establish clear goals, it drives the entire design process forward with focus and clear metrics for success.
Attention to Detail
I believe in quality craftsmanship and strive to imbue everything that I create with high attention to detail without cutting corners or using cookie-cutter templates.
Direct Communication
When you work with me, you’re talking to the person directly producing your work. My process involves honest communication, collaboration, and transparency.
In September 2024, I founded Zykin Design, a design studio that brings your vision to life.
While this website highlights my journey as a solo designer, Zykin Design is where my team and I now offer a broader range of services, from modern web design and SEO to comprehensive branding support.
This website will transform into a space to present my work as an independent creative, showcasing my illustration work, photography, and archived client work.
If you're looking to elevate your brand or create an engaging online presence, check out the Zykin Design website to explore our services and get in touch with us for new project inquiries.
Working with Mary-Ann is a wonderful experience. She is kind, professional, and solution based. I happily recommend her to anyone interested in straightforward web solutions to complex problems, and I value her ability to present options that reduce development time and save money.
We couldn’t be happier with the website Mary-Ann created for us. From start to finish, she demonstrated professionalism, creativity, and an excellent understanding of our vision. The final result exceeded our expectations, and her attention to detail ensured a flawless user experience. Communication was seamless, and she was incredibly responsive to our feedback. Without a doubt, Mary-Ann is a top-tier web designer, and we highly recommend her services to anyone in need of a stunning website.
From inception to final delivery, Mary-Ann’s efficiency, dedication and end results exceeded our expectations. I’ve never been prouder to showcase a new site to coworkers and clients.
Mary-Ann did a great job on our website. We are very pleased with the way it turned out. Her focus and vision for what we needed was very helpful in the design and implementation. She has great communication and is very prompt in resolving any issues that would arise. She is multi-talented in all the aspects of the development, pictures, and videography. She brought our site to a whole new level.
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Mary-Ann on a few website rebuilds over the past two years and she continually succeeds at every request we send her way. The perfect blend of independent creativity and collaboration, Mary-Ann takes design concepts and develops them to fruition, all while adding her personal touch. I’ve already recommended Mary-Ann to several of my colleagues and will continue to do so as she consistently exceeds our expectations and provides reliable support no matter the project.
Mary-Ann is hands down the best contractor I’ve used throughout my marketing career. She has the ability to collaborate on a vision, finding ways to improve the output and make the end result work even harder for her client and the end consumer.
Mary-Ann was incredibly helpful (and patient) in walking us through really consolidating all of our ideas and creating a streamlined and robust site. She is always very responsive and ready to help whenever we need it.
From our first inquiry to the day our website launched, Mary-Ann made this entire process so seamless. Her level of organization and clarity of communication is absolutely top notch, which is something you get from day one till launch day.
What a great experience! We are so happy with the website and our overall experience. I enjoyed participating in the process and felt we made the right choice by working with Mary-Ann! Highly recommend!
From the initial planning and scheduling the timeline, it was a smooth process with plenty of communication which I really appreciated. She absolutely met and exceed my expectations for what I had envisioned the website to be.
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