About - Mekonta

We build bespoke websites. We don't use standard templates because we believe the requirements of every site are different and we treat them as such.

Where necessary we can build custom functionality into the heart of your website. In the past this has included ecommerce, job boards, complex member areas, online tests, intranets and postcode/address finders.

As website functionality becomes more complex, the best of them are also getting easier to use. We work hard to ensure our work follows this pattern.

John Cowen

Design and User Experience

John's the design half of Mekonta. He likes simplicity and aims for websites that are intuitive & fun.

What do you do when not in the office?: I try to be a good cyclist, either on the road or mountain biking. But my motivation isn't always a match for the British weather.
Favourite Music?: Matt will testify that my iTunes library contains a huge collection of country and 50's/60's Rock 'n' Roll. And you can't beat a bit of Dire Straits either.
What do you like to read?: Work related: anything from A Book Apart.
For relaxation, if I'm feeling clever: Thomas Pynchon. But more likely some epic fantasy series from George RR Martin or Robin Hobb.
Wildcard Fact:: I'm a good guesser.

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And finally ...
a selection of guest articles & presentations by John:

Matt Brown

Technical Director

Matt has been building bespoke web applications for over 10 years. With experience in development everything from ecommerce to job boards, intranets to mobile apps - Matt matches clean and optimised code to our clean and intuitive user interfaces.

What do you do when not in the office?: I dance Salsa, I'm learning Spanish and slowly renovating my house ... pretty busy really.
Favourite Music?: Blues & Rock - anything with an awesome guitar riff. Plus there's a definite soft spot for 80's pop music.
What do you like to read?: Sad to say, I still feel you can't beat a good technical manual.
Wildcard Fact:: I hate having my photograph taken (see above).

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