About Marsha Plat

I have been designing and creating websites for over a decade — just a bit longer than the web has been a commercial concern. Since 2000, I’ve worked as an independent web-design consultant and founded a boutique design shop called File Under M. During this time, I’ve worked with large companies such as Charles Schwab and smaller start-ups such as Snapfish. Some clients hire me to join their existing web team while others prefer I design and manage their whole project outside their office. If a project is particularly large or complicated, I put together a team to help me complete the project and I act as both creative director and project manger. I have access to skilled and seasoned web developers in many time zones. If the project is small, I usually complete it myself which allows for a streamlined process compared to larger design firms. (Read more about how we can work together.)

Before going independent, I enjoyed the early days (and long nights) of the burgeoning web industry at a medium-sized design shop in San Francisco called Vivid Studios (later acquired by Modem Media). Vivid was led by the well-known and wonderful designer, Nathan Shedroff. At Vivid, I worked with a number of clients including American Century and Kodak while also collaborating on our design methodology. We explored (and tried out) various methodologies from the waterfall model to the spiral development model and eventually developed something between the two that could be adapted for each project’s needs. Rapid prototyping and user testing were parts of our eventual mix.

You can see samples of my work in my portfolio or read more details in my resume.

The Facts

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