The 6th Republic - Creative Liberation

Brian DeWeese

Brian DeWeese

Minister of User Experience

Brian has 9 years of experience in design, advertising and development. His involvement ranges from leading Guerilla Marketing campaigns for band promotions, print advertising for non-profit organizations, web design for Fortune 500 companies, to hand-coding and creating custom Content-Management solutions. Brian believes a brand should strive for a deep connection to its target audience, and design should engage that connection.

Mark Figlozzi

Mark Figlozzi

Minister of Technology

Mark Figlozzi has developed websites for writers and artists, swashbuckling startups, corporate behemoths, and the entertainment industry. He launched the Bizango Content Management System to empower non-technical people to update their own websites. Mark’s degree is in creative writing. He believes that a great user interface functions like a great novel — each creates an emotional connection, makes promises, and ultimately takes you where you wanted to go.