Mark Nuyens

I'm Mark Nuyens,

a web developer who loves clean design and clear code.

I'm a full-stack developer from The Netherlands and founder of Emozio, LabNet, and editor at Bright. I am passionate about creating things for humans—not robots. In my spare time, I enjoy writing about a range of topics in my blog.

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Mark Nuyens
Mark Nuyens
Mark Nuyens
Mark Nuyens
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Robotic Resources

5 min. read🤖 AI

As organizations across the globe integrate AI into their workflows, their jobs are becoming slightly easier. So far, AI has mostly played a supportive role—suggesting, aggregating, filtering, or sorting through data that would otherwise be too time-consuming compared to other tasks.

Apple Carplay

5 min. read📱 Technology

When you’re driving a different kind of car for the first time, you’ll notice that the fundamentals are always the same: steering wheel, gas pedal, brakes—you’ll find everything right where you expect it. As a society, we’ve agreed that this is all too important to get wrong.

Relentless Efficiency

4 min. read📈 Economics

Elon Musk is known for his ruthless methods when it comes to making a business profitable—or at least as efficient as it possibly can be. According to him, you should strip everything away until it’s clear you’ve gone too far, and then simply re-add the things that were actually critical.

Identity Shift

5 min. read🧠 Psychology

When you’re a kid, people often ask what you want to be when you grow up. Almost instantly, the idea of a career becomes intertwined with your identity. Later in life, when we meet new people, we often ask them what they do for a living. [...] However, what were to happen if our jobs would suddenly disappear?

Automated Interfaces

9 min. read🤖 AI

Anyone who has ever used a poorly designed interface knows just how frustrating it can be—wasting time, draining energy, and even souring your mood. Whether it’s buying train tickets in a foreign country, searching for museum information, or navigating tasks that require clicking through multiple pages, the process can feel unnecessarily complicated.

Artificial Emotion

7 min. read🤖 AI

When we interact with Large Language Models (LLMs), it’s striking how human-like their responses often appear. We pose a question, and they provide an answer—at least in most cases.

Liminal Spaces

4 min. read🧠 Psychology

Recently, I’ve been fascinated by so-called liminal spaces: certain environments that feel strangely “off.” These spaces are often deserted, old and forgotten, or possess an obscure, indescribable vibe.

Augmented Communication

4 min. read🥽 AR

Driving at night might seem more dangerous at first glance, but it has some hidden advantages. For example, when approaching a corner during the daytime, you often need to wait until another vehicle is visibly closer before you can proceed.

Tiny Hands

4 min. read📱 Technology

I often see young children effortlessly using their parents' smartphones. In those moments, I feel a mix of admiration and pity. On the one hand, it’s impressive how, at such a young age, they can navigate a device that is as advanced as it is accessible.

AR Wars

10 min. read📱 Technology

This week, Google announced its new platform for augmented reality, Android XR. The release appears to be a strategic move for several reasons. First, leveraging the familiarity of Android makes the platform more accessible compared to introducing something entirely new. And the timing couldn't be better...

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Tiny Hands

I often see young children effortlessly using their parents' smartphones. In those moments, I feel a mix of admiration and pity. On the one hand, it’s impressive how, at such a young age, they can navigate a device that is as advanced as it is accessible.

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Easy Dark Mode Toggler

If you're also a fan of both the Laravel TALL stack and Dark Mode, then this one is for you. In just three simple steps, we will add an elegant way of adding support for Dark Mode into our Laravel application. Whether Taylor likes it or not ;-)

Pinned Project

Surgical Robotics Lab

The Surgical Robotics Lab is part of the Department of Biomechanical Engineering (Faculty of Engineering Technology) at the University of Twente, The Netherlands.

Careers

  1. Freelance Web Developer
    Company
    Emozio Interactive
    Role
    Freelance Web Developer
    Location
    Haarlem, NL
    Date
  2. Web Developer - Internship/Employed
    Company
    Studio Stomp
    Role
    Web Developer - Internship/Employed
    Location
    Amsterdam, NL
    Date
  3. UX Designer - Internship/Employed
    Company
    Service2Media
    Role
    UX Designer - Internship/Employed
    Location
    Amersfoort, NL
    Date
  4. Web Development & Maintenance
    Company
    Heemskerk Innovative Technology
    Role
    Web Development & Maintenance
    Location
    Delft, NL
    Date
  5. Graphic Designer - Internship
    Company
    Digimedo & Shirtsenzo
    Role
    Graphic Designer - Internship
    Location
    Zaandam, NL
    Date
  6. Retail Store Employee
    Company
    ANWB Travel Shop
    Role
    Retail Store Employee
    Location
    Haarlem & Hoofddorp, NL
    Date

Education

  1. Communication & Multimedia Design
    School
    Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
    Role
    Communication & Multimedia Design
    Date
  2. Interactive Design
    School
    Media College Amsterdam
    Role
    Interactive Design
    Date
  3. Graphic Studies - VMBO
    School
    Linnaeus College Haarlem
    Role
    Graphic Studies - VMBO
    Date