About Mekonta & John Cowen

John Cowen

Mekonta is a web design company in Exeter, Devon, run by John Cowen. I am passionate about web design and work hard to deliver robust and elegant websites tailored to your requirements.

My background is in the distinctly non-digital area of Fine Art and I spent 7 years studying and working as a painter and printmaker. Over time this evolved into digital art and my attentions shifted to building websites. This background means I have a strong focus on the look and feel of a website and awareness of how users will interact with it.

It is all very well to design a website that looks stunning when it's first launched, but a challenge for that site to still look stunning when content has been added and edited over many months by different users across your organisation.

A Short CV

  • Between 2004 & 2007 I worked at Calendar Club, a nationwide retailer, and worked on the launch of their successful ecommerce site CalendarClub.co.uk.
  • From 2007 to 2010 I was the Senior Website Coordinator for the Stovax Group, where I was responsible for the planning, design, build and ongoing development of 14 websites representing different brands within the group.
  • I have a wealth of commercial experience working with all sizes of company from small start-ups to organisations with hundreds of employees.
  • I understand that there can be very different logistical, business demands depending on the size and structure of an organisation. My experience ensures we can offer a service flexible enough to fit in with different requirements from our customers.

Who is Mekonta?

Mekonta is run by John Cowen. I'm a skilled and experienced web designer and most projects are completed by me. However, I also work with a network of other freelancers and professionals to ensure we can deliver the best possible solutions on every project.

The 7 step work process

The 7 step plan

We like to deliver websites that our customers are really happy with and will serve them well for many years. Find out more about the way we make this happen: The 7 Step Plan →.

Ethics

We support environmental charities and organisations working for sustainable, ethical and local development. Where possible will work at a discounted rate for such organisations.

Similarly we won't accept work from companies we feel are not acting in an environmentally responsible manner or any other practices we feel are morally questionable.

More?

Don't hesitate to Contact us.

I'm also out and about on Twitter @john_cowen - so follow me to find out what I'm up to. Or have a read of my blog.

Sounds great. What next?

  1. You might want to find out about the 7 step work process
  2. Look at our web design servcies
  3. Or you might like to have a look through a selection of recent work by Mekonta
  4. Or, go right ahead and get in contact