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Poccuo [puh–KOO–oh] — A Washington, D.C.-based firm that focuses on bringing messaging, design, and development together to create great experiences.
Who We Are
Mason Kessinger
Design & Web Development
“Anything can be better.” These words come verbatim from the mouth of Mason. Specializing in strategy, design, and development for interactive projects, Mason is Poccuo’s version of “Find/Replace”: He finds potential in our clients’ projects, and he replaces that potential with results. As a designer at Chicago's 50,000feet — where he and Phil fatefully crossed paths — he teamed up with clients such as New Leaf Theatre, PropPoint, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Himself an Illinois alum, Mason holds a degree in graphic design and a soft spot for the emerging horizons of new media and interactive, multi-genre projects.
Chris Maier
Strategy & Copywriting
Embracing a hankering for strategy, Chris assists Poccuo’s clients from the initial conceptual stages through to the end product. He’s a listener, a responder, and ultimately a results-getter. He’s also Poccuo’s copy czar, exercising his fondness for the written word in all matters textual and editorial. Chris has lived on both American coasts and in its belly, picking up degrees from Dickinson College and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign along the way. Prior to joining forces with Poccuo, he sharpened his communications skills as an editor, journalist, university lecturer, and copywriter for clients including the Princeton Review and Dickinson College.
Phillip Zelnar
Design & Web Development
One person can’t do it all? Don’t say that to Phil, who handles design direction for all the projects that come through Poccuo’s door. In his past life as a senior designer at Chicago’s 50,000feet, he teamed up with clients like BMW, MINI, Motorola, and IntercontinentalExchange, helping each to establish and refine identity systems and produce print and interactive materials to match. Phil studied graphic design at the University of Akron’s Myers School of Art. Whether it’s teaching a class, experimenting on a letterpress, serving as an AIGA committee member, or collaborating with a client, Phil’s always got design on his mind.
Kimberly Zingale
Design & Print Production
Kim’s eye for design guides Poccuo’s print projects. With a knack for printed pieces, Kim specializes in carrying our client’s online initiatives into the realm of tangible materials. In her pre-Poccuo days, she served as a designer at advertising/marketing powerhouse Ambrosi, where her packaging and identity solutions energized Fortune 100 clients. Next came a senior design position at Chicago’s acclaimed Newberry Library, where she guided the institution’s rebranding initiative. Until recently, Kim served as a senior designer for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, working on a broad range of exhibition and institutional projects.
Top Fives
Web Acronyms
1. GFAK
2. DWISNWID
3. IANAL
4. IITYWTMWYBMAD
5. WMMOWS
Curated by: Mason Kessinger
Synonyms for Catapult (Noun)
1. Arbalest
2. Trebuchet
3. Ballista
4. Tosser
5. Sling
Curated by: Chris Maier
Typography Terms (A)
1. Analphabetic
2. Acute Accent
3. Adnate
4. Aperture
5. Ampersand
Curated by: Phillip Zelnar
U.S. Streets
1. Connecticut Ave. (DC)
2. Michigan Ave. (Chicago)
3. Independence Ave (DC)
4. Fifth Ave. (NYC)
5. Buena Vista Blvd. (Orlando)
Curated by: Kimberly Zingale
