Everybody, this is Mark. Mark, everybody. He’s our Lead Creative & Engineer here at PRPL—one of those treasured unicorns in the agency realm. That said, this is quite serious, so listen up.

Name: Mark Malta
Hometown: Rochester, New York
Nicknames: People call me Markus
Spotify: Pretty Much iBar

What do you do here?

What do I do? Aside from checking Reddit and playing Team Fortress 2, I help plan, design, and develop websites. I do my best to help any slackers around the office when I can, and enjoy every minute of it.

What’s your favorite Pantone color?

Pantone 710 C “Opaque Couché”

Did anything (or anyone) special in particular inspire your playlist?

It’s music I can drive or dance to. Or drive AND dance to.

Nerf gun or SuperSoaker?

Nerf™ gun all the way. Foam bullets don’t ruin the computers like water guns do. I learned that the hard way.

Tell us what’s currently on your desk.

Walking Dead Mystery Mini (the zombie girl specifically.) Also a Dalek, Professor Snape’s wand, and a Lego X-Wing fighter.

What will your next ink be?

I’m pretty sure I’m going to do a Walking Dead / Star Wars mashup. But maybe I’ll get my high score on Flappy Bird instead.

Life is like…

…lamp.

If you could move anywhere in the country tomorrow, where would you go?

Probably San Fran. I have a lot here in Orlando right now, so it’s not a huge priority for me, but it could be cool. Or actually quite warm. The northern cities get a little too chilly.

What has been your favorite project to work on here, and why?

Though I risk sounding incredibly cheesy, every project is my favorite. Even when I act annoyed about something, it’s likely I’m not. Agency life provides something fresh from month to month or even week to week. No single day is the same and that’s the environment my A.D.D. craves.

Pick one Mortal Kombat character forever.

Sub Zero, all the way. Where can you go wrong when you’re the son of a Cryomancer?

Hang on while we Google Pantone 710 and this thing you call “lamp.” Thanks for sharing, Mark!

Spotlight: Mark Malta

Weekly Digital Roundup (3.31.14)