Our Studio
Our History
OtherWisz Designs was founded in 2000 as the sole proprietorship of Mark Wisz, initially serving small and home-based businesses with identity design packages and brochure websites. The company incorporated in 2004, expanding their design services to create custom-designed, application-driven websites and branding packages as well as offer marketing services to large corporations and international corporations.
The OtherWisz office, nestled in a renovated barn in the Elmwood Village District of Buffalo, N.Y., reflects our creative nature. Within this quirky, yet historic, setting, the team works to balance visually striking design elements with a sensitivity to the client’s message within that design, creating a dynamic and effective fusion of words and images.
The year 2006 marked company milestones with certification as a bona fide Women’s Business Enterprise and the trademark of the OtherWisz name. In 2007, Mark Wisz commemorated 20 years in the professional graphic design field. That same year, Mark and Jill were honored to receive a ‘Volunteer of the Year’ award for their work with Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo and Erie County. Such diverse clients as Boston Valley Terra Cotta, Millard Fillmore College, and Independent Nursing Care, as well as Literacy Volunteers, Garrett Leather, and Kenmore Development have lauded OtherWisz Creative designs and marketing services.
Our Organizational Structure
OtherWisz Creative Corporation, a WBE certified, New York State S-Corporation, is the interdisciplinary design team of Mark and Jill Wisz. Our talented crew of part-time and freelance graphic designers, illustrators, copywriters, and photographers as well as animators, programmers and consultants complete the OtherWisz Creative team. Comfortable working with subcontractors, we are currently rounded out with 10 part-time and freelance designers, developers and consultants. The principals’ knowledge base and experience is comprised of communicative arts/graphic design, architecture and web design. We consider the Internet a key marketing tool in the company toolbox and work to ensure a website’s communicative values reaches its target audience.
Because of our size, our clients work directly with the principals of OtherWisz Creative. The support of our varied and talented staff and subcontractors allow us to build our design team around our client’s per project needs. Locally operated, we communicate one-on-one with your representatives by phone, email, or in person, always documenting correspondence for reference by the team.
The Press
OtherWisz Creative Corporation has been featured in The Buffalo Business First Newspaper several times as well as mentioned in the New York Times. Our work has been included in several design magazines as well as the GD USA digital newsletter.
Below are some PDFs to download & enjoy:
Business First, March 3, 2011- “Company That Rebuilds Initiates a Rebranding” 1.9 Mg
Business First, Aug. 15, 2008- “A Creative Couple of Designers” 287 kb
Business First, Dec. 2, 2005- “Wisz Designs on Clothing Division” 602 kb
The New York Times, Aug. 14, 2007- “Boats with Stories to Tell, Rescued From
Obscurity” A piece on one of our clients that mentions the OtherWisz-designed website – 41 kb
