MIKE REZL
GIFTING
I regularly offer to design websites for individuals and organizations for free. I enjoy the opportunity to elevate their work and collaborate. Here are some examples.
Jacques Vallée
Personal website for Jacques Vallée, author, investor, and computer scientist. This project involved showcasing many forms of media and research alongside his professional achievements.
Dr. Jim B. Tucker
Website for Dr. Jim B. Tucker, child psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry and neurobehavoiral sciences at the University of Virgina. Dr. Tucker was also featured in the Netflix Series Surviving Death.
CJ the X
Personal website for CJ the X, the author, musician, artist, and philosopher. This project involved showing CJ’s diverse works while accommodating his unique and minimal style.
Good Grief Network
A non-profit serving individuals and communities experiencing eco-distress to help build collective resilience by transforming emotional overwhelm into meaningful action.
Somewhere In the Skies
Website for Ryan Sprague’s UFO and paranormal-based podcast, Somewhere In the Skies.
Beyond Synth
Website for the electronic music podcast Beyond Synth with Andy Last, the best synthwave chatshow there is.
Himalayan Yak
Beloved restaurant located in Fargo, North Dakota serving authentic Nepalese food.
PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
I’ve done web design and graphic design professionally for over twenty years.
Here are some recent examples of my work.
Declassify UAP
Website for a political action campaign to declassify materials related to unidentified aerial phenomenon. Showcases news, events, legislation, officials, and resources in many formats.
Surviving the Future
Surviving the Future: Conversations for Our Time curates spaces and courses for realists about our troubled times. It explores responses which bring meaning and life amidst the intertwined crises unfolding in the current age.
James Mahu
Website for the author, painter, musician, artist, and philosopher James Mahu. His work is interconnected in ways which make it profoundly unique and insightful.
Dark Optimism
Personal website for activist and author Shaun Chamberlin. Shaun is unashamedly positive about the kind of future we can be creating while being realistic about how far we are from doing it today.;
Due North Security
Due North is a security and risk assessment group of certified cybersecurity professionals.
MORE WORK
Wingmakers
AlignOS
WSAAI
Taylor Schatz
Sovereign Integral
Scoria Capital
Sheyenne Concrete
Right Track 5
Robby Peoples
Resilient Fargo
OSAAI
ND Burners
Neoanthropology
MOCI
Mark Elton
Living Resilience
IPST
GSL Enterprises
EErise
Give Me Motion
CSAAI
Poker Night
JJ Meets World
Post Doom
GRAPHIC DESIGN
I’ve designed numerous materials for digital and print, ranging from business cards to billboards.
PERSONAL PROJECTS
UFOS WIKI
A comprehensive, collaborative resource outlining the most relevant figures, books, media, and concepts related to ufology. Acts as the wiki for the r/UFOs subreddit, where I help as a moderator.
Collapse Wiki
A comprehensive, collaborative resource outlining the most relevant figures, books, media, and concepts related to the study of collapse and convergence of our collective predicaments. Acts as the wiki for the r/Collapse subreddit, where I help as a moderator.
Burning Man Journals
I’ve been attending the Burning Man festival since 2007 and working seasonally for the Department of Public Works for Black Rock City since 2008. I’ve been writing and filming personal retrospectives since 2011.
Meshtastic Guide
Guide for newcomers to the open source, mesh-based networking platform Meshtastic. Allows you to use inexpensive (~$30/board) GPS radios as secure, long range, off-grid communicators.
Transtemporal Detective Agency
An experimental, transmedia adventure set within downtown Fargo. Free, automated, and open to the public, it invited curious parties to help look for a missing robot.
Faderift Tower
A roleplaying adventure combining multiple mediums and interactive elements. Involved a one-shot for multiple players hosted in a custom space.
Meet Ree
Have you met Ree? He’s quite the guy. This 8-bit recreation is tribute to his likeness. Made with Construct 2.
INTERVIEWS
Depth (?) : Charge (!): In Conversation with Michael Ressl
Interviewed with Darin Stevenson – November 27, 2025
Apocalypse Maybe: Episode 3 | OK, Doomer!
Interviewed for Apocalypse Maybe by Al Jazeera – February 14, 2024
The Subreddit /r/Collapse Has Become the Doomscrolling Capital of the Internet. Can Its Users Break Free?
Interviewed for TIME Magazine by Billy Perrigo – October 30, 2020
Breaking Down Collapse: Episode 61
Interviewed for the Breaking Down podcast – November 17, 2021
Some UFO believers hope the new report will convince skeptics to keep an open mind
Interviewed for The Washington Post, by Travis M. Andrews – June 28, 2021