Design and development studio
Good work, and always knowing where it stands
We design and build brands, websites and internal tools — then hand them over properly. Every client gets a private link to their own project, updated as the work moves.
Trusted by
- Northlight Coffee
- Meridian Dental
- Harborview Architects
- Wildflower Bakery
- Ravenscourt Legal
- Tidewater Outfitters
- Foxglove Interiors
- Beacon Hill Cycles
Selected work
Three projects, three different problems
We take on work where the brief is a business problem, not a list of pages.
Packaging system. The previous range sits at left. Northlight Coffee
One identity, two shops, two teams
A second location meant the brand would be applied by people who had never met us. We rebuilt it as a system with rules tight enough to hand over — packaging, signage and the site all drawn from the same set.
Opened on schedule
- Identity
- Website
Page templates in flow order. The rebuilt version runs at right. Tidewater Outfitters
A store rebuilt around its checkout
Half of the people who reached payment never finished. We rebuilt the store template by template, kept every URL, and cut the last three steps down to one.
Cart abandonment down by a third
- E-commerce
- Build
The appointment book the tool replaced. Meridian Dental
Booking the front desk actually trusts
A shared paper diary had become the booking system, and the crossings-out were the audit trail. We replaced it with availability by location, deposits, and reminders that send themselves.
No-shows halved in two months
- Product
- Internal tools
- To a real answer on your inquiry
- 2 daysTo a real answer on your inquiry
- Studios and practices we work with
- 6Studios and practices we work with
- Of projects handed over with docs
- 100%Of projects handed over with docs
- Status meetings you have to attend
- 0Status meetings you have to attend
What we do
Three kinds of work, done properly
Brand and positioning
Naming, identity and the one sentence that makes everything else easier to write. Delivered as a system your team can apply without us.
- Identity
- Messaging
- Guidelines
Websites that get handed over
Marketing sites and storefronts built so your own developers can pick them up. No retainer required to change a headline.
- Design
- Build
- Handover
Internal tools
The spreadsheet that quietly runs your business, turned into something that still works when the person who made it leaves.
- Discovery
- Product
- Build
How it goes
Four steps, no surprises
The third one is the part most studios skip, and the reason clients end up chasing.
You send an inquiry
One form. No discovery call to book a discovery call. We read it ourselves and answer within two working days, including when the answer is no.
We scope it together
A conversation, then a written scope with milestones and a fixed price. Nothing starts until you have both in hand.
You watch it happen
Every project gets a private link. Status, milestones and dates, current as the work moves. You never have to ask where things stand.
We hand it over
Source, documentation and a walkthrough with whoever will own it next. Staying on is an option, not a dependency.
What clients say
Mostly about not having to chase us
“The link to our project was the thing that sold the rest of the team. Nobody had to ask for an update once in three months.”
Dana Whitfield
Owner, Northlight Coffee
“They told us the first version of our brief was the wrong project, and explained why. That conversation saved us most of the budget.”
Priya Raman
Practice manager, Meridian Dental
“Handover was a real handover. Our developer had the whole thing running locally in an afternoon, from their documentation alone.”
Marcus Vandal
Operations, Tidewater Outfitters
Questions
The ones we get asked first
What does a project usually cost?
Most work lands between fifteen and forty thousand. We quote a fixed price against a written scope, so the number you approve is the number you pay. If the scope changes we requote before doing the work, not after.
How long does it take?
A brand refresh is four to six weeks. A site is six to ten. Internal tools depend entirely on what they replace, and we will not guess at that before a conversation.
Do we have to sign a retainer?
No, and we would rather you did not. Everything is handed over with source and documentation so your own team can take it forward. Plenty of clients come back, which is different from having to.
Who actually does the work?
The people you meet. We are small on purpose, and there is no layer of account management between you and whoever is building the thing.
What is the client portal?
A private link to your project showing status, milestones and dates, updated as the work happens. No account to create and no password to lose. It exists so nobody has to send an email asking where things are.
What if we are not the right fit?
We will say so, usually within two days, and point you at someone better suited. A project neither side is sure about is worse for us than an empty week.
Get in touch
Tell us about the work
We are small and we read everything ourselves. If we are not the right fit we will say so, and usually point you somewhere better.
- Response time
- Two working days
- Typical project
- $15k to $40k