Dribbble thinks we’re cool
Dribbble did an interview with our founder, Dev Gupta. It is basically a first person version of this website.
The opposite of swiss type and black turtlenecks 🤓
Our difference
We work semi-embedded, meaning our designers work at your speed but retain our culture. This gives you the flexibility of working with a contractor or freelancer with the oversight and quality of a large agency, without the bureaucracy.
■ We start in the deep end
We are a consulting firm, meaning, we know that you’re hiring us because your house is on fire. We go in accepting that there will be chaos. It allows us to be responsive to a moving target without getting frustrated. “Oh, that thing that was a priority last week no longer matters? Dope—I hated it anyway.”
■ Screen sharing is caring
In every meeting, we share our screen so we can co-design with our clients. This allows us to deal with all the “what-ifs.” What if the logo was bigger, what if it worked this way…what if, what if, what if. Let me make edits in real-time so we can make decisions together and skip the weeks of passive-aggressive emails.
■ Design over decks
We believe design is a prerequisite to strategy. Things that make sense in a deck rarely work in an application, so we start with the pixels. This allows us to skip months of discovery work and comment wars about word choice in powerpoint. Let’s not argue in the abstract—we can just show you.
■ Try before you buy
Commitment can be hard, so we offer a FREE one-week trial. It is an opportunity to assess chemistry and fit. We meet for an hour kickoff and deliver final comps in seven days. The result is yours to use however you want. We want you to feel confident about working with us.
Services
We help our clients find the right problems to solve through an iterative process that prioritizes making over meetings. The faster we create, the more we learn, the better the outcome. We structure our engagements as follows:
Retainer 🏠
We work semi-embedded, meaning our designers work at your speed, but retain our culture. We start with a three month trial before navigating the treacherous MSA process. We love doing this work because it gives us the chance to make an impact outside of the pixels. We’ve done this for Toyota, Google, DocuSign…
Project 🚘
Classic agency projects: “I need a design system, take from 0 to 1, create a northstar….” These projects tend to last 3-6 months. We give you a single point of contact, but rotate designers in as needed. For example we will bring in the entire agency during the concepting phase so we can quickly diverge. We’ve done this for Brandless, Indeed, Zillow…
Sprint 🏃🏽
We do sprints from a week to a month. These engagements range from “Give me as many ideas as fast as possible,” to “Let’s design a starter brand.” We also use this structure to asses fit for longer term commitments. We’ve done this for Zest, Ugly Co, Layland…
Culture
Our team is fully remote because the best work comes from happy designers, and happy designers require sweatpants and Spotify on full blast. We believe in inclusivity and authenticity, acknowledging that people are more than their jobs.
■ Work how you want
We don’t have an office. Offices are constraining—mostly because you have to hold in farts. Our only requirement is a daily standup at 10:00 a.m. The idea is to work when you want, where you want, and how you want so you can do your best work.
■ Be more than your work
It’s easy to be obsessed with doing dribbble-worthy work or chasing chasing famous logos. But it will never be enough—always searching for validation externally. Thats why we do good work with good people and then go home.
■ One for all, all for one.
We hate the idea of a work self and a home self because life affects work. We try to name outside work struggles so we can work as a team to pick up the slack. Whether this means sharing that their relationship of seven years imploded and they’ve made permanent residence in a hotel; or that they’re just having an off day.