No. 01 · The money one
What a Website Actually Costs
The honest math behind a website, and why we put the numbers on the internet instead of behind a sales call.
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Notes from the Desk.
A journal for people who like seeing the thinking. No dates, no posting schedule, no filler: just the arguments this studio runs on, written once and kept honest. Read them in any order.
No. 02 · The first-glance one
The Five-Second Test
Before anyone reads a word of your website, they've already decided what kind of business you run. Here's what they're checking.
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No. 03 · The critique one
Why We Redline Our Own Work First
We publish our pages with the pencil marks still on them. Critique isn't a service we sell. It's how the work gets made.
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No. 04 · The transparency one
Show Your Work Is a Website Strategy
A making-of page, a pencil toggle on every page, and why evidence beats "trust us" in any font.
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No. 05 · The hiring one
How to Read a Portfolio Like You're Hiring
A portfolio isn't a magazine. You're interviewing. Five ways to read a studio's work like a hiring manager.
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If these notes sound like the studio you'd enjoy arguing with, the door's the same one all our pages lead to.