A committed team of designers and developers with backgrounds in marketing + story telling–based in the U.S.
Since 2012, we’ve brought story building + design thinking to an array of services, from social media management to branding.
web + app design
graphic design
full-suite development
UX/UI
IT infrastructure
Ruby on Rails
branding
story telling
mission crafting
messaging
voice
logo design
photography
videography
editing
casting
advertising
social media
PR
event production
content creation
photo + video
We’ve always been selective with our projects–meaning we take on a limited number and only those that we really want to dive into.
Our core team includes founder and lead designer Max Mogensen, project manager Catherine Tanous and lead developer Sam Brown. We also rely on a small group of highly skilled creators and coders as needed.
Our combined backgrounds touch multiple fields: journalism, event management, public relations, computer science, nonprofit organizing and fundraising–to name a few.
Today, we work with pens, tablets, computers, cameras and copy. We use Adobe Lightroom, the old-school darkroom (well maybe not that one in a minute), Instagram, Ruby on Rails and JavaScript.
All to help tell your story.
product photography | lifestyle photography | video | social media
We helped launch the A. Jain brand more than five years ago, creating art and establishing social media, in addition to building their e-commerce platform.
In 2022, A. Jain introduced their newe line, Urban Chic–inspired by their hometown, New York. For the launch of this collection, we helped with photography, new art assets and updating the A. Jain site and sales portal.
This added to a growing body of art assets, videos and graphics that we've crafted for use on A. Jain's social media channels, with partner retailers, at trade shows and online.
web design | development | art + content creation | hosting
The new Colby Co. website needed to showcase the company culture: employee-centered, imaginative, collaborative and professional.
After many years with their previous site, the company also wanted something more dynamic and engaging, but without requiring a custom platform or extensive development.
Using their branding and inspired by the staff, we envisioned a new user experience, outlined the important UX pathways, then designed and developed a customized WordPress theme.
official logo design | brand assets | strategy
Before launching in 2022, this Maine-based cannabis producer wanted to establish a very specific identity.
The company founders have backgrounds in medicine, so wellness has always been central to the company's culture. When dreaming up their brand identity, we were tasked with embodying this health and wellness background while alluding to their new endeavor, tech-forward cannabis production and retail.
strategic planning | meeting facilitation | marketing guidance
The Maine State Museum needed a new plan to stay connected with visitors and members–not just because Covid was forcing people inside, but because the museum was about to undertake a two-year closure and renovation.
We analyzed the museum's existing communications channels and helped them establish a process for managing and planning their messaging–establishing a unified organizational voice, prioritizing the messages and better understanding which audiences were connectng through different channels.
website redesign | custom development | WordPress
We've worked with Waban–which serves kids and adults with disabilities through all sorts of awesome programming–for 10 years. Their old website, developed in 2017, needed an update.
They had new programming and content to share, and the old site had become hard to use and edit, with pages and pieces added over the years–a common issue.
We designed a new, stream-lined WordPress site, cutting down the content and focusing on a specified and simple user flow. We also made sure the new, customized WordPress theme was simple enough to be edited by Waban staff.
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