Mika Tanaka
Design lead. Draws first, talks later. Keeper of the studio's brush pens.
About the studio
Small on purpose
Five people, one room, and a rule we have kept since day one: never take on more work than we can do well.
Our story
Started at a kitchen table
The studio began as two freelancers sharing a desk and a coffee machine. The first client was a bakery down the street that needed a menu, then a logo, then a website. We never really stopped working that way — one small company at a time, everything under one roof.
Today we are five: two designers, two developers, one writer. We take on a handful of projects per quarter, and we say no more often than we say yes. It keeps the work good and the promises honest.
Work with us
How we got here
Nine years, four chapters
2017
Two desks, one bakery
The first project: a menu, a logo, and a website for the bakery next door. They are still a client.
2019
The studio gets a name
We rented a real room, hired our first developer, and wrote down the only process document we have ever needed: one page.
2022
Fixed-date launches
We started promising launch dates in the first call — and hitting them. Referrals took over; we have not advertised since.
2026
Five people, one hundred twenty projects
Still small, still in the same room, still saying no to work we cannot do well.
5
People, no layers
1
Page of process
120+
Projects shipped
0
Missed launch dates
The team
The people you will actually talk to
Jonah Brandt
Developer. Believes every website should load before you finish blinking.
Sara Alvi
Writer. Cuts every draft in half, then cuts it in half again.