About us

We bring insights, ideas and imagination to visionary startups, fearless brands and those that aspire to be.

Invent

Rapidly explore and test new ideas.

Optimize

Reinvigorate brand image and story.

Reimagine

Take things in a whole new direction.

We bring insights, ideas and imagination to visionary startups, fearless brands and those that aspire to be.

Invent

Rapidly explore and test new ideas.

Optimize

Reinvigorate brand image and story.

Reimagine

Take things in a whole new direction.

Our Services

Strategy & Research

Brand & Marketing Review
Brand Vision & Positioning
UX Strategy & Research
Content & Messaging Strategy

User Experience Design

Digital Product & Service Design
Web, Mobile & App Design
Digital Workplaces & Intranets
Rapid Ideation & Prototyping

Brand Identity & Creative

Visual Identity Design
Publication Design
Copywriting
Digital & Social Media Content
Marketing Collateral
Print & Digital Advertising
Video Production
Experiential & Event Design

Our Partners

We’re digital pioneers, design nerds, brand gurus and creative problem-solvers. We love what we do, and who we do it with.

CREATIVE DIRECTION & LEADERSHIP

David Shavrick

Former CCO of Staples, ECD of ignition, Ryan Partnership, Modem Media & Ogilvy. Awards include Cannes Gold Lion. Clients include Aflac, The Bronx Zoo, Coca-Cola, Disney, Dove, The Economist, Ford, GM, McDonald’s, Mead, NBA, NFL, New York Life and SAP. Likes to paint Kandinsky-inspired abstracts, hunt library book sales, and hide from his exercise bike.

BUSINESS & ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

Scott McDonald

A two-time digital agency founder and Inc. 5000 entrepreneur, Scott has helped brands launch new products and services through the creative use of technology. Clients include MLB, Morgan Stanley, ADP, Comcast, NBCUniversal, Wyndham, MetLife and Cleveland Clinic. When he isn’t looking out for clients, he’s getting schooled by his teenager.

Digital Strategy

Jane Lindner

A strategist at the intersection of customer experience and digital product development, Jane’s work is rooted in UX research and analytics. Clients include MetLife, Best Buy, Louis Vuitton, Chase, Xerox, Disney, Adobe, Liberty Mutual, and GlaxoSmithKlein. Jane holds passports for both Brooklyn, NY and the Poconos of Pennsylvania.

Creative Direction / Copy

Gordon Miller

Writer of short sentences and award-winning user experiences, Gordon began his career at Y&R New York before creating some of the earliest digital campaigns at Modem Media. Clients include AT&T, Citibank, Coors, 7UP/Dr Pepper, MINI, Coldwell Banker, Comcast and SONY. Off-hours he coaches soccer and works on soup potions.

Creative Direction / Copy

Mary-Catherine Jones

Southern native, NY-adopted writer/creative director with agency experience at GSD&M, Publicis Modem, R/GA, HUGE, etc. Client highlights include Snickers, Delta, Christie's, Enterprise, Heineken, Skype, Target, Nike, Aveda, Unilever, and L'Oréal. Loves dance, poetry and her teenagers.

Creative Direction

Joe Lalich

Artist/illustrator and record store owner, Joe is also a highly sought after art director, designer and creative strategist. McDonald’s, Coca Cola, NASCAR, AMC Television, Carhartt, Pottery Barn and the NBA are some recent clients. In his sparse spare time, Joe is also a published comic book artist out of his studio in Detroit.

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Visual Design

Santiago Gómez

NYC-based designer and art director, Santi is constantly exploring new technology to help enhance his work and drive his creativity. He keeps his hand on the pulse of UX design trends and consistently creates unique and innovative experiences.

Client Services & Project Management

Tara deBoer

A true account/project management hybrid, Tara’s career – which began in Detroit with the automotive industry, flowed to NYC with packaged goods, luxury retail and financial services – has prepared her to run complex deliverable teams and challenging deadlines. She relaxes after hours by running a home goods store with her dog Oscar.

Creative Direction / UX DESIGN

Brent Pruner

Brent has designed user-informed experiences driven by business goals for clients like Microsoft, Guinness, Delta Air Lines, Coca-Cola, The Hartford, Emory Healthcare, General Motors, Yale New Haven Health, and Mutual of Omaha at agencies Digitas, Modem Media, Wonderfactory, and Primacy. A classic car lover and a guitar player known for his blistering solos.

UX DESIGN

Jonathan Fishel

Jon plies his UX craft on behalf of clients like Lincoln Financial, FDA Anti-Smoking Campaign, Amtrak, Nuvigil, US Marine Corps, FEMA, Macy’s, T.Rowe Price and HSBC. Awards include a Gold Lion for his work on Band-Aid. When he's not UX-ing you'll find him in the woods with his camera or developing his own prints afterwards.

INSPIRATION & JOY

Oscar

Oscar provides creative inspiration. When he’s not rocking out to KISS, he can be found under Tara’s desk, hard at work on his side hustle, “Lap Finder,” an app for locating the nearest lap to nap on.

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