Nice to meet you.

— The Studio —

These are the things that guide our way.

01

Affective

We create beautiful and usable things that we hope are meaningful, enduring and influential.

02

Classic and Timeless

We practice elegant design and craft — progressive, innovative and thoughtful.

03

Flexible Tools for Flexible Growth

Our handiwork will grow with you. We won't leave you with tech today, gone tomorrow.

04

People First

We design for people, not numbers. We address the personal experience first and foremost, not the advertising or mass experience.

05

Appropriateness

We create the correct medium for the message. That is, the right solution for brands, clients and ourselves.


06

Tin Cans With Strings to You

We're honest, direct and frank. 'Nuff said.

07

You and Us

We believe in good customer service and a respectful working relationship.

08

Making Magic

We may not be the studio for you, but if we are, oh boy, abracadabra.

09

Do It Once, Do It Right

Our motto for design, but more importantly, for life.

10

Buck Trends, Break Molds

There may be better, but every day is about improving upon what was done before.

People


Naz Hamid

Principal and Design

nazhamid.com
@weightshift

Jen Schuetz

Minder of P's and Q's

treesquirrel.org
@jenschuetz

Scott Robbin

Code and Development

srobbin.com
@srobbin

Laurel Hechanova

Design and Illustration

thisisaok.com
@hechanova

Clients

  • El Boton
  • El Duke Degreaser
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica
  • Final Eyes
  • Frances Cycles
  • Gapers Block
  • Golden Apple Foundation
  • Half Acre Cycling
  • Happy Cog
  • Harvest
  • Heekya
  • Pictory
  • Poise
  • Popdeck
  • PxMail
  • Princeton University
  • Ron Wu Photography
  • Time Warner Cable
  • Vara Software
  • Virb
  • Washington University
  • WordPress

Activity

Speaking

March 2011

South By Southwest Interactive
Build: Online Communities, Offline Relationships

Austin, Texas
Naz Hamid, speaker
Link

August 2010

Social Dev Camp
Developing for the Mobile Web

Chicago, Illinois
Scott Robbin, speaker
Link

June 2010

WordCamp 2010
Front-end Performance Techniques

Chicago, Illinois
Scott Robbin, speaker
Link

July 2009

Creative Mornings with Khoi Vinh

Naz Hamid, virtual guest
Link

April 2008

AIGA Tools of the Trade
Creative Content for the Web

Chicago, Illinois
Naz Hamid, speaker
Link

March 2008

South by Southwest Interactive
Design Is in the Details

Austin, Texas
Naz Hamid, speaker
Link

July 2006

Making Media Connections
Emerging Online News Outlets

Chicago, Illinois
Naz Hamid, speaker
Link

July 2006

Studio360 Design for the Real World
Fixed Gear Bikes

Radio
Naz Hamid, guest
Link

April 2004

SpeakUp
SeriouSeries 3

Chicago, Illinois
Naz Hamid, speaker
Link

Online

July 2011

OneSkinnyJ
Shifting Weight with Naz Hamid

Naz Hamid, interviewed
View

March 2011

Method & Craft
Naz Hamid

Naz Hamid, interviewed
View

August 2010

Pictory
In Deep

Naz Hamid, published photographer
View

May 2010

Pictory
School Days

Naz Hamid, published photographer
View

March 2010

Layer Tennis
Naz Hamid vs.
Sam Javanrouh

Naz Hamid, player
View

December 2009

Pictory
San Francisco

Naz Hamid, guest designer and featured photographer
View

October 2007

Layer Tennis
Naz Hamid vs. Chris Glass

Naz Hamid, player
View

October 2005

5Q
Naz Hamid

Naz Hamid, interviewed
View

Publications

July 2009

JPG
The Items We Carry

Naz Hamid, guest feature
View

July 2008

Chicago Tribune
Microblogs: A Detail Too Much?

Naz Hamid, interviewed
View

July 2008

Metropolis
Taste of the Town: Chicago

Naz Hamid, published photographer
Link

July 2008

Cyclocross
Issue No. 3: Bringin' Cross Back for Good

Naz Hamid, published photographer
pp. 33–34
Link

March 2008

A List Apart
Design Is in the Details

Naz Hamid, writer
View

January 2007

STEP
STEP's Field Guide to Emerging Designers 2007

Naz Hamid, featured designer
pp. 81–83
View

October 2003

Desktop
Issue No. 186: Webguide, Snap and Grab

Featured site
Link

Books

October 2009

Designing with Web Standards, 3rd ed.
Jeffrey Zeldman

p. 324
Link

July 2009

Graphic Design Referenced
Armin Vit and Bryony Gomez Palacio

p. 45
Link

November 2007

Web Design Index by Content 3
Pepin Press

pp. 45, 378, 434
Link

November 2006

Web Design Index 7
Pepin Press

Link

created

Look Around

Scott creates an augmented reality layer to Google Maps.

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created

Interhoods and SitBy.Us Closed, For Now

Closing the doors on two little ventures.

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collected

Picture Perfect in a Minute

Scott launches Minuteframe, a dead easy way to order up a framed photograph in a minute. Duh!

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considered

A Fine Menu Experience

A fine menu experience as I've ever had.

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Shop

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Weightshift

We create, design and build experiences for people far and wide — our clients, ourselves and you.

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At the intersection of craft and usability, we believe in making things that impact our world in meaningful ways.

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