We’re Creative Agitators


We help founders see their company in
ways they couldn’t before.

We help visionaries discover their place in the market.




and We’ve helped these people make a beautiful mess:



Everyone’s trying to figure out who they are, what they say...and what they don’t.


We help people figure out their unique “them” and capture it with tools that help them express it, wherever they need it: from billboard to thumbnail. We combine real world experience with down-to-earth collaboration to help illuminate their magic.


Branding, WebCaught in Southie
A network of hyper-local Boston blogs. Inspired by the city’s grid and storied past, we built a bold system combining wood-block type and collage-style templates, designed for quick swaps to keep content fresh and relevant.Creative Director — Gage Salzano 
Designer — Michael Miller

caughtinsouthie.com


Branding, App, Web Stridekick
Stridekick is an online fitness challenge community that dares to make fitness fun. We helped with a brand refresh and website to usher in a new era and challenges the conventions of fitness apps in voice and tone.Creative Director — Gage Salzano 
Designers — Tommy DeFranco, Michael Miller & Skyler Ed
Development — Johannes Ma

stridekick.com
“Gage and Studio Apt have an incredible ability to distill the most important aspects of a project (in my case, the sense of place we are creating with our real estate) into naming and branding. His concepts are spot on and delightful – and on time! He is a joy to work with.”
– sonia taneja, Managing Director king street properties


Brand Identity, WebLaetro
An online creative community that redefines creative services for the 21st Century: by merging a variety of global talent with technologies like AI, flex team structures and transparent pricing. We helped creative a brand identity celebrating the many different creatives coming together to create a better whole, with the technology as the frame.Creative Director — Gage Salzano 
Designer — Mark Webb

laetro.com


Brand Identity, PackagingShimmer Chef
Shimmer Chef thinks the future of skincare is much like the future of health in general: like the ancient past. Creating facial creams from fresh ingredients inspired by recipes handed down generations in her family, Jennifer and team needed a visual design to showcase this unique offering that found its place in the modern grocery store shelf.Creative Director — Gage Salzano 
Designer — Katie Metz, Michael Miller

www.shimmerchef.com

Artistry & craft on the internet is dying.


And we think that sucks.
We grew up in a different web that encouraged discovery, curiousity and self-expression...not just scalability.

And that’s what we seek to do with everything we help make.
Real Design, No Gimmicks
 pgh  →  chi  →  nyc