Services · Four ways to work with us
How we work
Good work balances what people need, what's feasible, and what the business requires. Good writing and good design both start there. We do them together.
Four ways to
work with us
Start small with a sprint, or bring us in for the whole site, the editorial program, or the book.
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Clarity Sprint
A short, focused engagement for organizations that know something isn't landing. We review your product, site, or materials, talk to the people who matter, and deliver a plan: what to say, how to structure it, and what to fix first.
- Best for
- A messy site, a confusing product, a message that isn't working.
- Typical length
- 2–3 weeks
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Site & Story
A complete website, written and designed together. Strategy, information architecture, copy, visual design, and build-ready files, all from one team. No placeholder text, no copy written to fit boxes.
- Best for
- A new company, a repositioning, a site that has outgrown its story.
- Typical length
- 8–12 weeks
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Editorial Partner
Ongoing writing and editing for organizations with expertise to share. Articles, essays, newsletters, reports, and the strategy that ties them together. We help your experts sound like themselves, only clearer.
- Best for
- Thought leadership programs, executive writing, research-heavy teams.
- Format
- Monthly retainer
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Book & Report
Long-form publishing, start to finish. Concept, structure, writing or editing, design, and typesetting. We've done it for O'Reilly, for an independent press, and for a $50 billion public pension system's annual report.
- Best for
- White papers, research reports, annual reports, books.
- Typical length
- By scope
What's in the toolkit
Content
- Content strategy
- Messaging
- Copywriting
- UX writing
- Editing
- Ghostwriting
Design
- Information architecture
- Interaction design
- Interface design
- Visual design
- Design systems
Information
- Data visualization
- Report and publication design
- Book design and typesetting
Research
- Stakeholder interviews
- User interviews
- Usability testing
Emerging tech
- Design and explanation for AI, health tech, and other new territory
Who we work with
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Technology
Technology companies with products that are hard to explain.
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Health & life sciences
Health and life sciences organizations with complex information and real stakes.
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Publishing & research
Publishers, research groups, and institutions with ideas worth getting right.
How we're different
Small on purpose.
You work directly with the person doing the writing and the design.
Words and design together.
Copy is written for the layout, and the layout is purpose built for the narrative.
A trusted bench.
For larger projects we bring in development, research, and design partners we've worked with for years.
Built to ship.
Our files are ready for engineers, printers, and publishers, not just for presentations.