We make opportunity through design
The Makery's mission is to make opportunity for others in the world. First, we make award-winning user experience design for our ambitious clients. Then, we invest 25% of our profits to fuel user experience design apprenticeships for economically disadvantaged students.
DesignYou need design and you need it now. We get it. Combine the flexiblity of a freelancer with the skillsets of a full design team. Just tell us what you need, and we’ll deliver.
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ApprenticeshipsThe Makery's mission is to make opportunity for others in the world. 25% of all of our profits go to fueling design apprenticeships for disadvantaged students and adults.
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StaffingInstantly scale up your design department. For the price of nearly 50% of a full-time designer, you can collaborate with designers that exactly matches your company needs.
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A Makers Value
Make Others SuccessfulRegardless of talent, we’ve all had someone reach out and give us help in our professional journeys. Whether through our apprenticeship program, bootcamps, career day events, or just though grabbing a cup of coffee, making others successful is a value we live every single day.
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A Makers Approach
Less, But BetterTaken from Dieter Rams, “less but better” informs our design practice as well as our way of life. We are dedicated to simplicity and sustainability. It is through this ever constant perspective that we can focus only on essential aspects; a return back to purity, back to simplicity.
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A Makers Mindset
Design Matters.We have many designers and creative organizations that inspire us - we hope, we can inspire others too. We pride ourselves in thoughtful, fresh and unique approaches to design. In doing so, we will make design that stands apart - and will truly matter to clients and users.
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Located in North Minnepolis
We believe the right creative environment is essential for breakthrough design. We're excited to announce that we are growing, and moved into our new office located in North Minneapolis. We're excited to take our design sprints to the next level, host Meetups and collaborate with our partners. You can follow along on Twitter and Instagram.
Design for People, Results for Business.
Our methods are a fusion of strategy and jaw-dropping design...or as we say, it's a bit of math, a bit of magic. From iOS and Android apps to B2C eCommerce to internal platforms, our approach scales to make any experience work for the user and the business. Here's what we're good at...
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Strategy & Research
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SPS Commerce Homepage Redesign
Shutterstock Mobile App
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Expedia Flights eCommerce
HeirFi Brand
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Welcome to The Makery
For us, everything we do is rooted in our mission: To make opportunity in the world.
Today, less than 10% of user experience designers come from diverse or low-income backgrounds. We're changing that through our Apprenticeship program which sparks user experience design careers for disadvantaged students ages 18 - 24. When it comes to User Experience Design, we now live in the experience economy; where users await experiences that blend ease of use, aesthetics and ethics. To compete and win, companies need to build contemporary business strategies that are deeply coupled with user experience design. That's The Makery's sweet spot. If you have any questions about design, staffing or our social programing, please reach out. We're here to help. Thanks for visiting, McLean Donnelly Maker-in-Chief |
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