Design & Technology Studio
Berlin • Cologne • 0:00:00
studio@humans-machines.com
Product Statement
We are advocates of a better web. A better web for our users, our partners and the organizations we work for — and future generations alike. Our products and services aim to be fast and performant, intuitive and hassle-free, inclusive and accessible, sustainable and resilient, open and honest, aesthetically pleasing and memorable at best.
Fast & performant
- good for SEO and conversion
- help users with poor or limited internet connections
- decrease wait times
Intuitive & hassle-free
- Simplicity over complexity
- elegant and easy to understand
- tested against lots of use cases
- form follows function
- increased UX
- lo-fi over highly animated
Inclusive & accessible
- accessible to the widest range of users and scenarios
- help business and products reach the biggest audience
- simple language helps users navigate and complete tasks
- We do not add noise
Sustainable & resilient
- services we provide and services we use are powered by renewable energy
- skipping the hype and strive for timelessness
- building long-lasting and resilient products and services which function in the times and places where people need them most
- continuous attention to technical excellence
- embracing ethical design
- no over-engineering
- strive for the simplest solution
Open & honest
- privacy first / privacy focused
- respect and build trust with users
- allowing users to control their data
- no dark-patterns
- goodbye cookie banners
- avoid slow marketing scripts
Aesthetically pleasing & memorable (at best)
- Emphasis joy of use
- resisting eye candy and create lasting visuals
- meaningful experiences with a twist
- positive impact on users
We are on a journey and this is a work in progress. We did not always tick all the boxes in the past – and probably will not in the future. But we are trying.