Humans & Machines
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.