We’re a brand and product design studio. For over a decade, we’ve worked with ambitious companies shaping their industries. Along the way, we developed five distinct areas of excellence.

➊ Design memorable first products

You only have one shot for a first impression. Your product doesn’t have to be perfect, but it must convince users it’s worth sticking around for. We help early-stage teams go beyond “minimum viable” and create first products that truly leave a mark.

CampfireFM

Designing the social layer for podcasts

OS/

Designing a Next-Gen Agency Software

sparks

A learning app for the professional skills of the future

➋ Create ecommerce experiences

Most ecommerce platforms feel like uninspired terminals, overly optimized for conversion until they lack any identity. We work with companies that aim to stand out in this flood of blandness. We help them turn users into loyal fans with digital experiences that blend content, community and commerce.

Highsnobiety

A new shopping app rooted in content and curation

Assembly

Redesigning Assembly’s digital platform for premium merch creation

Carhartt WIP

Blending editorial and e-commerce through a mobile app

➌ Shape challenger brands

We love challengers. Companies that question the norm and take on bigger competitors. Those who attack rather than defend. We help them nail their positioning, craft narratives that resonate, and design identities that stand out without being off. With strategic precision and creative imagination.

Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival

Creating a flexible brand system for a beloved festival’s return

Haufe Akademie

Rebranding Germany’s biggest learning and development provider

Informed

A new brand and refreshed digital experience for a disruptive news curation platform

➍ Reinvent iconic digital products

Countless iconic digital products have shaped how we live and work. Yet, most product design focuses on the new. We also love to elevate what already exists—preserve what makes it special, radically rethink what's broken and add what's needed to succeed in the future.

DIE ZEIT

Redesigning one of Germany’s largest news sites

SoundCloud

A new design language for the music platform

Ableton

Designing and introducing a game-changing musical instrument

➎ Enable cultural spaces to thrive in digital

Since day one, we partner with arts and culture institutions to create value in the digital world—for themselves and their audiences. From ticketing to streaming to content to communities, we help IRL icons embrace digital to stay relevant in the future.

Fotografiska

A modular website for a global arts institution

Elsewhere

A digital membership platform for the community-focussed Brooklyn venue

Berghain

A state-of-the-art website and shop, true to the Berlin icon’s ethos and aesthetics

Over the past ten years, we’ve worked with over 100 daring and forward-thinking organizations, from global brands to early-stage startups to defining institutions in media and culture. Whether you need to build a new digital product, level up your storytelling to move new audiences, or explore what the next step for your brand could be – we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Zeit Online logo
  • Funk Logo
  • Highsnobiety logo
  • SoundCloud logo
  • Carhartt WIP logo
  • TikTok logo
  • Netflix logo
  • Berghain logo
  • Fotografiska Logo
  • Haufe Akademie Logo
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Our own podcast studio: ACB Stories

ACB Stories is a studio for original podcasts. We focus on audio documentaries, innovative news formats, and weekly talks show at the intersection of pop culture and politics.

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