Forge Studio

We are a remote strategic design studio based in the San Francisco Bay area. We work with companies and teams to navigate the ambiguous challenges when creating or scaling products for their customers.

We believe that products and services are tools for empowering people—driven by a desire to make life easier and simpler.

Clients: Instacart, Salesforce, Affirm, Airtable, AWS, Grammarly, Handshake, Guideline, Caper, Hawaii Public Housing Authority, ShopPad, and many more.We are a team of experts that have sat in our clients’ seats—learning the ins and outs of exceptional design for companies of all sizes.

We’ve sat at companies such as Google, Facebook, Salesforce, Zendesk, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Square, Automatic Labs, Zapier, Varo Money, and many more.

What we can do for you

We work with teams to deliver world-class digital experiences and transformative business outcomes. By conducting insightful research, intelligent product strategy, and exceptional design, we help you design and ship successful products from the start.

New ProductsWe take products from zero to one by establishing a product vision, exploring opportunities, and shipping a solution that resonates.

Scaling ProductsWe can rearchitect your product for scale by being your experienced thought partners—helping you explore new opportunities for growth.

Embedded ExpertsIf your design team is spread too thin or you need help taking on new challenges, we can act like an in-house designer on your team.

Design SystemsRaise the product quality bar and enable accelerated time to market by investing in a flexible, scalable design system.

Strategy & ResearchWe help you de-risk decisions, better understand your users, determine the competitive landscape, and empower your teams to deliver value.

Brand & Marketing StrategyDiscover a compelling story and craft an effective marketing strategy that turns customers into your company's evangelists.