The Interaction Consortium

The Interaction Consortium (The IC, for short) is a software studio formed in 2009 to design and create powerful web platforms which power beautiful, usable digital designs with information drawn from sturdy system integrations. We apply our years of experience at finding simple solutions to complex problems to creating the best user experiences, without compromising performance, stability or longevity.

Our portfolio includes websites for major cultural institutions like the National Gallery of Australia, The Factory, Manchester, The Australian Museum and SFMOMA – sites which integrate a collection database, ticketing, e-commerce, a CRM and other backend systems to create a smooth user experience.

We have also built web and mobile applications for a diverse range of clients like the Syrinscape generative soundscape system, The Royal Botanic Gardens Restore and Renew database of plant genetic samples and many others.

Our team of eleven staff are based in Sydney, Auckland and Manila (plus a couple of digital nomads).

We have in-house capacity for user experience (UX) research (including Information Architecture), digital strategy, mobile-first digital graphic design, accessibility advice, front-end development (HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, Vue and htmx), back-end development (Django and the Wagtail CMS), DevOps and cloud hosting provision. That mix of skills also makes it easy for us to collaborate with other suppliers and we are used to integrating other designers and developers into our processes.

Our practice prioritises humane, collaborative, thoughtful relationships with our clients and other collaborators and we organise all our internal and client-facing processes to that end. Every interaction is an opportunity to both learn and share knowledge.