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Pancakes, a design and web studio

Digital design for businesses that are going somewhere

Good digital work starts with understanding the business behind it. We ask questions, pull things apart, put them back together, and look for ways to make things better and easier. Then we build websites, systems, and solutions to match.

Cases

A few things we're proud of

How we work

Strategy on the wall

From first idea

A build in review

to up and running

Strategy

We start by understanding the business behind the project: what is working, what is getting in the way, and where you want to go. Then we find the clearest way forward.

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DiscoveryPositioningPrioritiesDirection

Planning, design & mapping

Once we know where we are headed, we map the experience and design how it should work and feel. That might mean a brand system, a site plan, a product flow, or all three.

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Site mappingUX & flowsVisual designPrototypes

Websites

We build what we draw, so nothing falls apart between mockup and code. The site you approve is the site that goes live, fast, accessible, and easy to update yourself.

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DesignNext.js buildCMS & editorHosting

Platforms & data

Directories, dashboards, maps, pipelines. When your business is more than a brochure, we design and build the system behind it too. One team, front to back.

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DashboardsDirectoriesIntegrationsPipelines

Growth & care

Launch day is the start, not the finish. We keep sites healthy, findable, and improving, with real numbers, not vibes.

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SEOAnalyticsContentCare plans
The Pancakes studio

The studio

Small on purpose, senior by default

Pancakes is an independent studio out of Providence, Rhode Island. We take on a handful of projects at a time so every one gets our whole attention, and the people you meet on the first call are the people doing the work.

Prefer to drive yourself? The same system that powers our client sites is yours to use in our site builder.

Kind words from good company

Proactive is the word. Things we mentioned once in passing showed up solved in the next review.

Erin Kowalski

Founder, SawYourSign

Proud to be part of these brands

  • Event Atlas
  • Saw Your Sign
  • Cycling Compass
  • True Training Studio