Space Cake
Customer-service software for small businesses, built and operated by the Studio. It turns a busy inbox into a calmer, more structured place to work, with people kept in control of important replies.
Visit Space Cake →The Studio work
Software we build, ship and run.
The Studio is the software side of uglydog: a record of the products, platforms and systems we have made for focused problems. It is here to show how we think, not to distract from the physical work people come to uglydog for.
Products and experiments
A small body of work, kept real.
These projects show the range of the Studio better than a list of promises can. Some are live, some are still being shaped, and each has a clear reason to exist.
Gridle
A focused organisation tool being shaped as a modular Android product. It is a useful reminder that small software should feel calm, quick and understandable.
How we shape a product →Burnt
A social feedback experiment built around honest reactions. It explores how product rules, moderation and real-time behaviour shape the feel of a community.
What we have learned →What the work shows
Useful software is built around the people using it.
Clear purpose
Each product starts with one job worth doing well, rather than a long feature list.
Practical systems
We care about the quiet work behind a product: data, hosting, maintenance and recovery.
Human judgement
Automation can help with repetitive work, but people still decide what matters and what goes out.
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ModelWorks makes custom parts, prototypes, gifts and small runs in the UK.