Make Good Work
We’re a design and software studio in Phoenix. We start ventures of our own, like TerraQuotes and the Big-Mad Study, and we design and build for local businesses a week at a time. ‘Good’ is something we practice, not just promise.
What we build
Made with care in PhoenixTerraQuotes™
Online quotes for landscapers, priced from the county’s own map of each yard, so a homeowner gets a fair number any hour, before anyone drives out.
Become a Test Pilot →The Digital Studio
The back office we built for the artist Sara Paula Hoffman, now offered to other artists. Paula co-owns it, so part of every license goes to her.
See what it does →Public Lands
Our petition to Phoenix: on Excessive Heat Warning days, keep the trails open instead of closing them early. Hikers would scan a code at the trailhead to say they understand the risk. The petition argues this protects first responders, and the scans would show the city how the trails are really used.
Add your name to the petition →Goodfood™
Syrniki are Slavic pancakes made from farmer’s cheese. Ours have six ingredients, lots of protein and little sugar.
Meet Syrniki →The Incubator
Engineers and designers can develop an idea with us. What they invent stays theirs.
Bring us what you’re building →The Big-Mad Behavioral Study
Most people worn down by apps, dashboards and metrics assume they are the problem. The study will ask for about a week of short check-ins, by text or voice note, to find out where the frustration actually goes.
What has to happen first →Hypothesis-Driven Design
Our approach to product thinking, free for anyone to use. Before you build, write down what you expect and what would prove you wrong. Afterward, compare what happened with what you wrote, not with what you remember. It comes as a GitHub template that keeps each prediction, test and decision on one trace.
Use the kit →