About

Good design shouldn’t be reserved for big businesses.

First Brick exists to put professional strategy, branding, and web design within reach of the businesses that need it most...without the agency price tag.

A small-business owner in her salon — the people First Brick designs for

Why we exist

Small-business owners are usually forced into two choices.

The DIY trap

Do everything yourself — website, logo, colors, copy — on nights and weekends, and hope it looks professional.

The agency wall

Or hire an agency built around much larger budgets, timelines, and overhead than a small business needs.

First Brick was created to offer a better middle ground.

A small-business owner at work — the outcomes First Brick designs for

Designed by seasoned designers

Years of senior design experience, focused on small business.

First Brick brings experience across experience design, brand design, digital products, websites, customer journeys, and design systems — the thinking that usually sits behind an agency, applied directly to your business.

  • Experience design
  • Brand design
  • Digital products
  • Websites
  • Customer journeys
  • Design systems

How we work

The principles behind every First Brick project.

Keep it useful

Design should do a job, not just decorate.

Make it clear

If it’s confusing, it isn’t done.

Respect the owner’s time

We minimize what we need from you.

Design for the actual customer

We design for who you’re trying to reach.

Build what the business needs

No pages or features for their own sake.

No unnecessary overhead

You pay for the work, not the layers around it.

Your business is already real. Let’s make sure it looks that way.

Get the website, identity, and customer experience your business needs to make the right first impression, without another DIY project or a traditional agency bill.

Start with First Brick

Sure, you could DIY it, but who has time for that?