01Contrast
Average contrast ratio
7:1
Our text averages 7:1 contrast, well past the 4.5:1 minimum. Readable on a cracked phone in a Miami parking lot at noon.
Noteworthy
Independent web studio, Miami
Websites & 3D experiences
Make your business
stand out
We make sites that
do the selling.
Every site is custom designed to make your company have an impression that’s head and shoulders above the rest.
What we make
For every business with an online presence.
Websites that make a business the obvious choice when people visit, and custom features that turn your site into a tool, saving you time and money while drawing customers in.
How much does your site matter? Much more than you think.
The design is sloppy and looks like some adolescent boys in a garage threw this together.
F, 48, California, Fogg et al., Stanford and Consumer WebWatch, 2002, p. 24Looks childish and like it was put together in 5 minutes.
F, 25, Maryland, Fogg et al., Stanford and Consumer WebWatch, 2002, p. 24Not very professional looking. Don’t like the cheesy graphics.
F, 33, Washington, Fogg et al., Stanford and Consumer WebWatch, 2002, p. 24Horrible site, information badly presented. They try to put everything on the front page, instead of having multiple layers of navigation. This to me suggests that they developed this thing on a whim.
M, 42, Canada, Fogg et al., Stanford and Consumer WebWatch, 2002, p. 26The command lines which appear at the top—a bug—make it feel like no one is watching, taking care of the site.
F, 35, California, Fogg et al., Stanford and Consumer WebWatch, 2002, p. 43Biggest complaint is the poor search facility. A search produces only three items.
M, 50, California, Fogg et al., Stanford and Consumer WebWatch, 2002, p. 43This site says to me ‘Give us your money and get out.’
F, 29, British Columbia, Fogg et al., Stanford and Consumer WebWatch, 2002, p. 30Very wordy and vague information.
F, 50, California, Fogg et al., Stanford and Consumer WebWatch, 2002, p. 47
- 75 % of people judge a company’s credibility by its website. Stanford Web Credibility Research
- 0.05 s is all it takes a visitor to decide whether your site looks trustworthy. Lindgaard et al., Behaviour & Information Technology, 2006
- 81 % of people must be able to trust a brand before they buy from it. Edelman Trust Barometer, 2019
- 46 % of what people say about a site’s credibility is about how it looks, more than any other factor. Stanford and Consumer WebWatch, 2002
- 94 % of first impressions are about design. Sillence et al., 2004
- 68 % of people stop engaging with something poorly designed. Adobe, 2015
- +32 pts higher revenue growth for companies that lead on design. McKinsey, The Business Value of Design, 2018
Then and now
- Cutting Edge Design
- Phone number one tap away
- Designed for thumbs first
- Passes WCAG 2.2 AA
- Optimized to be found on Google
- Easy for customers to understand
- Clear calls to action
- Looked after every month
- Custom tools that make your site stand out
Same business, same phone number. Only one of them gets the call.
Before and after
Made for one brand
94% of first impressions come down to design. Your site’s design is everything when it comes to deciding who customers go with.
First impressions
Prototype first
We work closely with clients to make sure that even the smallest detail is perfect.
Meticulously designed before it’s built
Fig. 1 — One business, twenty years apart
Left: the template it ran for years
Left: the template it ran for years
Δt ≈ 20 yr
Fig. 2 — Lift through hierarchy
Δh ≈ t
Fig. 3 — Prototype rounds before the build
An eraser costs less than a rebuild
An eraser costs less than a rebuild
n(prototypes) ≫ n(rebuilds)
Anatomy of a site
Every layer, carefully designed.
Eight layers go into every page. We handle all of them, so you only ever deal with the top one.
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Hosting & security
Hover a layer to see what it doesTap a layer to see what it does
SSL · HTTPS
DAILY BACKUPS
GLOBAL CDN
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Constant velocityJoints
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AXIOM Engineering
Custom features
Make your site
a tool
We build custom tools that handle specific pain points
companies have, which save businesses time and money, or unique
features that blow customers away.
companies have, which save businesses time and money, or unique
features that blow customers away.
01 / Live product simulator
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Accessibility
Made for all
accessibility
We build to WCAG 2.2 AA, so people using a
screen reader, a keyboard or extra-large text
can still buy from you, with far less ADA risk.
screen reader, a keyboard or extra-large text
can still buy from you, with far less ADA risk.
02Upkeep
Redesign interval
We host it, patch it and make your content changes. Every nine months we look at the design again with fresh eyes.
03Weight
Power draw while idle
Compressed images, lean code, no autoplay. Pages stay quick on one bar of signal and easy on a phone at 9%.
04Legibility
Color and contrast
Color never carries meaning alone, so the 1 in 12 men who are colorblind miss nothing.
05Scale
Text that scales
Larger text is the most popular accessibility setting on phones. Turn it all the way up and our layouts still hold together.
Mobile First*
Most of your visitors arrive on a phone
We design for mobile devices from the very start
* Then scaled up to every screen
Selected work
Index(08)
- 01SimulationEngineering · Live simulatorPhysics in the browser2026
- 02CVD JointEngineering · 3D websiteWebGL, scroll film2026
- 03AugurAI · Computer visionReact, live film readouts2026
- 04BloomSoftware · Landing pagePixel art, cursor reveal2026
- 05Bakery FacilitiesFood service · B2B bakeryGSAP, video wipes2026
- 06HalcyonArts · Gallery showcaseReact, cursor parallax2026
- 07PhosphorCreative · Studio siteReact, live 3D figure2026
- 08Strata MotorworksAutomotive · Performance shopWebGL, live 3D2026
How we work
We design every site by hand for teams of one and teams of thousands and we’re still there long after it goes live.
Start a project
Let’s make your business Noteworthy.
Taking on new projects
- 01 / The formTell us what isn’t working. Two minutes is plenty.
- 02 / The replyA real person writes back within 48 hours.
- 03 / The callA short call about your customers and what the site has to do for them. No obligation.
- 04 / The sign-offRevisions until it’s right. Nothing goes live until you approve it.
Not ready yet? Send us a link to your current website, and we’ll reply with a short written review of what to improve, free of charge.
Thank you.
You’ll hear from us within 48 hours.