# Sanctuary Computer

> Sanctuary Computer is an artful technology studio based in Chinatown, New York City. We build thoughtful, human-centric digital products through an open and transparent approach to timelines, estimates, and collaboration.

We are a full-service development studio specializing in web and mobile product design, engineering, and strategy. Our team brings deep technical expertise together with a craft-first aesthetic sensibility. We are friendly, transparent, communicative, and hospitable — because our best relationships produce the most meaningful work.

## About

Sanctuary Computer is located in Chinatown, NYC. We work with brands, founders, and organizations who care about quality, craft, and doing things properly. We strive to build products that are not only functional and performant, but genuinely beautiful and human-centered.

## Our Approach

We operate as a close-knit studio with a small, senior team. We work transparently — sharing timelines, estimates, and process openly with our clients. We believe the best digital products come from genuine collaboration and mutual respect between studio and client.

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.sanctuary.computer/): Overview of our work, services, and studio philosophy.
- [Info](https://www.sanctuary.computer/info): About our approach, team, billing model, and what it's like to work with us.
- [Work](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work): Case studies and portfolio of client projects across lifestyle, editorial, and creative industries.

## Capabilities

- [Campaigns & Experiences](https://www.sanctuary.computer/capabilities/campaigns-and-experiences): Ideas made alive in culture.
- [Custom eCommerce](https://www.sanctuary.computer/capabilities/custom-ecommerce): Our team specializes in building custom eCommerce experiences with Shopify and more.
- [Full Stack Apps](https://www.sanctuary.computer/capabilities/full-stack-apps): Our team builds highly performant full stack apps for Web, iOS & Android.
- [Greenfield Innovation](https://www.sanctuary.computer/capabilities/greenfield-innovation): Building what doesn’t exist yet.
- [Healthcare](https://www.sanctuary.computer/capabilities/health): We design and build experiences that bring clarity and comfort to the modern healthcare environment.
- [Internet of Things](https://www.sanctuary.computer/capabilities/internet-of-things): Our engineering team specializes in building software and APIs for hardware products.
- [Lifestyle](https://www.sanctuary.computer/capabilities/lifestyle): We create artful, uncommon experiences that express the unique positioning and business models of the brands we work with.
- [Product & MVPs](https://www.sanctuary.computer/capabilities/product-and-mvps): From napkin sketch to scalable product.
- [Sophisticated Websites](https://www.sanctuary.computer/capabilities/sophisticated-websites): Expansive websites, built for complexity.
- [Staff Augmentation](https://www.sanctuary.computer/capabilities/staff-augmentation): Our engineers love working alongside our clients' development teams.

## Work

- [Sun Day](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/sunday): A participatory tool and digital experience for a sun-powered future: Drawing thousands into a movement for climate action.
- [Alison Roman](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/alison-roman): A centralized platform for recipes, newsletters, and editorial storytelling, built for creative independence.
- [Cosmos](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/cosmos): Frontend agility for a fast-changing global crypto infrastructure.
- [Light Three](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/light-three): An embedded partnership powering ethical, minimalist technology.
- [Presq](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/presq): A bespoke shopping experience for a cutting edge approach to product development and manufacturing.
- [Parafin](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/parafin): A brand system for Parafin, including strategy, visual identity, art direction, and a website.
- [Brooklyn Museum](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/brooklyn-museum): A digital platform that connects, contextualizes, and elevates every corner of the museum.
- [Figma Typography](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/figma): Web and social design for Figma to announce the launch of the product’s new variable fonts feature.
- [Harvey](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/harvey): Bringing motion, clarity, and adaptability to a fast-moving legal AI brand.
- [Williamstown Theatre Festival](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/wtf): A digital stage for the next act of an iconic festival.
- [Arena](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/arena): Brand, Campaign and Product Design for Arena AI
- [CivLab](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/civlab): Bringing radical government transparency to life with a data visualization platform designed for accessibility.
- [Thea](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/thea): App and website design for Thea, an AI-powered platform that analyzes a user’s voice to detect real-time emotion and delivers music to either deepen the feeling or guide them toward equilibrium.
- [Mac Miller: Swimming](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/mac-miller-swimming): A website to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Mac Miller’s 2018 album, Swimming.
- [Mill](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/mill): Technical architecture and IoT product development revolutionizing the future of food waste.
- [Loupe This](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/loupe-this): A custom-built, real-time auction engine and online community for luxury watch enthusiasts and collectors.
- [Hinge](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/hinge): Content migration and feature development for the Hinge marketing site.
- [Youswim](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/youswim): A fluid ecommerce platform for a radically flexible swimsuit brand.
- [neoNutritions](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/neonutritions): A website for neoNutritions, a wellness brand built on traditional ingredients and modern science.
- [Magic Leap](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/magic-leap): Improving the editor experience with a new CMS for the Magic Leap marketing site.
- [Modern Life](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/modern-life): Brand, art direction, web, and digital product design for Modern Life, an insurance agency for the future.
- [Stripe Apps](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/stripe-apps): Brand design, art direction, campaign imagery, and product design for a financial infrastructure platform for internet businesses.
- [Stripe × Xero](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/stripe-xero): Helping launch Stripe Apps with a real, working integration between Xero and Stripe.
- [Homebound](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/homebound): Brand and Website for the custom homebuilding company.
- [Baggu Custom](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/baggu-custom): A website to show and order the variety of ways to customize BAGGU products.
- [Firefly](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/firefly): An adaptive marketing site for a modern approach to comprehensive healthcare.
- [Pratt School of Architecture](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/pratt-soa): Website and visual identity for Pratt School of Architecture, spanning its diverse range of programs.
- [Salt & Stone](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/salt-and-stone): A cohesive brand system and e-commerce website driving triple-digit growth for a premium body care brand.
- [Swell](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/swell): A documentation site for a company pioneering the future of headless ecommerce.
- [WorkMade](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/workmade): An early-stage financial app for freelancers and independent professionals.
- [Gnosis Chain](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/gnosis-chain): Visual identity system for Gnosis Chain, an Ethereum-compatible blockchain by Gnosis.
- [Air Company](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/air-company): Content strategy, art direction, campaign imagery, and website design for a company that turns CO₂ into consumer goods.
- [Uniswap](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/uniswap): A unified design system across Uniswap’s blog, help center, and technical documentation, bringing one coherent voice to the largest onchain marketplace.
- [Aplós](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/aplos): A digital design system and e-commerce site for a new kind of non-alcoholic beverage.
- [BBG Ventures](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/bbgv): Branding and website design for a female-led venture fund investing in a new generation of founders.
- [Gnosis](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/gnosis): Inspired by their mission to create decentralized technology for all, we crafted a new brand language for Gnosis that reflects the ethos of the early web.
- [Index](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/index-space): We designed a digital platform to support marketing and registration for programs produced by and for the creative community.
- [Mirror](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/mirror): We partnered with Mirror to design and scale their premium fitness platform, transforming the home workout experience.
- [Cocoon](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/cocoon): A platform for the business of modern childcare.
- [Geneva](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/geneva): A website and brand identity for Geneva, a chat app centered around connecting communities wherever they are.
- [Fishbird](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/fishbird): Brand and website for anti-consultancy Fishbird.
- [Roti's Online Ordering](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/roti): A best in class online ordering experience.
- [Tend Patient Onboarding](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/tend): A personal, HIPAA-compliant booking experience for a new era of dental care.
- [Light Two](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/light-two): System architecture and product development for an independent telecom company.
- [Mailchimp](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/mailchimp): A website for Mailchimp’s internal brand studio showcasing their varied work.
- [Mozilla](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/mozilla): Website for the Mozilla and Firefox brand.
- [Nobel's Women Who Changed Science](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/nobel): Discover the stories and connections between history's female Nobel prize laureates
- [ACLU](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/aclu): A site for the ACLU’s 50 State Blueprint, the campaign to cut incarceration for minor offenses in half.
- [Buoy](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/buoy): Design system, website, and art direction for a health assistant that guides you on your way to wellness.
- [Colophon](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/colophon): An e-commerce platform that doubles as a creative tool for a growing UK type foundry, rebuilding how designers buy and licence type.
- [IBM Event Design](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/ibm-event-design): A flagship site for IBM Design, anchoring the IBM Think event experience.
- [Parsons](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/parsons): Website, strategy, and custom typeface for the MPS in communication design.
- [Storq](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/storq): Visual identity and website for a maternity and motherhood clothing line.
- [IBM Plex](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/ibm-plex): A website for IBM’s open source typeface, Plex.
- [Google SPAN](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/google-span): Website and digital signage for Google’s SPAN design and technology conference.
- [MIT-IBM](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/mit-ibm): Visual identity for the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab.
- [@telier](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/at-elier): Our very own curated workspace exchange program.
- [Dropbox](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/dropbox): A website for Dropbox’s visual identity.
- [Coffee Manufactory](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/coffee-manufactory): Visual identity and print collateral for Coffee Manufactory.
- [AYR](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/ayr): A website for a clothing line that designs seasonless essentials for everyday life.
- [XXXI](https://www.sanctuary.computer/work/xxxi): An East Village space for makers.

## Work Filters

Use these exact slug values as query parameters on `https://www.sanctuary.computer/work`.

**Services** — filter with `?service=<slug>`

- `art-direction` — Art Direction
- `brand-design` — Brand Design
- `campaign` — Campaign
- `community` — Community
- `content-strategy` — Content Strategy
- `data-visualization` — Data Visualization
- `design-systems` — Design Systems
- `ecommerce` — Ecommerce
- `editorial-design` — Editorial Design
- `embedded-software` — Embedded Software
- `engineering` — Engineering
- `full-stack-apps` — Full Stack Apps
- `motion` — Motion
- `product-design` — Product Design
- `staff-augmentation` — Staff Augmentation
- `web-design` — Web Design

**Industries** — filter with `?industry=<slug>`

- `ai-and-llms` — AI & LLMs
- `culture-and-civics` — Culture & Civics
- `education` — Education
- `fintech-and-crypto` — Fintech & Crypto
- `food-and-beverage` — Food & Beverage
- `hardware` — Hardware
- `health` — Health
- `lifestyle` — Lifestyle
- `saas` — SaaS

**Tools** — filter with `?tool=<slug>`

- `aosp` — AOSP
- `aws` — AWS
- `aws-iot-core` — AWS IoT Core
- `adobe-illustrator` — Adobe Illustrator
- `brandibble` — Brandibble
- `bunnycdn` — BunnyCDN
- `chargebee` — Chargebee
- `contentful` — Contentful
- `cypress` — Cypress
- `d3` — D3
- `docusaurus` — Docusaurus
- `elastic-search` — Elastic Search
- `elixir-phoenix` — Elixir Phoenix
- `emberjs` — Ember.js
- `expo` — Expo
- `figma` — Figma
- `framer-motion` — Framer Motion
- `ghost` — Ghost
- `glyphs` — Glyphs
- `google-analytics-and-tag-manager` — Google Analytics & Tag Manager
- `hubspot` — HubSpot
- `kubernetes` — Kubernetes
- `mapbox` — Mapbox
- `nextjs` — Next.js
- `nodejs` — Node.js
- `postgresql` — PostgreSQL
- `reactjs` — React.js
- `redis` — Redis
- `redux` — Redux
- `ruby-on-rails` — Ruby on Rails
- `sanity-cms` — Sanity CMS
- `sentry` — Sentry
- `serverless` — Serverless
- `shopify` — Shopify
- `sorbet` — Sorbet
- `stripe-apps-sdk` — Stripe Apps SDK
- `supabase` — Supabase
- `tms-collections` — TMS Collections
- `tailwind-css` — Tailwind CSS
- `tessitura` — Tessitura
- `threejs` — Three.js
- `typescript` — TypeScript
- `vercel` — Vercel

Multiple values: comma-separated (e.g. `?service=design,development`). Params can be combined (e.g. `?service=design&industry=lifestyle`).

## Studio Values

- Craft-first: we care deeply about quality at every level of the stack
- Human-centric: we design and build for real people, not just metrics
- Transparent: open communication on scope, timelines, and cost
- Collaborative: our best work comes from close partnership with clients

## Contact

To start a project, discuss a collaboration, or learn more about working with us, visit [www.sanctuary.computer](https://www.sanctuary.computer) or email hello@sanctuary.computer

## Location

Chinatown, New York City, NY, USA