We empower our clients to launch their ideas

Our approach fuses strategy, design, and cutting-edge technology with a well-architected collaborative process to deliver exceptional results time and time again.

Who we build for

Higher Education

Higher Education

From campaign websites for advancement teams, marketing sites for major schools, to portals for students, faculty, and staff, Braid has completed projects for various types of stakeholders at major U.S. universities.

Startups

Startups

Braid helps startups in a variety of ways. We help startups improve their web presence by moving them from DIY/freelancer sites to professional ones, and we help tech and SaaS entrepreneurs build early versions of their products to gain traction and obtain Seed and Series A funding.

Small & Midsize

Small & Midsize

Braid builds professional websites for a variety of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) including restaurants & breweries, law offices, private healthcare practices, architectural firms, real estate brokerages and automotive groups.

Enterprise

Enterprise

We have a wealth of experience creating websites, dashboards, and other digital software for enterprise customers. From garnering widespread stakeholder buy-in, conforming to accessibility, privacy, and security specifications, following detailed procurement processes, implementing single sign-on, or integrating with existing enterprise software, Braid has the skills for large enterprise projects.

Publications

Publications

Having created websites for numerous online newspapers, journals, and magazines, Braid is deeply knowledgeable in editorial design and implementation. We can build you a comprehensive digital home for your publication, design you a bespoke storytelling experience for a single piece, or create a custom content-editor workflow to manage your newsroom.

Nonprofits

Nonprofits

Nonprofits are a key driver of the common good. As drivers of positive impact, we treasure any opportunity to bolster the efforts of nonprofits that we ideologically align with to serve our city, country, and world. Braid provides discounted rates and prices to nonprofits.

Public Sector

Public Sector

Public sector websites often house a vast collection of features, including GIS data, e-commerce for taxes & utilities, and calendars & events. They prioritize user experience, functionality, and accessibility & security compliance. Braid has the capabilities to build large scale websites for libraries, local and state governments, public schools, and other public organizations.

How we build

Strategy

Strategy

Start with why. Understand your business, industry, and highest goals. Offer a third-party and technical perspective. Get everyone on the same page. Craft a clear vision and make an intentional plan of execution.

Services

Discovery & strategy

Business strategy

Requirements definition

Planning & milestones

Project management

Information architecture

Content strategy

Design strategy

Application architecture

SEO best practices

Design

Design

Create with purpose. Design with the end-user in mind. Commission the most talented designers in the nation. Deeply care about form and function. Establish a design system and language and use it to create a beautiful and cohesive product.

Services

Design exploration

Web design

Page designs

Responsive design

User experience (UX) design

User Interface (UI) design

Design systems

Design presentations, feedback rounds & iterations

Engineering

Engineering

Execute with skill. Write high quality code. All in-house. Care about performance and maintainability. Faithfully render the designs in the browser or device. Test thoroughly.

Services

Custom AI Agents

LLM integrations

Web development

CMS development

Application Programming Interface (API) development

Custom integrations

DevOps & deployments

Browser & device testing

Accessibility

Performance tuning

SEO configuration

Tech

Large Language Models (LLMs)

Agents

Vue

React

JavaScript

iOS & Android

Drupal

WordPress

HTML

CSS

Node

MySQL

Cloudflare

Amazon Web Services

Delivery

Delivery

Take the project to completion and beyond. Deploy on performant, scalable, and resilient infrastructure. Set up a plan for uptime monitoring and disaster recovery. Ensure client happiness. Establish means for the product to continue to evolve.

Services

Hosting & maintenance

Software updates

Uptime monitoring

Backups & disaster recovery

Training

Software warranty

Maintenance contracts

Support & enhancement retainers

Let’s build something together. We’re excited to hear what you’re working on and how we can help.

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