We shape the brand.
Then build the world around it.

WE ARE SPECTOR

WE ARE SPECTOR

35 Mercer Street
New York, NY 10013

35 Mercer Street
New York, NY 10013

Spector is an independent
design agency based in Soho, NY.

Spector is an independent
design agency based in Soho, NY.

Spector is an independent
design agency based in Soho, NY.

Not everything earns a second look.
Fewer earn a decision.

We build systems that carry through the full journey, not just the first impression.

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Seven years in. Still picky.

We take on fewer projects.

Each one gets full attention.

Strategy, design, and build stay in the same room on purpose.
Brand shapes product, product shapes the web, and the web redefines how the brand lands.
Once those parts become separated, something almost always gets lost in translation.

A closer look at the numbers.

A closer look at the numbers.

Seven years of completed work.

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Brands Partnered

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Clients Who Came Back

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Briefs That Changed Direction

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Years Independent

OUR CLIENTS

Brands that never settled for good enough.

Brands that never settled for good enough.

Brands that never settled for good enough.

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From fintech to healthcare.
Six sectors, one consistent standard.

Our Process

Our Process

THE WAY

WE WORK

THE WAY

WE WORK

We don't start with answers.
We start with the right questions.
We don't start with answers.
We start with the right questions.

Most agencies arrive with a deck and a point of view. We arrive with questions. The brief tells us what you want. The questions tell us what you need. Those are rarely the same thing.

Most agencies arrive with a deck and a point of view. We arrive with questions. The brief tells us what you want. The questions tell us what you need. Those are rarely the same thing.

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The problem on the brief is rarely the real problem. We dig until we find it — then we build the solution around that, not around what looked good in the pitch.

The problem on the brief is rarely the real problem. We dig until we find it — then we build the solution around that, not around what looked good in the pitch.

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Speed is easy. Getting it right takes longer. We'd rather take the time upfront than spend twice as long fixing it after.

Speed is easy. Getting it right takes longer. We'd rather take the time upfront than spend twice as long fixing it after.

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Strategy, design, and build stay in the same room. When they don't, something always gets lost between the idea and the thing that ships.

Strategy, design, and build stay in the same room. When they don't, something always gets lost between the idea and the thing that ships.

WE DON'T SEPARATE THE STRATEGY FROM THE MAKING.

WE DON'T SEPARATE THE STRATEGY FROM THE MAKING.

Not sure where to start?

The process makes more sense in a conversation. Let us walk you through.

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Tea Windsor

New Business

Not sure where to start?

The process makes more sense in a conversation. Let us walk you through.

Spector Logo
A woman with long, wavy hair and a confident smile, standing with arms crossed in an office setting.

Tea Windsor

New Business

Not sure where to start?

The process makes more sense in a conversation. Let us walk you through.

Spector Logo
A woman with long, wavy hair and a confident smile, standing with arms crossed in an office setting.

Tea Windsor

New Business

Team Spector

Team Spector

The first and last eye on every project.

12 years turning brand chaos into systems that actually hold. Previously at Wolff Olins. Still hasn't met a brief he couldn't make sharper.

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Nao Fujiwara

Founder & CEO

The first and last eye on every project.

12 years turning brand chaos into systems that actually hold. Previously at Wolff Olins. Still hasn't met a brief he couldn't make sharper.

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Nao Fujiwara

Founder & CEO

The first and last eye on every project.

12 years turning brand chaos into systems that actually hold. Previously at Wolff Olins. Still hasn't met a brief he couldn't make sharper.

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Nao Fujiwara

Founder & CEO

The reason nothing ships late always.

Keeps the whole operation running without anyone noticing she's holding it together. Predictable timelines. Zero drama.

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Emily Eriksdotter

Head of Projects

The reason nothing ships late always.

Keeps the whole operation running without anyone noticing she's holding it together. Predictable timelines. Zero drama.

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Emily Eriksdotter

Head of Projects

The reason nothing ships late always.

Keeps the whole operation running without anyone noticing she's holding it together. Predictable timelines. Zero drama.

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Emily Eriksdotter

Head of Projects

The one who makes it look inevitable.

Obsessive about typography, hierarchy, and making sure the brand sounds the same whether it's on a billboard or a business card.

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Dieter Hertz

Creative Director

The one who makes it look inevitable.

Obsessive about typography, hierarchy, and making sure the brand sounds the same whether it's on a billboard or a business card.

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Dieter Hertz

Creative Director

The one who makes it look inevitable.

Obsessive about typography, hierarchy, and making sure the brand sounds the same whether it's on a billboard or a business card.

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Dieter Hertz

Creative Director

The one who makes complex feel simple.

Designs interfaces and systems that scale without losing logic. If a user has to think twice, the design isn't done.

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Attila Mátyás

Design Director

The one who makes complex feel simple.

Designs interfaces and systems that scale without losing logic. If a user has to think twice, the design isn't done.

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Attila Mátyás

Design Director

The one who makes complex feel simple.

Designs interfaces and systems that scale without losing logic. If a user has to think twice, the design isn't done.

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Attila Mátyás

Design Director

The reason the brand sounds like itself.

Writes the words that hold everything together when nobody's looking at the logo. If a sentence doesn't earn its place, it doesn't survive the draft.

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Anaïs Dubois

CONTENT DIRECTOR

The reason the brand sounds like itself.

Writes the words that hold everything together when nobody's looking at the logo. If a sentence doesn't earn its place, it doesn't survive the draft.

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Anaïs Dubois

CONTENT DIRECTOR

The reason the brand sounds like itself.

Writes the words that hold everything together when nobody's looking at the logo. If a sentence doesn't earn its place, it doesn't survive the draft.

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Anaïs Dubois

CONTENT DIRECTOR

The only one who never misses a deadline.

Operates on treats and long pauses. Occasionally attends strategy meetings. Never contributes. Never disrupts. Somehow always helps.

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Milo

Head of Downtime

The only one who never misses a deadline.

Operates on treats and long pauses. Occasionally attends strategy meetings. Never contributes. Never disrupts. Somehow always helps.

Milo the dog sitting on the floor

Milo

Head of Downtime

The only one who never misses a deadline.

Operates on treats and long pauses. Occasionally attends strategy meetings. Never contributes. Never disrupts. Somehow always helps.

Milo the dog sitting on the floor
Milo

Head of Downtime

The one who makes the design breathe.

Motion that serves the product, not the showreel. Timing, rhythm, and knowing exactly when things should just stay still.

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Luca Moretti

Motion Design Lead

The one who makes the design breathe.

Motion that serves the product, not the showreel. Timing, rhythm, and knowing exactly when things should just stay still.

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Luca Moretti

Motion Design Lead

The one who makes the design breathe.

Motion that serves the product, not the showreel. Timing, rhythm, and knowing exactly when things should just stay still.

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Luca Moretti

Motion Design Lead

The one who asks why before anyone asks how.

Connects brand ambition with market reality. The person in the room who needs a good answer before the work begins — and usually doesn't get one until the third meeting.

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Camila Díaz

STRATEGY DIRECTOR

The one who asks why before anyone asks how.

Connects brand ambition with market reality. The person in the room who needs a good answer before the work begins — and usually doesn't get one until the third meeting.

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Camila Díaz

STRATEGY DIRECTOR

The one who asks why before anyone asks how.

Connects brand ambition with market reality. The person in the room who needs a good answer before the work begins — and usually doesn't get one until the third meeting.

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Camila Díaz

STRATEGY DIRECTOR

The reason the Figma file and the live site match.

Builds fast, clean, maintainable frontend systems. If something ships looking different from what was designed, sleep is lost until it doesn't.

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Jordan Anderson

HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT

The reason the Figma file and the live site match.

Builds fast, clean, maintainable frontend systems. If something ships looking different from what was designed, sleep is lost until it doesn't.

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Jordan Anderson

HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT

The reason the Figma file and the live site match.

Builds fast, clean, maintainable frontend systems. If something ships looking different from what was designed, sleep is lost until it doesn't.

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Jordan Anderson

HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT

Early stage or ready to start?

A short call to understand the project, the context, and what it really needs.

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PROJECT MANAGER

CLIENT STORY

How the work holds in practice.

How the work holds in practice.

How the work holds in practice.

Case Study

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Lindholm Electronics

Lindholm Electronics

The product worked. Barely anyone could figure out how to use it. The engineering was sound — the experience was a different story.
We fixed that.

The product worked. Barely anyone could figure out how to use it. The engineering was sound — the experience was a different story.
We fixed that.

Problem

Strong product. Confusing experience. The design, interface, and documentation had been built in silos — so users were left connecting the dots themselves. Most couldn't.

Solution

We pulled everything into one coherent system. Same logic, same language, same hierarchy — from the physical controls to the screen to the manual. The product now tells you exactly what it's doing without being asked

Problem

Strong product. Confusing experience. The design, interface, and documentation had been built in silos — so users were left connecting the dots themselves. Most couldn't.

Solution

We pulled everything into one coherent system. Same logic, same language, same hierarchy — from the physical controls to the screen to the manual. The product now tells you exactly what it's doing without being asked

Project metrics

Project metrics

From rebuild to launch

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From initial audit to final rollout

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From initial audit to final rollout

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Engagement across product pages

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Engagement across product pages

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Conversion uplift after launch

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Conversion uplift after launch

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The redesign made the product easier to understand and operate without compromising its capability. It feels considered from every angle.

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Marta Lindholm

Founder & CEO

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The redesign made the product easier to understand and operate without compromising its capability. It feels considered from every angle.

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Marta Lindholm

Founder & CEO

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SOME BRANDS JUST REFUSE TO BE FORGOTTEN.

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