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Honest observations about running a spatial design practice.

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Yes, clearly we have been inspired by architectural sheets in this website.

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And yes, it almost took us half a year to finish it.

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And no, we don't regret it. Mostly.

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Resources

Studio tools for
the work behind the work.

Templates, assessments, guides, and a curated reading list for spatial studios building cleaner operations and better client boundaries.

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The highest-leverage tools from the library, pulled forward for quick access.

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Studio Survival Game

Play through a year of studio decisions. Each call moves your Bank, Sanity, and Reputation — see which archetype you end up as.

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Brand Building Coach · Custom GPT

The Brand Building Coach is a custom GPT trained on our Brand Building Workbook. It walks you through your positioning, your audience, and the language your brand uses, one step at a time, and answers your questions in context as you go.

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Ready-to-send email templates for raising fees, chasing late payment, killing zombie projects, and firing clients.

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Studio Survival Game

Play through a year of studio decisions. Each call moves your Bank, Sanity, and Reputation — see which archetype you end up as.

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Studio Audit

Twenty questions on pricing, process, and operations. Shows you where the studio is leaking and which system to fix first.

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Leak Calculator

Enter your revenue and scope numbers to see how much you're losing to unbilled hours, undercharged fees, and scope creep.

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Client Zoning

A quick sort of which clients fund the studio and which ones drain it, so you know who to replace and who to keep.

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Brand Building Coach · Custom GPT

The Brand Building Coach is a custom GPT trained on our Brand Building Workbook. It walks you through your positioning, your audience, and the language your brand uses, one step at a time, and answers your questions in context as you go.

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