Lumen Finance
Brand & Product
2025
Available for new projects — 2026Independent Digital Studio
We design
brands that
move the world.
NOVA is an independent studio crafting category-defining brands, websites, and digital products for founders who refuse to blend in.
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Trusted by teams shaping their categories
Lumen
Northwind
Vertex
Halcyon
Monolith
Cobalt
Aether
Quartz
Polaris
Meridian
Lumen
Northwind
Vertex
Halcyon
Monolith
Cobalt
Aether
Quartz
Polaris
Meridian
Selected Work — 2024–2026
Let's build something amazing together.
Northwind Travel
Website & Motion
2025
Vertex AI
Product Design
2024
Halcyon Living
Brand & E-commerce
2024
What we do
A full-stack studio, from first sketch to launch day.
01
Brand Identity
Naming, visual identity, and brand systems that give your company a presence people remember.
StrategyLogo & IdentityGuidelines
02
Product Design
End-to-end UX and UI for web and mobile products, from discovery to a polished, shippable design system.
UX ResearchUI DesignDesign Systems
03
Web Development
High-performance, accessible websites built with Next.js, motion, and obsessive attention to detail.
Next.jsGSAPHeadless CMS
04
Motion & 3D
Scroll-driven storytelling, micro-interactions, and 3D that makes your product feel alive.
MotionWebGLInteraction
05
Growth & SEO
Technical SEO, analytics, and conversion strategy that compounds long after launch day.
Technical SEOAnalyticsCRO
06
Creative Direction
A partner who keeps the whole experience coherent — from first impression to the last pixel.
Art DirectionContentStrategy
How we work
A process built for momentum, not meetings.
01
Discover
We dig into your goals, users, and market to find the angle nobody else can copy.
Workshops, research, audit
02
Define
We align on strategy, scope, and a clear creative direction before a single pixel moves.
Strategy, sitemap, direction
03
Design
We craft the identity and interface — iterating fast with you in the loop.
Identity, UI, prototypes
04
Develop
We build with production-grade code, motion, and performance baked in from day one.
Next.js, CMS, motion
05
Deliver
We launch, measure, and refine — then stay on as your long-term design partner.
Launch, analytics, iteration
Why NOVA
Small team. outsized outcomes.
0+Projects shipped
0Founders partnered with
0Countries served
0 yrsBuilding on the web
01
Senior-only team
You work directly with the people doing the work — no juniors, no handoffs, no account managers.
02
Design that performs
Beautiful and measurable. Every decision ladders up to your business outcomes, not just a portfolio piece.
03
Built to last
We engineer for speed, accessibility, and maintainability so your site still feels fast in three years.
04
A real partner
We stick around after launch. Most of our clients have worked with us for multiple engagements.
Kind words
What founders say after launch.
“NOVA rebuilt our brand and website in eight weeks. Conversion went up 40% in the first quarter after launch. They feel like part of our team.”
Sofia Marchetti
CEO, Lumen Finance
“The level of craft is unreal. Every interaction, every transition — it all feels intentional. Our investors literally cheered during the demo.”
Daniel Okafor
Founder, Vertex AI
“We had worked with three agencies before NOVA. None of them came close. They shipped faster than our internal team would have.”
Mira Tanaka
CMO, Halcyon Living
“From strategy to motion design, NOVA owns the whole experience. Our launch was the smoothest we have ever had, by a wide margin.”
Lucas Brenner
CPO, Northwind Travel
Recognition
Awarded by the people who care about craft.
×62023–25
Awwwards
Site of the Day
×42023–25
FWA
Site of the Day
×32024
CSS Design Awards
Website of the Day
×22024–25
Webby Awards
Honoree
×12024
Communication Arts
Interactive Annual
×22023–25
Type Directors Club
Certificate of Excellence
FAQ
Answers, before you ask.
Still curious? Reach out and we will get back to you within one business day.
We focus on brand identity, websites, and digital products for funded startups and growth-stage companies. If you are building something you want people to remember, we are probably a fit.
A brand and website project usually runs 6–10 weeks. Product design engagements are ongoing and scoped monthly. We will give you a concrete timeline before we start.
Yes. About a third of our clients are pre-Series A. We can tailor scope and pacing to fit an earlier stage, and we have a soft spot for founders building from zero.
Absolutely. We often hand off design systems and motion specs to in-house teams, or embed alongside them. We can also build the whole thing end-to-end if that is easier.
Most clients keep us on a monthly retainer for iteration, new features, and design support. We measure what we ship and keep improving it with you.
Book a call through the form below. We will learn about your goals, share relevant work, and send a proposal within a few days if it is a fit.
Let's build something amazing together.
Have an idea?
Tell us what you are building. We will reply within one business day with thoughts, relevant work, and next steps.
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