WhereThingsGetDeveloped
[ Darkroom ], noun
- A Lightproof Room for Developing Photographs.
- A Studio Engineering Creativity into Reality.
we skipped the part where everyone pretends it's fine. if it's slow, buggy, or brittle, we fix it. not for the case study, but because that's the job. darkroom's a dev-first studio where design, speed, and system thinking all pull weight.
→Looped
Ibicash
Prosupps
A Small Sample, Just Three Builds We Liked for Different Reasons. If You Want the Full Stack (Live Links, Case Studies, the Weird Stuff), Head Over to the Work Page.
→We Build the Tools We Wish Existed.
Tools We Trust, Now Yours to Use.
We Believe in Open-Source Because Good Tools Make Better Work. Our Libraries Are Built for Speed, Reliability, and Ease of Use, Powering Real Projects and Solving Real Problems — and Now They Can Help You Too.
→The starting point for high-performance web experiences. Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript strict, Zod validation, smooth animations, WebGL, and production-ready integrations — all wired up and ready to ship.
↗We bring brands and interfaces
to life with code that runs smooth and scales right.
We bring brands and interfaces to life
with code that runs smooth and scales right.
We've built for teams who care about craft. If you want engineers who speak design fluently and aren't afraid to push back when it makes the work better, we should probably talk.
→Services
- Front-End Development
- Back-End Development
- Framer Plugin Development
- Web3 Integration
- APIs Integration
- Headless E-Commerce
- WebGL
- Motion & Interaction
- Creative Development
Clients
- Argus Labs
- Every
- Drive Capital
- Ecotrak
- Framer
- Griflan
- Milkinside
- Prosupps
- Studio Freight
- Viture
Technologies
- Next.js
- Contentful
- HubSpot
- Vercel
- Lenis
- R3F
- Three.js
- GSAP
- Sanity
- Framer
- Figma
Awards / Features
- Awwwards
- CSS Design Awards
- Muzli
- FWA
Activity Log
A Running Log of What We're Building, Breaking, and Learning Along the Way. New Projects, Open-Source Updates, and the Occasional Deep Dive — This Is Where We Keep Track of It All.
2026/02/06
Open Source
Satus hardened — Zod validation, proxy.ts, typed env, integration registry, 432 tests
2026/02/04
Open Source
Modernized Lenis — bug fixes, cleaner API. PR pending merge
2026/02/02
Open Source
Modernized Hamo — bug fixes, performance improvements. PR pending merge
2026/01/30
Infrastructure
Lenis showcase video editor + asset migration to S3 (bye Cloudinary/Mux)
2026/01/28
Product
Nuntio — CRM built with Resend. Still figuring out if it's a product
2026/01/26
Experiment
mc.darkroom.engineering — Midnight Commander-inspired version of our site
2026/01/22
Product
Theca — design asset management. Website + Chrome extension
2026/01/21
Open Source
OSS website launched — unified home for all darkroom open source
2026/01/20
Stealth
[REDACTED] — iOS app. More soon.
2026/01/20
Open Source
Satus marketing website — dedicated landing page for the framework
2026/01/15
Product
Specto — performance monitoring. Website + macOS app + CLI (npm OSS)
2026/01/14
Migration
Lenis website migrated to new Satus
2026/01/13
Migration
darkroom.engineering migrated to new Satus
2026/01/12
Internal
cc-settings — standardized Claude Code setup across the team
2025/09/19
House Of Evil
website using v0, aisdk to generate your own reflections applied to a 3d model that tracks your movements
2025/09/09
Æ app launched
React native social media app launched on iOS and Android
2025/09/10
Bad Omens official site updates (again)
Impose is out, new merch
2025/09/05
Framer component
Revelo - Text reveal component is live!
2025/09/5
Bad Omens official site updates
Specter is out, new merch, new tour dates
2025/09/01
Growthloop launched
Growthloop - The Compound Marketing Engine launched
2025/09/01
Nexus.xyz handed off
Nexus.xyz handed off to their team
2025/08/01
Ashby plugin
Ashby plugin released with Framer
2025/08/01
Greenhouse plugin
Greenhouse plugin released with Framer
2025/05/29
Client work
[REDACTED 3] signed a retainer with us
2025/06/15
Client work
[REDACTED 2] signed a retainer with us
2025/05/29
Client work
[REDACTED 1] signed a retainer with us
2025/04/22
Client work
Ibicash is live!
2025/04/18
Open source
lenis/framer has been released!
2025/04/16
Update
added page transitions (in next.js LFG!)
2025/04/09
Update
new site, who dis?
2025/04/01
Open Source
Figuring what is going on with our build
2025/03/28
Update
work on the new /work page
2025/03/25
Client work
Received final textures for [TOP SECRET] project
2025/03/22
Client Work
Launched new plugin on [TOP SECRET] platform