Est. 2011 — Somewhere Damp
Websites you will not
be able to unsee.
Buttkraken is a small but allegedly effective web design agency. We build fast, accessible, and faintly unsettling websites for companies that would like to be taken very seriously.
- Founded
- 2011
- Humans on staff
- 5.
- Clients / year
- ≤ 12
What we believe
A website is a promise, notarized in HTML.
Most web design agencies will sell you a website. We are happy to do this also. But we think the transaction is larger than that: the site we ship is, for many of your customers, the first time they ever meet your company. It must be unforgettable.
We craft every project with the attention and skepticism of someone reviewing a legal document. Nothing ships that we would not also sign.
— The proprietors
Services
Four things. Done very well.
We decline to offer any service we would not ourselves recommend. This list is shorter than you expect. That is the point.
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01
Website Development
Websites as artifacts, not assets.
We design and build production-grade marketing sites and web apps in Astro, Next.js, and hand-carved HTML. Each site is fast, accessible, and lightly cursed in a way most users report as 'charming.'
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02
Graphic Design
Logos that stare back.
Identity systems, typographic refinements, and art direction for companies who would like their brand to feel like it was discovered, not manufactured. Wordmarks, monograms, pattern libraries, and the occasional unsettling illustration.
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03
SEO Optimization
Get found by the right kind of people.
Technical SEO audits, content architecture, schema markup, and pragmatic off-page strategy. We write for humans first and algorithms second. Results are measured, not promised.
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04
Ongoing Stewardship
We stay with your site. Quietly.
A monthly retainer for clients who want a small, senior team on standby. Performance tuning, content updates, security patches, and the occasional strategic nudge. Two-week minimum response windows, because we're thorough.
The Cabal
A small team. A longer shadow.
Every member of the team touches every project. No account managers. No offshore fulfillment. Just us.
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Wendell P. Throckmorton
Founder & Cephalopod-in-Chief
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Mindy Von Kellerman
Director of Brand Moods & Graphic Sensations
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Bram Oglethorpe, Esq.
Senior Engineer, Client Whisperer, Licensed in Two States
Have a project in mind?
Let's see if we're the right kind of strange for you.
Tell us about your company, your goals, and how much runway you have left. We will tell you, honestly, whether we can help.
Commune with Buttkraken