Can a design shop build complex, technically demanding applications? Can a development shop create elegant, user-friendly interfaces? Shotwell was founded by a designer and a developer, each of whom has practiced the other’s trade. That deep, cross-functional experience has helped bring clients’ visions to life on the web, and it has done so without compromising design or functionality. We live and breathe both.

Since its founding in 2008, Shotwell has grown to 12 designers, developers, producers and strategists with core team members in Barcelona, Montreal, British Columbia, Los Angeles and New Mexico. We lead all our collaborative projects from our home base in downtown San Francisco. We believe in measurable results, advocating for the user, and respect for our clients’ greater organizational goals.

At Shotwell we wear our values on our sleeve, focusing on non-profit, triple-bottom-line and entrepreneurial endeavors. We work with big-name clients (Cisco, HP, AT&T) but we are very much invested in bringing big-agency expertise to companies and organizations of humbler sizes. Sometimes it’s because it makes us feel good; sometimes it’s because we’re fascinated by what our clients do. It’s our privilege to be a service partner to start-ups, international organizations and those who make the world a better place. Along the way we’ve picked up a lot of experience in other sectors such as entertainment, advertising, architecture and design. If you feel that Shotwell’s values are in line with those of your organization, we’d love to chat some more.