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Christopher Barrett
Cinnamon Cooper
Francesca Tallone
Ron Wu Photo
Salted Pig
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Dawdle
Gapers Block
Harvest
Heekya
Humanized
Mozilla Foundation
Songza
PostX/PXMail
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AIGA
DIY Trunk Show
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National Rosacea Society
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El Duke Degreaser
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Studios
The Studio
Weightshift is an agile person-driven studio in San Francisco and Chicago, led by Naz Hamid. The studio encompasses a range and variety of capabilities within the realms of design, development, content and ideation. We never limit ourselves to one kind of client and love the opportunity for collaboration. Sound like you? Get in touch.
Naz Hamid
Principal & Design
Years before he focused on branding, identity, interactive and user interface design, Naz spent many long nights perfecting projects for high school art classes — his longest stint being 72 hours without sleep. Nowadays, he fits some ZZZs into his schedule, but his dedication to work is unwavering. Naz worked for dot-coms in their first heyday, but their bust timed serendipitously with an advancing solo career — he has operated under the Weightshift moniker for eight years. Naz has spoken about design for AIGA, Speak Up and South by Southwest Interactive. His greatest compliment comes from Khoi Vinh, Design Director at The New York Times Digital, who says, “If the internet has given us a new breed of designer, then Naz Hamid is the archetype: prolific, self-motivated, entrepreneurial and plainly gifted.”
Jen Schuetz
Minder of Ps & Qs
Jen and the creative industry go back to 1999, when she was tasked with meticulously manning the tape library at her first job out of college. Her painstaking attention to detail has evolved since those days, and she has worked her way through various design shops, photography studios and advertising agencies. Copyediting, proofreading, quality assurance, content management, digital asset management, production work — she’s done ‘em all. For a glimpse into her obsessive-compulsive mind, she can be found musing about faux pas in the written word at Final Eyes.
Strategic Partners
Happy Cog (NYC) "...delivers beautiful websites that never lose sight of the human being using them."
mStoner (Chicago) Higher education and nonprofits are the specialty and strength of mStoner.
"Do it once, do it right."
Naz’s father lives by this motto, and this is the way we work. At the studio, short-term solutions are not looked upon favorably — piecemeal and patchwork are never good answers. Long-term goals, an overarching strategy for user experience and favorable results for both client and audience are the end goals. We thrive on producing quality and giving you the best.
Andrew Huff
Editorial & Content
Andrew is a longtime collaborator with Naz beginning with Gapers Block, the award-winning Chicago-centric news and events webzine they cofounded in 2003. He has worked for several years as a professional blogger for clients such as American Express, Kenneth Cole, A&E and Starwood Hotels, and he is a sought-after consultant on content-oriented web projects and whenever big-idea brainstorming is required. Prior to that, Andrew spent 10 years in public relations working primarily with clients in the healthcare and biotech industries. Andrew is a frequent speaker at South by Southwest Interactive and the Community Media Workshop’s Making Media Connections conference, and in 2009, he was named one of Crain’s Chicago Business’ 40 Under 40.
Scott Robbin
Code & Development
Scott discovered his love for programming as a child, with the help of a Texas Instruments TI-99 computer, and embarked on his life-long career as a logic junkie. Prior to joining Weightshift, Scott was the cofounder of Songza, a successful online music search engine; was a member of Humanized; and owned and operated a Chicago-based web development firm for 10 years. He has worked with many notable clients including the Mozilla Foundation, Obama for America, Chase Bank and Encyclopaedia Britannica, providing customized programming and advanced Javascript solutions.
The Animal Parade
At the SF studio, three furry friends help with disposition adjustments and occasional production work (you never know when a tiny paw will find its way on the keyboard), and they generally lighten the mood on a hectic day. They are indispensable. In Chicago, our manic fish liven things up by splashing water out of the tank. Unfortunately, they’re too slippery to pet.
