Hydraulics turns complex ideas
into tactical product solutions.
Clients
We’re here to design the future we want to see, and like to partner with like-minded people to help us build towards something better together.
Digital content strategy, web design, and brand design for one of the world’s most impactful companies.
Hinge
Content strategy, a new design system, and website for Hinge's Not-So Frequently Asked Questions initiative.
Stripe
Brand, product design, data visualization, and systems for the company making payments on the internet possible.
Black Socialists in America
Digital product strategy for the Dual Power app, designed and built entirely with a community of grassroots organizors.
View case studyA scalable brand design home that connects everyone at Pinterest with the tools to bring the brand to life.
Cocoon
End-to-end product development for Cocoon, a first-of-its-kind play and education space for new and expecting families in New York City, all powered by a bespoke booking platform.
View case studyWorkmade
Building foundations for a product that brings financial freedom and security to freelancers.
Hudson Carbon
A unique, easy to use, map-based purchase interface that helps users visualize their carbon offset.
View case studySwell
Documentation tools to help developers power their e-commerce sites with Swell.
MTTR
Defining the vision for a novel social platform that empowers diverse perspectives.
Zapata Computing
Content and design for the marketing site introducing Orquestra to quantum researchers.
Aplós
A flexible web design system for the functional spirits brand while they enter their next stage of growth.
View siteIronman Group
Prototyping a multi-device experience that connects riders with the information they need to perform at their best.
Magic Leap
A digital brand and brutalist web design system for the pioneering AR company.
Welcome to Chinatown
Product strategy for a digital directory that connects visitors to small businesses and culture in Manhattan’s Chinatown.
Work
Capabilities
We’re here to make things that work. You can expect a beautiful and intuitive experience that performs, but more than that, you can expect a living, breathing digital product that allows you to learn on the fly, with a team that will help you adapt with the times.
Product Strategy
Our approach to product strategy is as close as you can come to idea insurance. We challenge and validate every assumption to leave us with a clear-headed strategy to execute against, with a clear understanding of our audience and their needs.
Learn MoreEmbedded Teaming
We embed our team with yours, working as closely and precisely as an in-house team without all the overhead. Together, we form a tight-knit, coordinated effort to steward ideas from hunch, to definition, to production.
Learn MoreUser Experience and Interface Design
As our world becomes more and more digital, we need products that promote clarity, accessibility, and fairness for users across demographics. We specialize in transforming complex problems into tactical product solutions for digital platforms of all shapes, sizes and scales.
Learn MoreStudio
We’re a small team of product designers and strategists collaborating on outsized work. Our diverse backgrounds in library science, museum technology, data visualization, community building, and organization design inform how we approach product design, and make our conversations more interesting.
You can find us working out of Index day-in and day-out, our community space and education center. Drop in for a coffee at 120 Walker in Manhattan next time you’re in the city.
With XXIX, Sanctuary Computer, Seaborne, Index, and more, we make up garden3d, striving to make the best work humanly possible. Our unique organization allows us to stay agile while providing the impact of a full-service agency.
We’re a small team of product designers and strategists collaborating on outsized work. Our diverse backgrounds in library science, museum technology, data visualization, community building, and organization design inform how we approach product design, and make our conversations more interesting.