About Osborn Design Works

ODW specializes in helping businesses launch new digital products and websites. Our clients compete upwards, sell, fund, acquire or are acquired and work with us to do it again.

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What is ODW?

  1. Osborn Design Works is a web and app design agency founded in 2018 in NYC by  Taylor Osborn.
  2. ODW creates branding, UI/X, and product design solutions for apps and websites.
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  3. ODW also build apps for designers and developers.
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Why is ODW effective?

Investing in design can always drive change but it does not always drive value creation.

We think deliberately about design principles and find scalable methods for those principles to serve business outcomes. Winning designs deliver on KPIs, and KPIs track metrics that track value.

ODW is better than other design solutions because Osborn Design Works.

Read more about ODW's philosophy here.

Services

Website Design & Development

Osborn Design Works builds websites that feel great to use and drive business value.

  • Design: We design and develop tailored website solutions that are a brand fit, meet business goals, and scale.
  • QA: Get peace of mind with enterprise level testing and optimization to ensure performance and stability.
  • Scale: Create bottom line growth with user-centered design practices, SEO, and conversion-based KPIs.

Brand Design

ODW can help you design, strategize, and implement the right visual messaging to execute a brand that resonates with your targets.

  • Goal Setting: We can conduct scoped research to understand your target audience and the competitive landscape.
  • Deliverables: Get brand guidelines, hero, and supporting assets to ensure consistent branding across touch points. These cover the anatomy of all brands: strategy, visual identity, and voice.

SaaS Product Design

ODW creates user-centered products that are intuitive, visually rewarding, and successful. We work with your team to understand your requirements, and use technical design expertise to deliver winning solutions.

  • UX Design: we focus on user-centered decisioning that increases accessibility and reduces friction.
  • Visual Design: to capture the user's first look and keep them engaged.
  • UI Design: to make what's unintuitive, intuitive.
  • Monetization Design: makes paying you painless.

App Development

ODW makes web app development a deterministic process with technical expertise, clear communication, and seasoned project management.

  • Scope: can can flex with no-code options powered by Zapier, Airtable, and Webflow for MVP discovery.
  • Build Anything: with cross-platform development with as-needed custom databases, APIs, CMS, authentication solutions, and more.
  • Scale: with QA, reporting automation, and optimization to ensure high performance and stability.

Our work is deeply cross-functional. We learn our client's business, KPIs, and succeed together.

Osborn Design Works has been AMAZING to work with!

"I get comments every week about our site's design, with comments ranging from 'This is beautiful' to 'Who designed your site and can I work with them asap?'. This is all thanks to Taylor and ODW. He is not just good at making things look nice - he truly approaches UX through a holistic lens. Everything comes back to how can we remove friction and make the experience as easy as possible for the user. Our company (Beaming Health) is small, but because of our design we get people thinking we're a 100+ person company. Designers like Taylor don't come around very often and we feel extremely lucky to get to work with him."

Christopher Olmanson

Beaming Health

2021 - 2023

  • App & Website
  • UI/X Design
  • Branding
Trustpilot 5 stars

High quality, reliable work

"We run at a fast paced startup environment and Osborn Design Works keeps up and keeps us getting high marks in the feedback we hear about our UX-UI. We wouldn't be where we are as a company without him. A high quality thinker and doer. Hard combo to find."

Kristin Jackson

Freespoke

2021 — 2024

  • App & Website
  • UI/X Design
  • Branding
Trustpilot 5 stars

Fantastic experience with ODW -- highly recommended web design

"Working with ODW has been an absolute pleasure! Our team had limited experience in website development, but Taylor expertly guided us through the entire process with exceptional patience and support. His expertise and professionalism were evident from the beginning, which made our collaboration smooth and enjoyable. Taylor's ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely enabled us to make informed decisions, ensuring that the final product exceeded our expectations. Throughout the project, Taylor was always available to address our concerns and offer valuable insights, demonstrating a genuine commitment to our success. We highly recommend Taylor to anyone seeking a highly-skilled, dedicated, easy-to-work-with web developer. Their exceptional service and wealth of knowledge make them a perfect choice for any web development project. So don't hesitate to work with ODW - you won't be disappointed!"

Jay Clark

National Processing

2022

  • App
  • Product Design
Trustpilot 5 stars

Design brings delight

We help startups succeed by creating business value through brand, web, and product design.