Dark Thirty Labs

A studio for
ideas worth
making.

Brands, apps, websites, and original media.
Made with an independent mind.

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Mostly PresentPodcast MovableiPhone app House OfWebsite & booking

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Independent studio / California

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An expanding
body of work.

Brands, apps, websites, and original media.
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More in
the making.

A hosting guide. A new app.
Here’s what we’re working on.

A painted scene of a woman on a sofa beside her phone.
Podcast / Original writing, audio & painted scenesAll projects

Mostly
Present

A small pause.
A different state of mind.

Make space
for a quieter moment.

A group chat that will not quiet down. A phone you keep checking. Mostly Present starts with familiar moments and turns them into short guided meditations, with a sense of humor.

Original writing, sound, and painted scenes give each episode its own world. Take a few minutes. The messages can wait.

Enter Mostly Present

For the Group Chat

3:56

A guided meditation for a very loud phone.

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Next projectMovable
iPhone app / Daily stretchingAll projects

Movable

A little movement.
A place to start.

Margo, the Movable stretching guide.
Movable Today screen with a daily stretching session.

Your daily starting point.

A small routine.
A little more room to move.

Making time to stretch starts with knowing what to do. Movable gives adults 50+ a short daily routine on their iPhone, with clear instructions and spoken guidance.

Margo brings a familiar face to each session. The app moves from today’s routine to the stretch itself, then shows the time you made for movement.

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Next projectHouse Of
Website design / Booking integrationAll projects

House Of

From finding a place
to making a booking.

Explore the website House Of website showing navigation, property discovery, and a direct booking link. View the booking interface House Of booking interface with a date calendar, guest selector, and reservation control.

A website built
around the booking.

A place can catch your eye before you know when you can go. Our House Of work connects that first look to the next step, through website design and booking implementation.

Property pages introduce each home. A custom booking interface connects to Hospitable, with a date calendar, guest selection, and a path to reserve.

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Next projectChapter Eight
A gloved hand offers a brass key through a green velvet curtain.

Chapter Eight

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All projects The Chapter Eight C-and-eight mark.

Heritage Home No. 8
Grass Valley, California

A house ahead
of its time, again.

Chapter Eight is a hotel and salon taking shape inside an 1894 house in Grass Valley. The name marks the next chapter of Heritage Home No. 8.

  • Brand identity
  • Art direction
  • One-page website

The identity pairs distinctive lettering and a C-and-eight mark with rich green, pink, and a flash of yellow.

The curtain and key turn a renovation in progress into an invitation. The current website gives future guests a first look and a place to follow the work.

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Small by
design.

We make space for ideas
that take different forms.

Dark Thirty Labs is an independent studio in California. We design brands and websites, build apps, and make original media.

A guided meditation. A daily stretch. A simpler way to book. A new identity for an old house. Each starts with a different question.

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