Studio — since 2021
The grid is the team.
RABZI is a digital studio that works with one system: one design system, one code standard, one way of working and AI-native tooling. That’s how a small studio delivers what a large agency promises, faster and with one point of contact.
— Manifesto
What we stand for
In 1963 Wim Crouwel drew the entire identity of the Stedelijk Museum on one grid. Total Design served the Dutch postal service, Schiphol and the Rijksmuseum with a handful of people, because they owned a system instead of a headcount. That is the lineage RABZI stands in.
Every website, app and integration we build comes out of the same machine: a design system in code, a fixed architecture, automated tests and a way of working that tells you on day one what happens on day forty. What you see on this site is that machine at work.
AI is a tool for us, not marketing. We use it for the work that can go faster: boilerplate, tests, migrations, variants. The architecture, the design and every line that ships are reviewed by a senior. That is the promise behind “AI-native”.
We don’t promise a headcount we don’t have. We promise craft, a fixed price, a fixed date and ownership of everything we make for you. If we’re not the right fit, you leave with honest advice.
— Capabilities
Twelve disciplines, five stages
- Lighthouse ≥ 90 on every delivery
- WCAG 2.2 AA as a design requirement
- EU hosting and processing agreement by default
- Code, design and data are yours
- Reply within one business day
- 30 days of aftercare after every go-live
— This website
Case 00: this website
Built by the same rules as every project: server-side rendering, no build step, a design system in tokens, pure CSS/SVG illustrations, one WebGL moment.
What we build with
Our own products
Alongside client work we build and run our own digital products. That’s how we know the other side of the table: conversion, support, maintenance and the bill at the end of the month.
- Founded
- 2021
- Based in
- Netherlands
- Languages
- NL · EN
- Disciplines
- 16
- Industries
- 14
- Response time
- < 1 business day
Reply < 1 business day · Available for new projects
Want to know if we’re a fit?
A thirty-minute intro call is enough to know if it clicks. If not, you leave with honest advice.