Northern Ground is experience and execution.
The Canary Has Thoughts
AI has made code faster to produce. It changes what clients can ask for, and what they should look for in a studio.
Read Jay's FeatureA sampling of recent (public) work.
The company we keep.
2026, our nonprofit era.
Milwaukee Film and Skylight Music Theatre. Two beloved arts institutions trusted us with how their audiences see and find them.
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Milwaukee Film
A new brand and a new site built with Eventive ticketing system helped a cornerstone of the Milwaukee arts non-profit scene reinvent itself.
It's hard to make what we do sound this simple.
Digital Strategy
Uncovering needs and developing strategies to achieve your goals.
Digital Strategy
Experience Design
Visuals that stand apart while being usable, accessible and on-brand.
Experience Design
Platform Development
Code and systems that integrate with core business functions.
Platform Development
Custom digital work for brands that can’t afford to behave like everyone else.
Custodian: Eyes on every screen
Custodian is our own analytics and content platform. It updates, monitors and measures interactive experiences in hundreds of stores globally from one dashboard. You see what’s working and can fix what isn’t.
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Retail that people actually touch
Interactive walls, touchless displays and dealership sales tools that help shoppers decide and buy. We’ve built them for Puma’s NYC flagship, Kia, Hyundai and Lenovo.
Walk The Floor
Sites and apps that earn their keep
Websites, e-commerce, mobile apps and custom platforms. They’re accessible, fast and easy for your team to update, and we keep improving them long after launch.
Show MeWe helped build the internet (sorry) so we have to help fix it.
Since we began we’ve watched the web get bigger, slower and harder to use. We build the opposite, with a small team of senior people that maintain a deep sense of pride and craft.
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Global clients, challenger brands and Milwaukee’s own hire us when they need speed, range and a team that won’t disappear after launch. Every project is led by senior people who’ve done it before, many times over.