Curious minds.
‍Careful hands.

We started Monoform with a simple belief: the best brands are built by small senior teams who care about every pixel and every sentence. Twelve years later, that’s still the whole plan.

The Monoform studio in Amsterdam
(01) Our story

Small by design.

We are strategists, designers, writers and developers under one roof. No hand-offs to juniors, no outsourcing — the people you meet at kickoff are the people who ship your project.

Monoform began as a two-person identity practice on a canal in Amsterdam. Word of mouth grew us into a studio that now works with startups, cultural institutions and global banks — but we’ve kept the habits of a small team.

We cap ourselves at eight active projects at a time. It keeps our work focused, our feedback loops short, and lets every client talk directly to the people doing the work.

24
People in the team
2
Studios, AMS & NYC
8
Projects at a time, max

Principles we won’t trade.

01

Clarity over noise.

If an idea needs a paragraph to explain, it isn’t ready. We edit until only the essential remains.

Two colleagues reviewing work together on a laptop in the studio
02

Craft is a habit.

Kerning, load times, alt text. Details are where trust is earned.

03

Honest partnership.

We say what we think, early. Our best clients say it back.

04

Always in beta.

Every launch is a starting line. We measure, learn and keep improving long after go-live.

Meet the team.

We’re hiring
Portrait of Elena Ward
Elena Ward
Founder & Creative Director
Portrait of Marcus Hale
Marcus Hale
Managing Partner
Portrait of Ina Kodra
Ina Kodra
Design Director
Portrait of Theo Brandt
Theo Brandt
Technical Lead
Portrait of Sofia Reyes
Sofia Reyes
Senior Designer
Portrait of Jonah Park
Jonah Park
Motion Designer
Portrait of Amara Obi
Amara Obi
Brand Strategist
Portrait of Lukas Meyer
Lukas Meyer
Webflow Developer

Awards & features.

Year
Award
Project
Category
2026
Awwwards — Site of the Day
Brightcore
Website
2025
Webflow — Site of the Year, Finalist
CRT Studio
Website
2025
Brand New — Best Identity
MORF
Branding
2024
D&AD — Wood Pencil
Island Office Drinks
Branding
2023
CSS Design Awards — UI, UX, Innovation
Parallel Studio
Website