Studio
Lisbon
Appkeep started in 2014 with one rule we still keep: if it doesn’t live on a phone, we don’t design it.
Why apps only
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Founded in Lisbon
Designers, no account managers
Projects per quarter, never more
Apps. Nothing else.
How we work
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Thumb first.
Every primary action lives where a thumb rests. If it needs two hands, it needs a better reason.
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Design the boring states.
Loading, empty, offline and unsure get the same care as the hero screen. That is where trust is won.
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Ship on Fridays.
From week four, a new build lands on your phone every Friday. You never wait for a big reveal.
The team
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No juniors hidden behind a pitch team. The people you meet are the people who design.
Inês Duarte
Founder, Design Director
Twelve years designing apps in Lisbon and Copenhagen. Reviews every screen before it leaves the studio.
Tomás Reis
Senior Product Designer
Flows, edge cases and the empty states nobody else wants to design.
Mei Lin
Brand & Icon Designer
Draws every app icon by hand first. Has opinions about corner radii.
Rui Carvalho
Motion Designer
Prototypes transitions on a real phone until they feel inevitable.
Inside
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Careers
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We hire rarely and carefully. There are 3 open roles right now.