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BERTINI & SALAS

Digital Studio

Design · Build · Ship

15+ Years Experience Worldwide Clients End-to-End
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Strategy Research · Audit · Scope
Design UI · Brand · Prototype
Engineering Build · Test · Deploy

We partner with ambitious brands to design and build digital products that perform. No templates. No page builders. No off-the-shelf themes. Every system engineered from scratch, every interface designed with intent.

CVR
78%
LTV
£4.2k
CAC
£12
01

Strategy

Research-driven decisions that cut through noise and find the signal.

B & S
icon
02

Design

Systematic visual craft that scales from icon to interface to brand.

const app = init();
app.deploy(443);
03

Engineering

Custom-built from the ground up. No frameworks we don't control, no platforms we can't own. Production-grade, always.

Idea

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RAAK mark
raakwear.com
RAAK live site
RAAK mobile

Full-stack digital studio.
One team. Zero outsourcing.

Strategy, design, engineering, AI, SEO, infrastructure, and automation — everything built in-house, from first concept to live deployment.

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Design
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Bots
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AI
Infra
↑ 4.2
SEO
3
E-Commerce
PWA
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Payments
Auth
Database
Analytics
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API
99.9%
Hosting
CMS

From first conversation
to live deployment.

Every project follows a clear, structured path. No surprises, no ambiguity — you'll know exactly where we are at every stage.

01

Discovery

We learn your brand, audience, goals, and technical requirements. No generic questionnaires — a focused conversation that shapes everything.

Brand audit
Tech scoping
Competitor review
Timeline
02

Design

Visual concepts, interface design, and user flows. We design in-browser — you see exactly what your users will see, not a static mockup.

03

Build

Hand-coded frontend, custom backend, database architecture, authentication, payments — everything built from scratch with production-grade code.

$ npm run build ✓ compiled successfully ▸ deploying to staging...
04

Launch

Testing, performance optimisation, deployment, domain setup, SSL, and handover. We don't disappear after launch — we stay until everything is stable.

SSL configured
DNS propagated
Performance: 98/100
Live ●

Every Project Includes

Responsive design, SEO foundations, performance optimisation, SSL, analytics setup, and a password-protected staging environment throughout development.

You Own Everything

Full source code handover, no vendor lock-in, no monthly platform fees. Your code lives on your infrastructure and you control it entirely.

Ongoing Support

Post-launch support included. Feature additions, bug fixes, and infrastructure monitoring available on retainer or per-project basis.

Wireframe

const server = createServer();
server.listen(443);
await migrate(db);
console.log('ready');
$ npm run build
✓ Compiled 247 modules
✓ Bundle: 42kb gzipped
✓ Build complete — 1.2s
VPS — London
rsync · SSL · nginx
99.9%
Uptime · 30 days

Under the Hood

~/bertini-salas — zsh
$ git push origin main
✓ pushed to main (3 files changed)
$ npm run build
compiling 847 modules...
✓ compiled successfully in 2.4s
✓ optimised assets — 312KB gzipped
$ deploy --prod --ssl
✓ live at yourbrand.com
tests: 24 passed · 0 failed · coverage 96%

Product

Drop 001 — Jersey
£85.00
Item 01
Item 02
Item 03
Jersey × 1£85
Shorts × 2£120
Total£205
Stripe
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Domain

raakwear.com
185.••.••.••
TLS 1.3 · Let's Encrypt
Certificate Valid
nginx
node.js
postgresql
redis
LDN
NYC
FRA
SIN
Response 42ms
CPU 12%
Memory 340MB
All Systems Operational
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Internal
Product Lab

Beyond client work, we invest in our own ideas. The Lab is where we prototype, test, and ship products under the B&S umbrella. Tools we wish existed. Systems we think the market needs.

$ lab init --experimental
✓ workspace ready
compiling 12 modules...
✓ 3 experiments passing
▸ shipping prototype v0.4
Projects in development
Pen & Muse
Interactive reading & publishing platform
In Progress

A hybrid between publishing, interactive storytelling, and digital product design. Original works can be read traditionally or experienced dynamically through choice-driven playthroughs — each title exists as both a book and an evolving experience, shaped by structured metadata rather than fixed linear paths.

The design prioritises clarity, atmosphere, and intent. Clean editorial layouts sit alongside cinematic presentation, allowing text, imagery, and interaction to breathe. The storefront feels less like an online shop — and more like a gateway into authored worlds.

Modular content architecture powered by large metadata files
Interactive narrative, exploratory nonfiction & experimental formats
Cinematic presentation layer — text, imagery & interaction in harmony
Author submissions, approvals & revenue-sharing foundation
Content, experience logic & presentation fully separated for scale
Built for future multi-author marketplace & long-term extensibility
TypeScriptViteMetadataJSON
Ember Veil
Ember Veil
AI video generation studio
In Progress

A premium AI video creation platform powered by Google Veo 3.1. Describe any scene in text and generate cinematic-quality video — with storyboarding, batch rendering, and gamified creative workflows.

Text-to-video, image-to-video & video editing modes
Blueprints & archetypes with rarity-tiered templates
Project storyboarding with multi-shot sequences
Subscription tiers with Stripe & Supabase auth
Next.jsReactVeo 3.1SupabaseStripe
System Engine
System Engine
Native macOS activity monitor
In Progress

A modern, sleek alternative to the native macOS Activity Monitor. Built from the ground up as a desktop application to provide real-time hardware telemetry and task management with an uncompromising, glassmorphic UI.

Real-time CPU, Memory, and Network traffic visualisation
Interactive process management and force-quit capabilities
Macintosh HD storage breakdown and analysis
Frameless window architecture with custom macOS controls
ElectronNode.jsJavaScriptSystem API
Ours
Ours
Private couples communication
In Progress

An intimate, standalone communication app designed exclusively for two people. It completely isolates important messages, memories, and shared countdowns from the noise of standard messaging platforms.

Private two-way real-time chat with photo sharing and emoji reactions
Shared, persistently synced event countdown timer
Automated, timezone-aware push notifications (Good Morning/Goodnight)
Native Android Client (APK) backed by a lightning-fast raw HTTP server
Node.jsAndroid/KotlinFirebase FCMJSON
Bestie
Bestie
Habit-building companion
In Progress

A mobile application designed to reframe habit tracking. Instead of punishing broken streaks, Bestie acts as a supportive companion that encourages consistency, visualises progress, and helps users build sustainable daily routines.

Forgiving streak mechanics to encourage long-term adherence
Visual progress heatmaps and daily accomplishment tracking
Customizable routines and milestone celebrations
Android-native beta deployment with offline-first capabilities
AndroidKotlinSQLiteFigma

Built by
two brothers.

BERTINI & SALAS didn't start with a business plan — it was shaped by years deep in design, crypto mining, bot development, and building for the web. Those worlds taught us how systems think, how users feel, and how to ship things that actually work.

So we built a studio where everything happens under one roof. Strategy, design, engineering, infrastructure, SEO, AI — one team, one standard, one line of accountability. No middlemen. No hand-offs to strangers.

We're selective about the projects we take on. If we say yes, we're all in.

Ownership

You own every line of code. No vendor lock-in, no recurring platform fees.

Transparency

You see real progress, not decks. In-browser design, staging access from day one.

Precision

No templates, no shortcuts. Every system is purpose-built for your specific problem.

Longevity

We build to last. Production-grade code, proper architecture, future-proofed infrastructure.

"They built our entire e-commerce platform from scratch. The attention to detail was on another level — every interaction, every pixel, exactly right."

RAAK Premium Streetwear

"We went from a generic booking widget to a fully custom system that works exactly how our salon operates. The stylists love it. The clients love it."

The Wacky Hair Co. Multi-Stylist Salon, Cambridge

"What sets them apart is they don't just design — they build, deploy, and maintain. One team. No handoffs. It's rare to find that level of end-to-end capability."

"I'd been running my IT business for over 20 years with no real online presence. They gave me a site that actually looks like a premium service — now clients find me through Google instead of just word of mouth."

Hire-A-Techie Remote IT Support, UK

Let's build
something together.

Projects of all sizes. Whether it's a full platform or a single landing page — let's talk.