Welcome to our studio

Ideas Over Egos. Period.

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Great design begins with Intentional Empathy.

Over the years one of our most important lessons has been learning how to get out of our own damn way. How do we do this, you ask? It starts by checking our egos at the digital door. Because great companies and great success require vision, action, and a longer-lensed strategy—surpassing ego or trend—that give them staying power.

At Conflare, we are big picture thinkers who are intentional about making room for the kind of empathy and execution that is essential to co-creating flexible digital brands and websites that work—for our clients, and for their customers. This is what we refer to as smart design. 

The Studio

What is Smart Design?

Smart Design…

  • Brings everyone to the table (our clients, their customers and our design team).
  • Provides an environment of meaningful collaboration through authentic listening and dialogue.
  • Is driven by client goals and resources, user experience and needs, deadlines and budget.
  • Cultivates an environment of hard work, professionalism, diverse and innovative thought and fun.
  • Does its homework, keeping up on the latest web trends and web standards.
  • Transcends trends to deliver design that is usable, intuitive, clean and balanced.
  • Works, integrating form and function in a way that sacrifices neither.
  • Is organized; it plans for the best and prepares for the, um… surprises.
  • Keeps our clients and their clients happy.
  • Builds thriving businesses and communities. Including ours.

Empathy is the very foundation of smart design, enabling businesses to meaningfully connect to their customers and communities. This is why ideas will always prevail over egos at Conflare. And it is why we’re more than willing to eschew the latest trends at the risk of being the proverbial uncool kid on the design block.

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MEET THE MAKERS

We’re a motley crew of vibrant, fun-loving, people-people who can’t wait to meet you.

Conflare is a studio of non-stop learning and creative fusion. It’s a bustling laboratory where dev geeks, word nerds and corporate types work side by side. Where elegance meets elbow grease. Where different perspectives collide to form one-of-a-kind brands and one-of-a-kind websites that work.

We’re a compact powerhouse of brand strategists, designers and developers, united and inspired by one goal: to build a smart, elegant, and engaging digital infrastructure for your brand.

Timeca Briggs

Principal &
Creative Director
Timeca Briggs

Randy Steiger

Principal &
Technical Director
Randy Steiger

Lee Hilton

Lead Developer
Lee Hilton

Damani Claxton

Development Intern
Damani Claxton

Erin Kayvedo

Senior Designer
Erin Kayvedo

Gavin Perry

Project Coordinator
Gavin Perry

Jacqueline Crowley

Operations Assistant
Jacqueline Crowley

Jon Hecky

Developer
Jon Hecky

Tai Allen

Jr. Developer & Studio Assistant
Tai Allen

Yaw Asare

Sr. Front End Developer
Yaw Asare

DEI is in our dna

We’ve been an intentionally diverse outfit since our inception. Conflare does not practice diversity, equity, and inclusion because it is a trendy acronym, or because it is cool to say we do, or even because it is the right thing to do. We embrace it, as we have since our humble beginnings in 2003, because we believe in our team. From founders to kickass interns, our team has always been a richly appointed crew of ethnically diverse (BIPOC to the front!), spiritual/faith practicing and non-religious, trans, cis and non-binary, queer, politically liberal, conservative, and progressive folk.

As a studio with moxie, we are devoted to transparency and wouldn’t dream of virtue signaling. We don’t say we love DEI and then recruit with the intention of posting for clout. We love DEI because it is who we are. And aside from just sheer creative prowess, our motley crew is what makes us a co-creative force. Diverse perspectives lead to innovative solutions. Diverse perspectives reach broader audiences and clear the path to success. For everyone.

When you love what you do, it glows.