History, art, documentaries, writing. All kinds. The more complex the better. We turn data into something beautiful and usable. We think data can be friendly. We especially like data when it helps tell a story.
Sometimes we do this with data…
…And sometimes we do this…
…Almost always using…
Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, Behavior Driven Development with Cucumber and RSpec.
Why we love data…
Dates, primary sources, images, letters, art documentaries… It tells a story, or it’s a pile of stuff.
Unorganized data is a lot like going into your grandparent’s attic. There’s great stuff in there, if only you knew what to do with it all. We help with that.
Maybe the story is about American Landscape Painters from the 1800s, or Himalayan art, or a modern day tourist exploring the city of Portsmouth, NH.
We help turn great data into great stories.
How we work…
We work with lots of folks — museums, educators, humanities teams, software companies.
Our process is specific. We believe in building small features quickly and learning as we go with frequent releases (sometimes every few days).
Weekly releases feel good. Big drawn-out releases feel yucky. We like feeling good.
The faster a website gets in the hands of real people, the faster we learn what they like. People know what they like, we trust them. Listening to people means we build what they need, and remove everything they don’t need. Like cleaning a closet, when we remove what doesn’t matter, the space feels more peaceful. It’s the same for websites.
Our team…
Our sister company, Firehaus Studio does the design and user experience for many of our clients. Historicus and Firehaus work together, or separately. We’re pretty cool about it. Meet Firehaus
