MSN Creative
Est. 2014 · Austin TX
A four-person brand and motion studio for funded founders. Senior designers, async workflows, no agency overhead — agency polish at studio speed.
Frame 014Studio · Austin, TX · 2025
Trusted by funded teams at
…and 47 other Y Combinator–backed teams since 2014.
By the numbers · 2014 → 2025
We track every project to the half-day. The figures below are pulled from our internal project ledger — 1,180+ engagements, audited quarterly.
Identity systems shipped across SaaS, fintech, crypto, healthtech and consumer goods.
Median turnaround on a full visual identity package — 2.6× faster than agency median.
Across 1,180+ tracked Figma, Webflow and motion projects since the studio went remote in 2020.
Net Promoter Score across 2023–2025 client surveys — vs. an agency industry average of 32.
Recognition
A note from Markos & Sofia
We started this studio in 2014 because the agencies we worked at billed like luxury hotels and shipped like customs forms. The pattern was the same everywhere: ten junior designers, two account directors, and a partner whose only creative input was the font choice on the cover slide.
MSN is four people — sometimes nine, when our motion and Webflow team joins a sprint. No subcontractors on client work, no intern-driven decks, no six-week kickoffs. You talk to the people doing the work. The work goes out the door in two to three weeks. Then you take it to your board.
We have turned down retainers from companies that wanted us on standby. We have fired clients who wanted the logo in twelve colors. We are not for everyone. But if you want a senior team that treats your brand like their name is on it — we should probably talk.
— Markos N. & Sofia P., co-founders
The 14-day engine
Four chapters, run in parallel where we can. The clock starts the morning your deposit clears; it stops the day your Figma file is yours.
Day 1–2
A 90-minute strategy call, a shared Notion brief, and a curated moodboard from our archive. You leave day two with the strategic direction signed off in writing.
Day 3–7
Two distinct concept routes, presented Loom-style with rationale. You pick a direction; we refine to one. No mystery rounds, no PDFs in inboxes.
Day 8–12
Wordmark, type, color, motion principles, components, and any 3D stills. Everything is built inside a Figma library or After Effects project you own forever.
Day 13–14
A 30-minute handoff call, a Loom walkthrough, and a single shared drive with every source file. Then you go to your board meeting.
