We make experiences, products, and systems people use.

Independent Studio Applied Lab Founded by Matt & Joanna

Rise Up Labs is an independent studio and applied lab. We make interactive experiences, AI products, and software systems, and we help businesses choose the right first use of AI and build it into real work. Our own series, Since You Arrived, reached an estimated 650,000 readers and The New Yorker. That is the standard we bring to client work.

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What we do

Applied Lab means we explore new technology by building with it. Shipping our own ideas keeps our guidance practical and close to the work.

Find where AI fits

For teams trying to make sense of AI inside the business they already run.

First step: An AI opportunity assessment.
What you get: A map of the work as it happens today, the opportunities worth testing, and a recommendation for what to try first.
Method: We begin with work your team already does and evaluate where AI earns a place.
Evidence: Two AI products we shipped: PracticeMe OpenBar

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Solve a real work problem

For teams with a process, handoff, or tool making the work harder than it should be.

First step: A workflow and systems review.
What you get: A prioritized map of what to change and a blueprint or working prototype for the first improvement.
Method: We start with the process, handoff, or tool causing friction, use AI only where it earns its place, and design for the team that will run the result.

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Turn information into an experience

For a subject your audience needs to feel, not just understand.

First step: A three-week concept sprint.
What you get: An editorial thesis, a source-feasibility assessment, an interaction direction, and an interactive sketch.
Evidence: Read the Since You Arrived case study

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