Test Mode

UK based digital studio

Websites, experiences and platforms. In weeks, not months.

Built by senior people who’ve spent twenty years delivering for adidas, Google, Samsung and Channel 4, usually as the partner behind the agency. No junior layer in between.

Delivered for

For agencies

A partner in the room, not a pair of hands.

Most of what we do is alongside agencies, and we’re happy to get involved before the work is won. You bring the client and the idea. We make sure what you pitch can actually be built, then build it and stand next to you on launch day.

Talk partnership
  1. 01

    In at pitch stage

    We help you scope and cost the idea before it goes to the client, so you never sell something that can’t be built for the budget.

  2. 02

    Built in your client’s stack

    Their platforms, their repo, their rules. Nothing to unpick later.

  3. 03

    There on launch day

    Product launches, live events and installs don’t get a second go. We’re on the call when it goes live.

Need us to work under your name for a client? We can do that too.

Prior project experience

Selected work.

Product launches, virtual events, kiosk apps, games and multi-platform builds, mostly alongside the agencies behind them.

Why Test Mode

Twenty years of other people’s deadlines.

01

Agency people

We’ve run studios and partnered with plenty. We know what a slipped launch date costs.

02

Senior throughout

The people who pitch are the people who build.

03

Faster, not thinner

Modern tooling takes the grunt work. Senior engineers review every line.

04

Yours, properly

Your repo, your CMS. No lock-in to any tool or to us.

How it works

Brief to launch. No dead weight.

  1. 1

    Brief

    From pitch stage if you need us. Scope, stack, dates and risks, said early.

  2. 2

    Design

    Custom, by people, signed off in Figma.

  3. 3

    Build

    Tooling for speed, senior review on everything.

  4. 4

    Launch

    QA, clean handover, same people after.

What we build

The serious stuff. And the fun stuff.

Launch campaignsProduct and brand launches
Interactive & experientialKiosk apps, games, installs
Virtual eventsLive, streamed, multi-platform
WebsitesWordPress, Sanity, Contentful
E-commerceShopify Plus, headless
Apps & platformsBooking, stock, dashboards
EnterpriseSalesforce, CRM, ERP, SSO
Rescue workInherited codebases

Questions we get asked

Straight answers.

Who actually does the work?

The senior people you meet. There is no junior layer, and no handover once the pitch is won.

Can you work under our name?

If a client needs it, yes. Most of the time we work alongside you as a named partner, in the room and on the calls, but we’re happy to stay behind the curtain when that’s what the job needs.

Do you use AI for design?

No. Design is done by people, in Figma, and you sign it off before anything is built. Modern tooling is used in the build, and senior engineers review all of it.

Do we own the code?

Yes. It lives in your own repository, either from day one or handed over in full at launch, and any developer can pick it up.

Can we edit our own site?

Yes. WordPress, Sanity, Contentful, Shopify or a custom admin, whichever suits the job. You log in and edit.

Enquire

Tell us what you’ve got and when it’s due.

A senior person replies within one working day. If it’s not a fit, we’ll say.

No mailing list. No follow-up sequence.