Psychoactive Studios

Wellington, New Zealand

AI-era design and development for ambitious brands

Psychoactive Studios is a global digital design and development agency based in Wellington, New Zealand, working with ambitious brands worldwide. Founded in 2018, we design and build high-performance, immersive, animated websites and web experiences for organisations that want to push the boundaries of the web. We work end-to-end: brand strategy and content, UX and UI design, interaction and motion design, and full-stack development. We're an AI-era studio, craft-led and premium, now shifting our default delivery into AI-first custom builds while remaining New Zealand's first Premium Webflow Enterprise Partner. We build with React, Vue, WebGL/Three.js, GSAP, Rive and Lottie. Our work has earned 50+ international awards and recognitions, including multiple Awwwards Site of the Day honours and an Awwwards Agency of the Year nomination. Selected clients and projects include World of WearableArt, Summer Game Fest, SuperAI, TOKEN2049, Blackbird VC, and the All Blacks Rugby World Cup 2023 jersey launch.

10 people in their team

Speaks English

8 projects in their portfolio

Works remotely across the globe

Sortlist member since 2023

Founded in 2018

52 awards conferred

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User-centred UX and UI design for websites, web apps and digital products: research, information architecture, wireframes, interaction design and polished, accessible interfaces. We design flows and systems that are intuitive to use and precise to build, craft-led, and made to convert.

Skills in Ergonomy (UX/UI) (6)

Wireframing

Figma

Usability Testing

UI Design

User Research

User Testing

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End-to-end website design and development for ambitious brands: strategy, brand, UX/UI, motion and full-stack build. High-performance, immersive, animated sites in Webflow or custom (React/Vue, WebGL/Three.js). Craft-led and award-winning.

Skills in Website Creation (3)

Webflow

Web Design

Website Development

Works in Website Creation (8)

Clients in Website Creation (4)

BurgerFuelFood

Good Shepherd EntertainmentMedia

World of WearableArtMedia

AdidasClothing & Accessories

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Real-time 3D and interactive WebGL for the web: 3D illustration, product and scene visualisation, immersive experiences and motion built with Three.js and WebGL. Award-winning work for launches and campaigns that need depth, atmosphere and something people remember.

Skills in 3D (4)

3D Rendering

3D Animatics

3D Design

3D Visualisation

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Full-stack web application design and development: custom builds in React and Vue with robust back-ends, integrations and CMS. We take complex products from strategy and UX through to a fast, scalable, well-engineered platform.

Skills in Web Application (4)

Progressive Web App

Programming

CMS Development

Web Prototyping

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Brand strategy, positioning and visual identity for ambitious brands: naming, messaging, logo and identity systems, art direction and guidelines. We define what a brand stands for and how it looks and sounds, then carry it through to a digital experience that lives up to it.

Skills in Branding & Positioning (5)

Brand Identity

Corporate Identity Design

Messaging

Brand Naming

Brand Experience

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Psychoactive Studios was founded in Wellington in 2018. We're a craft-led team of designers and developers building high-performance, immersive websites for ambitious brands worldwide. New Zealand's first Premium Webflow Enterprise Partner, with 50+ international awards for design and code.

Awards

Psychoactive Studios was awarded 52 times

Mobile Excellence (Mohasky)2020-01-01Awwwards

Finalist - Large Scale Websites (Toi Whakaari)2020-01-01Best Awards

Finalist - Small Scale Websites (Trap and Trigger)2020-01-01Best Awards

Finalist - Small Scale Websites (Hype Entertainment)2020-01-01Best Awards

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HeadquarterCuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand