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Faculty

About

Decades in design and technology

We’ve been working on the web (and often, together) since the late 1990s. We’ve seen and done enough to know what lasts and how to build it—efficiently and effectively. We’re as committed to upholding high standards as we are to doing whatever it takes to get the job done.

Our collected story

Our experience comes from the work we’ve done, the lessons we’ve learned, and the friends we’ve made along the way.

  • 2023

    Business

    The Radavist—The Radavist goes independent once again. As part of that transition, Faculty builds the Rad Bazaar.

  • 2022

    Business

    Matter—Faculty does branding, strategy, and early product work for a neuroscience company that helps people live longer, healthier, happier lives.

    Matter Team
  • 2021

    Business

    Faculty—Emerging from the pandemic, we do good work for numerous clients, including Keybase and Jessica Hische.

  • 2020

    Sponsor

    New Adventures—Faculty sponsors the fifth and final edition of the renowned UK design conference.

    Supporting New Adventures
  • 2019

    Sponsor

    New Adventures—Faculty sponsors the return of the renowned UK design conference.

    Supporting New Adventures
  • 2019

    Press

    In Net Mag—Simon Collison spots us in the magazine in his local newsagent.

    In Net mag
  • 2017

    Activity

    Faculty gifts—Starting a beloved yearly tradition. Each holiday season, we send our clients, partners, and friends some of the best bespoke gifts we can curate or create.

    Faculty care package
  • 2017

    Activity

    Faculty dinner—To celebrate the official launch of Faculty, we hosted an intimate dinner party in downtown Boulder, CO.

  • 2016

    Business

    Faculty—The Faculty team begins working on Samsung while getting the company off the ground.

  • 2016

    Activity

    Backcountry Club—Chris and Chris go backpacking in Colorado and discuss working together.

    Backcountry Club
  • 2015

    Coworking

    Roost—Chris Shiflett launches Roost, a coworking studio that’s home to a bunch of friendly creative people.

  • 2014

    Activity

    Web Camp (Montana)—A small group of web luminaries go backpacking to unplug and talk about the future.

    Web Camp Montana
  • 2011

    Confernce

    Greenville Grok—Grok is a roundtable unconference for independent thinkers who make our digital world better. Designers, developers, writers, strategists, project managers; if you create things online, you’re our kind of person.

  • 2010

    Conference

    Brooklyn Beta—It began as a conference, but became more of a community, a place for the “work hard and be nice to people” crowd. Five editions from 2010 to 2014.

    Brooklyn Beta
  • 2007

    Coworking

    Atlas Local—A small group of independents and technologists grow tired of working from home, coffee shops, and cubicles, so they band together to start one of the very first coworking spaces. Many of them are still working together to this day.

Our team

Chris Shiflett

Founder

Chris Shiflett

Chris is Faculty’s founder. He’s passionate about science, design, and technology—and bringing out the best in people. But you can also talk to him about soccer and backcountry adventures.

Chris Merritt

Managing Director

Chris Merritt

Chris is Faculty’s managing director, especially adept at organizing remote teams and aligning business goals with digital solutions. Outside of work you can find him swimming with his family or fly fishing.

Good people we’ve worked with

Selected press

Read more about the team at Faculty and our work in 99U, Net Magazine, WIRED, Business Insider, PC World, Inc., Ars Technica, The Great Discontent, and Creative Bloq.

Contact

Faculty is a friendly, experienced team here to help you with digital strategy, design, and development. We’d love to hear about your project.

Send us a message and let us know how we can help.

hi@faculty.com