We are interdisciplinary zealots dedicated to blending creativity and code, philanthropy and commerce. Each of us is equal parts nonprofit patron, arts nerd, and tech junkie. We love what we do, and we love what our clients stand for. We are collaborative, inventive, inspired.
Meet the Team
Rachel
As a child, Rachel admired the knife skills of Jacques Pépin. Today, she enjoys inventing new taco toppings and putting Old Bay on everything. She became a master of the bassoon because of her distaste for saxophones and eventually performed Verdi’s Requiem for a PBS documentary in Prague. When she's not connecting with FORM clients, she sometimes makes eyeless hand puppets, prays to St. Anthony for her lost Roku remote, and plays Radiohead on the drums. She’s a big fan of public media, minimalism, and melancholia.
Ryan
When he’s not writing code, Ryan is often gardening, singing self-affirming metal songs, or playing D&D as the cursed Warlock Bard Uriel the Younger. He once ate a sea urchin just to prove a point and says tuna salad sandwiches are the perfect food. He collects vintage video games and assures us that, though Gigan can’t beat Godzilla, he would probably win a fistfight with an ankylosaurus.
DJ
A self-described rule follower, DJ is a fan of well-laid plans, responsibilities, and chicken. But this always-designated driver has an adventurous streak, too. He climbed a mountain to propose to his girlfriend, survived a Monegasque taxi ride, and adopted a puppy during the pandemic. When he’s not writing code, DJ is probably battling beetles in his pickle garden, listening to F1 radio chatter, or avoiding assembling his 43-inch Lego Imperial Star Destroyer because there’s no way that thing’s gonna fit in his house.
Katelyn
Katelyn says the best of all chemistry constants is 6.02x10 to the 23rd power, and who are we to argue? A rare combination of mathematician, athlete, and artist, she holds a master’s degree in accountancy, runs marathons for fun, and plays the heck out of Chopin’s Revolutionary Étude for piano. When Katelyn's not leading FORM's operations, she enjoys walking her dog, reading tiny dictionaries, and making lemon macaroons. She once broke a picnic table with her head and she's a fan of words, Warren Buffett, and the number 20,710.
Teresa
Though confused by long division and cooking, Teresa can ideate and design like nobody's business. She is a goldsmith in her spare time and enjoys collecting fancy hammers. She once met all of Pink Floyd, counted 17 shooting stars, and was seriously injured by a pot pie. When she's not strategizing and guiding FORM's creative team, she is probably soldering something, trying to get to Utah, or sniffing old books. She likes Icelandic compositional ambient music and spooning with her boston terrier, Hugo.
Michelle
Part philosophy scholar and part trash-talker, Michelle may argue the merits of shared humanity, but don’t challenge her to a soccer match unless you’re willing to lose your pride and a couple of teeth. She dislikes clutter but happily hoards houseplants, fountain pens, and cheese. When she’s not designing logos and websites, Michelle is flâneuring with her dog Rockwell, making perfectly timed carbonara, or singing melancholic post-punk songs at karaoke.
Emily
When Emily isn't managing our projects, she's busy neglecting house plants, sketching ex-boyfriends' cars, and crushing on Monty Don. She tries to grow vegetables and has eaten 730 cupcakes. A creative spirit and self-described lovey-person, Emily is a big fan of romcoms and keeps a hand-drawn record of all the flowers her husband has ever given her. She knows how to collect honey from bees, can make a perfect frosting curlicue while grudgingly dancing to Pitbull, and has a knack for finding the most inconvenient Airbnbs.
Steve
Steve is a supersmart, mostly pleasant guy with a penchant for sardonic vinyl toys and Diet Coke. He's an ardent music lover, and though his recent tastes skew toward post-modern shoegaze, he once willingly attended an Air Supply concert. It is rumored that he has quite a high IQ, which is plausible but unconfirmed by MENSA. A serial early adopter, he can’t bring himself to part with his robust laser disc collection. When he's not connecting with clients and guiding our developers, Steve is often skipping stones and building model rockets.
Jessica
When she’s not helping our clients with web maintenance or digital marketing, Jessica can be found paddle boarding on Lake Erie, solo traveling in the wild, and thrifting for mid-century knickknacks. She plays funk on a purple Fender and her green thumb is so green, even her plants have plants. She never skips an opportunity to watch Pretty in Pink and she enjoys detailed plans, kitschy cookware, and a healthy frizzle sizzle.
Ashleigh
Ashleigh tells us that, though deep-fried worms taste like potato chips, her favorite food is frosting. A dedicated saxophonist, she has performed a halftime routine wearing only one shoe. When she’s not writing code, she's quarterbacking, scrapbooking, or playing Led Zeppelin on her Fender Cyclone. Though she was once mistakenly detained for grand theft auto, she is the proud and legally titled owner of a vintage Geo Metro. She’s a big fan of making macarons, collecting bottle caps, and watching classic horror films.
Nakiyah
Nakiyah once starred as a munchkin in The Wiz and often composes spontaneous show tunes about things like waiting for takeout. Fascinated by the subconscious, she is the only person we know who actually wants to hear about her coworkers’ weird dreams. She has been rewriting book endings in her head since grade school so it's no wonder she is writing a novel. When she’s not strategizing digital marketing campaigns, she’s organizing her purses by size and utility, looking for elephants, and actively avoiding peas.
Hannah
As a child, Hannah was a noted marker artist, 4th chair trumpeter, and passionate porcelain cat collector. She was often in trouble for talking in class and named her toys with only adjectives. Studying in Europe, Hannah found that DaVinci’s Annunciation is larger in real life and that identifying shower gel from hand lotion is tricky when you can’t read Italian. When she's not designing for FORM, she enjoys live concerts, cafe mocha, and carving elaborate designs into pumpkins. Except for the Harry Potter logo. Because, come on, the letter “P” is so hard to carve into a pumpkin.
Michael
Michael is a man of few words and many board games (150, to be exact). In addition to writing code for FORM, Michael is a proficient hackeysacker and skilled MIG welder. He does not recommend sleeping in a 2004 Ford Taurus before running a full marathon. He keeps a mysterious blackbird on his desk, is a proud descendant of Johnny Appleseed, and likes dogs named after fruit preserves.
Airport
CloseAn hour
to create.
The creative brainpower is palpable when the studio stops for Desktop Friday, an exercise designed to reset our creativity. A random topic. An hour to create. Who will crack under pressure? Who will lose it all in an epic crash? Who will go rogue and design in Play-Doh?
Someone Said
Overheard and out of context. Hang around with us long enough, and you might find something you said posted here, too:
It's too sausagy.”
I just blew my nose in my notes.”
Must. Resist. Cacao.”
Dark Mode is ruining my life.”
The conference template fills me with dread.”
Remember when you threw décor at me?”
It's like an easy bake oven for adults who like chicken.”
It's a torsional thing.”
I was working, until I got distracted by this Madonna song.”
I'd rather be Garamond than Papyrus.”
I'm dealing with some very important kangaroo things right now.”
It works!”
This knob makes me want to get drunk.”
Can you Swissify it?”
This is too helpful.”
That's a good lookin monkey.”
You're the Sherlock Holmes of the digital age.”
I'm no stranger to a rotten banana.”
Kohl's and casinos — no windows.”
Why is there a piece of cheese in my purse?”
(on St. Patrick's Day) Happy Thanksgiving!”
You have some mustard on your forehead. ”
I'm gonna crop out the crusty parts.”
Why is the llama-cam shaking?”
It's been two days since Monday.”
The football game or the moon landing?”
If the Long Island Medium were here, she'd freak out.”
Oooh, it's propagating!”
It's like, I read books, but I also party.”
Move. You're where my Diet Coke goes.”
Batteries? Seriously? What is this, 1985?”
The hands are the face of the arm.”
That horse looks like Burt Russel Crowe.”
Can I be Josh for Halloween?”
That's why I'm walking away while you look at pictures of Rob Van Dam.”
It's the web equivalent of a junk drawer.”
Well. I guess we're having stock photos for lunch.”
You wanna do hot dogs Friday?”
They're switchin' browsers and clearin' cookies!”
'M', as in Machu Picchu.”
I'm sitting down here with Hot Popcorn Hands.”
We're not eating it, we're just looking at it!”
I can turn my funks off.”
Haven't we tortured cauliflower enough?”
I've looked at that alpaca all day.”
In kindergarten we had a wedding for the letters Q and U because they were always together.”
It looks, feels, and smells great!”
I hate Internet Explorer.”
I got this whole thing of Silly Putty stuck on my sleeve.”
These zombies look like cauliflower.”
Gonna write up the changes on a stone tablet like it's the Jurassic era.”
I'm going to pull out the Real Joe Pesci Hat.”
I’m getting a full-on chest plate tattoo of FORM riding on the back of a magical unicorn to show my appreciation.”
I just had an Emeril moment.”
What don't you think should be converted into a fish tank?”
Let's talk about donuts. ”
The wild cheeses grow aplenty here.”
I once smuggled a Subway footlong in my sweatshirt pocket. ”
It's like The Sixth Sense, but with tacos.”
Young Sam Elliot is a head-turner!”
What's that band? 100 Haircuts?”
What can I say? I have uncontrollable eyebrows.”
Thankfully, Mercury in retrograde ends today.”
Wait 'til I get this gas station food, then order in.”
I can still smell Steve.”
...And that is why you don't wear sandals to Blossom.”
I need to know more about that cat!”
Gettin' mean... in a nice way.”
I've been thinking about that wolf tie.”
Is hot dog one word or two?”
There are no conifer trees in here.”
I don't want this bacon on here any more.”
PBS is very : colon-y.”
I don't foresee whales having cell phones.”
You forgot the witch supplies!”
It's like Top Chef, but with vodka.”
I've never had much luck with rabbits.”
You do seem like the type of guy who'd drink pickle juice.”
That's great, now there's bacon bits in my keyboard.”
Are we going to a place I can wear slippers?”
Well, we have mustaches upstairs.”
You can't out-do the fish with sneakers.”
Please pray for Mrs. Haskel's tomatoes.”
Pockets full of coffee.”
It's too Skittly.”
I think I'm gonna have to set something on fire.”
I try not to have too many hobbies.”
I said something about sausage, but I don't remember what it was.”
I had a pencil sharpener shaped like a boat.”
Light the content candle!”
A guy named Jerry has 20 watermelons in his truck.”
No. They don't have budget for robots.”
Oh I'm smart! I'm artificial!”
It doesn't work in Safari.”
The air doesn't taste like pancakes!”
C'mon. Lemme see your turkey burgers.”
It's like drinking a little garden.”
Hot yoga, Steve? No, goat.”
Something is wrong with the server.”
Stay in your happy little design world.”
I've never seen the 80s.”
I keep thinking about that wolf tie.”
You just had to bring up Toe Day, didn't you?”
I think what we should probably do, is nothing.”
Did I do that during the pandemic?”
My goal is to live until 2085.”
Activate the chicken!”
I need a more magical word for "practical."”
If it's not moist, I'm not interested in having it thrown on my desk.”
He's just mad because he can't be a wizard.”
I can handle a lot of Jeff Bridges in one movie.”
Not wearing black is Emily's pink.”
It's too Skynrdy.”
Please ignore me collating behind you.”
Internet Explorer is ruining this.”
It's dark and gloomy with zombies, but I think I'll keep my sunglasses on.”
I forgot outside was a place I could go.”
Michael do you want something pumpkin-spiced?”
Your sweat smells like Dolce & Gabbana.”
I just smelled fries in my head.”
I can't juggle a fish, that's for sure.”
I am the ghost of Tractor Supply Company.”
I found Pickle Doritos at a rest stop.”
He's got an eyepatch sorta vibe.”
You just have to hope for the best until it doesn't happen.”
It wasn't like that a minute ago.”
Cat-flavored ice cream?”
He's building a car and doing his spy run.”
Oh, sorry! I'll just rewrite the Web.”
What is life if not just a series of great chairs?”
There's wine on your motherboard.”
It was like B-side Tony the Tiger.”
I feel like I just try too much sometimes.”
I'm going to look up thesaurus in the dictionary.”
I'm gonna rock that perm!”
I had some chicken wings in my car that I was going to give you. ”
A pickle chip got caught in the wheels of my chair.”
It should be a little Burt Reynolds.”
Facebook's telling me I'm fat.”
This phone call is messing up my hair.”
I'm not at a place in my heart where I can eat a bear.”
What about ferrets? Ferrets are weird.”
I'm wing-dingin' it.”
You should watch Labyrinth if you're into Muppets.”
I think what we should plan to do, is nothing.”
Like, the food kind, or the magical kind?”
Eating beans from a can like a hobo!”
Where did you live, a coal chute?”
They're like the seagulls of birds.”
Did you say "jQuery" or "Katie Perry"?”
It's like a new Tool album for me.”
Is that horse wearing shorts?”
The donut button isn't working.”
Maybe it’s coincidence, maybe it‘s Oppenheimer. ”
Steve's probably listening to Fiona Apple.”
The 80's called and they want their wine back.”
Dalmatians are not a monolith, people.”
This is a website for birds!”
We have flippage!”
Mister-I'm-Never-Wrong!”
1-2-3 Cheeseburger Lane!”
Always cut toward your innards.”
Bring it all to the corn dog party!”
Adam Driver is the Sarah Jessica Parker of men.”
One time I set myself on fire.”
No amount of money is worth your husband having a mustache.”
I'm sorry about the div.”
Sassy Cap'n McBeef O'Brady”
I can't wait to put that on a T-shirt.”
What kind of shoes, cotton candy?”
I don't like wearing pants.”
They'll do anything for a ribbon and a hamburger.”
I'm trying to think of a more magical word for practical.”
I'm trying to figure out what kind of harvester to use for canola.”
I'm out here changing the Internet.”
Come and get it, Sammy Hagar!”
People are weird in the spring, man.”
I would put that in Someone Said if it wasn't so disgusting.”
It was working a minute ago.”
What kind of single-finger crimes can you commit?”
Settle down, Mailchimp.”
It's like a clown car of drawers.”
You look at your astronaut food. I'm gonna work.”
Rhinos are a big deal.”
I think I was bitten by a rattlesnake in a past life.”
IE is the DMV of the Internet.”
Then I thought, why not just make it Helvetica?”
Instructions unclear, I have peanut butter on my hands.”
The meatball machine is broken.”
I'm not trying to make my turnips rot you guys.”
The Muppets are my Downton Abbey.”
I've been to New Jersey?”
Beige is not an image.”
There is no light, only Dark Mode.”
How much bread would it take to feed a scorpion for a week?”
I can't solve a three-year-old's bee jokes.”
Try not to make it too caskety.”
They should do Animal Crossing on the moon.”
It's broken.”
She’s like the Taylor Swift of silversmithing. ”
I would rather have moist than wet food, thank you very much.”
Steve, let's go somewhere, just you and me.”
My middle toe went numb and I thought I had something in my shoe.”
It doesn't work in IE.”
He's magic. He's practically a leprechaun.”
Her abs look like a turtle shell.”
Make it extra-white. #GGGGGG”
You'd suck at being a zombie.”
You reach into your heart and pull out a potholder.”
That's why I don't eat it out of a can; I eat it out of a bag.”
That's a lawsuit pickle right there.”
How am I supposed to get through my workday when I have to take care of all these tiny people in my phone?”
An ice cream truck drove through this design.”
Helvetica Light makes me think you're lying.”
We're not counting the tiny chickens.”
I'll die if I smell like a hamster.”
I know how I like my files: Large.”
A person can be positive, AND also inappropriate.”
I want the whole tomato.”
I'm not giving my money to YouTube. YouTube is all horsey and gross.”
There are four purses in my purse.”
It's like Smash Mouth in the 90's”
I can't wait to dance on the grave of that site.”
I don't know who you think you are, coming up in here with a taco.”
It's like, the future.”
I have an item of boot business to discuss.”
This is not your grandmother's website!”
Let's not get in a fight with a horse.”
Also, they have a great toe box.”
No, *YOU* need megadoses of vitamin D.”
There's a lot of outer space.”
You're always picked last and your pasta smells.”
Full of secrets and bees. ”
There's a lot of dirt down here.”
Look at his bag of hot dog boxes on the floor!”
I tried the peanut butter trick with Jelly before.”
Check your email before you put your pants on.”
Our sponsors are our butter, our members are our bread.”
The cats came with the man.”
Is this the collective smell of humanity?”
I'm gonna make websites out of wood.”
If you had a hot dog roller and went shopping for sausages, things might change.”
I didn't want to spend $40 on a banana costume.”
He sucked at watching TV.”
This sushi is quite delicious. If you like the taste of death.”
I'd try human. (on the topic of cannibalism)”
You see that giant hot dog?”
Your hat smells like bologna.”
I just keep making ears by accident.”
Those weren't professional quality mustaches.”
It’s just weird that this is like a “walkin’-around” place. ”
It'll be in the Someone Said that's in your heart.”
I have a weird cheese story for you.”
There is no reason for Bob Evans.”
Are pigs becoming extinct?”
Was that Rod Stewart?”
All caps, all the time.”
That egg is dumb.”
But, Saul Bass already used all the good shapes.”
They're like little rock possums!”
Is toe box one word or two?”
It smells like the 80s.”
Lower case "m" is the best letter.”
They have that dirty ketchup money.”
Entertainment Tonight is where dreams go to die.”
How would you get DNA from Elvis?”
I call those dinosaurs daddy long necks.”
It's not urgent, aside from the building being on fire.”
If this were a book, I would totally read it.”
I just wanna eat this sandwich.”
Salad's nasty.”
Where we're going, we don't need rollovers!”
Squirrels don't have pants.”
Long story short... I'm a genius, and we don't need a new Roomba.”
I don't like the weather tellin' me what to do.”
This tastes like Steve's car.”
It's a pickle wearing a cape; I think it's self-explanatory.”
I'm trying to use your design elements but I'm not sure I like them.”
It's like, the Jedi.”
More bugs than expected. 4 stars. ”
I don't recall there being an h in leprechaun.”
Is that a convertible hearse?”
I don't think real cowboys do this much ironing.”
Every time she raises her hand an egg dies.”
I'm programming in my head.”
Trash day is the only thing that anchors me.”
I'm sorry I'm not a sock connoisseur.”
I don't want to chase the red sweater. I just want to buy the red sweater.”
These people drive like animals.”
No cults or dying, please. It's Friday.”
It looks like a big dinosaur protecting a translucent bag of smaller dinosaurs”
Can you bring your horse?”
Eating peaches with a spoon stinks.”
You're eating the chicken crust.”
Stop counting the dents in my can of food.”
Birthday Mullet Hammer Pants”
Those stupid little pickles.”
I'm just not used to Kory wearing pants.”
I only got to Utah before I quit.”
My whole life is a circular formula.”
That's just how I like my mugs: Cheap and Swiss.”
I'm thinking like four, maybe five steps ahead of you.”
I've been here before - I was looking for a baby!”
Yeah I'm turtlin'!”
Teresa, you haven't given me an answer, you've only given me s*!%.”
Acknowledge my math!”
Babies aren't supposed to look like Woody Harrelson. ”
Beige is not a color.”
Let's see, so the chicken goes in the middle...”
It's like a pair of pants, for your car.”
In Belgium, there's a tax for things that are too multitasky.”
The dog arrived before the paintings.”
Shrimp is too squeaky for the morning.”
Don't come at me with your popcorn problems.”
Emotionally, my hands are in my pockets.”
It reminds me of an old calculator.”
Steve, you should come look at these sandwich pictures.”
I'm bringing iFrames back.”
Who am I, Benjamin Franklin?”
Whoa! That's the monkey!”
Why'd you put me out like that about the Lion King?”
My version of a beard is a hat.”
Did Ben Franklin even know that dinosaurs existed?”
You can't ship pickles.”
400 pounds plus adrenaline, and I could flip a car, easy.”
I wanna smell how cold it is.”
I was just there for the Year of the Spatula.”
I'd go to a goat rodeo.”
I can get behind an animal with a handlebar mustache.”
It's like a statue of my dog with a mustache on it.”
Who is Batman and The Drumstick?”
What are these ribbons your horse keeps winning?”
I mean, how much Jeff Bridges can you have in one movie?”
I thought I was done with zombies.”
No one is as f*#¥%#! good as Katelyn. She’s got two degrees.”
I can tell by the look on your face that you're not going to be of any help.”
Did you just raise the roof on jQuery?”
Murderer at nine o'clock!”
I can’t type expletives without the expletives. ”
Have you heard about the whaler-pirate guy?”
Never get into a fistfight with a puppeteer.”
Fancy code is the only kind I write.”
Location ID = 23 Bread Bowl = False (AKA: The Breadbowl Module is Broken.)”
It's what's for dinner.”
Why'd you walk over here like Stone Cold Steve Austin?”
I want a corn dog scented candle.”
Math is black.”
I haven't had a muffler since 2020”
Look at the eyes on that Red-Legged Honeycreeper!”
I bought a Chewbacca shirt but I keep forgetting to wear it.”
I wish I could draw RoboCop.”
I love mint-forward. ”
I switched to the California Raisins pillowcase last night.”
It's like if I had muscles but with quarters.”