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technology

From static websites to custom, open-source software. Practical, functional technology for hardworking groups is our bread and butter.

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design

We make clean, consistent communication and graphics for your brand. Never underestimate the power of a thoughtful style guide.

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culture shifting

Stop scrambling and build something sustainable. We help groups build more democratic workplaces that value labor and foster healthy collaboration.

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what’s good, y’all

Good as in excellent and good as in social good. Because we’re a worker owned cooperative, doing good is built into our bottom line. We specialize in providing support to folks working towards justice in their communities and building a more egalitarian future for everyone.

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What we’ve been up to

Client Shoutout: Cathy O’Neil

September 11, 2017

Math in the age of technology One of our clients, Cathy O’Neil was just featured on a great podcast called 99% Invisible! You can check out the work we did for Cathy’s consulting business, ORCAA (O’Neil Risk Consulting & Algorithmic Auditing) over here on Drew’s blog. Full disclosure: we did… Read more

Designing the DSA’s Voting Guidebook in 3 Days

September 11, 2017

As a designer, I love a good challenge. A recent favorite of mine was working for the DSA on a 3-day deadline. Delegates were about to pick the new leadership body, but were dealing with the unique challenge of needing to represent the true scope of diversity that exists within… Read more

How we saved the People’s Summit nearly $10,000

September 5, 2017

This is the story of free and open source solutions that made an event more inclusive and less costly. On the weekend of June 9th, 2017, thousands of progressive americans came together in Chicago for the 2nd annual People’s Summit. There were inspiring speakers, such as Nina Turner, as well… Read more

Building a Custom Ticketing System with Free Tools

August 31, 2017

The People’s Summit 2017 asked Good Good Work to develop a ticketing system that could circumvent third-party websites such as Eventbrite while making the event more inclusive and diverse. While helping them save a pretty large sum of money, we also saved them a lot of time by automating parts… Read more

Clean and simple branding for Kottke & Brantz

August 17, 2017

Back in May a connection referred us to Kottke & Brantz for some branding work. They’re a law firm in Boulder with a long history of serving the community, and they needed a fresh look without too much fanfare, something modern that fit their image, but no need to go… Read more

Self care for troubling times

August 7, 2017

A few simple hacks for your daily life that’ll help boost your body’s physiological resiliency to stress This work was originally prepared for HumTechFest 2016. You can download the printable zine here. It’s been cross-posted on our Medium blog at medium.com/good-good-work. We know we should take better care of ourselves,… Read more