DRKNYT is an independent practice built in Detroit. We help founders, operators and organizations investigate difficult questions, choose a direction and make the work concrete.
Our work includes research, strategy, brand systems, technology and evidence and advocacy support. A commission can be a clear record, a decision brief, a practical plan, an identity or a working system.
One connected practice
From evidence to direction to useful work.
01
Understand the problem and the people.
We examine the situation, the people affected and the evidence already available. The goal is a useful brief grounded in the real work.
02
Choose a direction.
We compare approaches, explain the tradeoffs and recommend a practical next step. A useful strategy can be the complete commission.
03
Deliver the work and the next step.
We make the agreed result inspectable: research, a plan, a brand kit or a working system. The scope defines the checks, documentation and handoff.
Andrew brings together the research, strategy, design and technology behind DRKNYT. The practice combines commissioned work with products and experiments of its own.
DRKNYT is the practice behind the work. Its products are distinct experiences, with their own audiences, access and stages of development. A public homepage, a pilot and a working concept are different states; the work directory names the stage of each project.
Our own products let us pursue questions over time. Commissions apply the same connected practice to a founder’s, operator’s or organization’s real problem. These dated website captures show different kinds of work, with each project’s current stage stated alongside it.
Homepage screenshot · October 16, 2026. Includes an AI-generated neighborhood scene; original model and directing history unrecovered.
Public client site
Autumn Hicks
A real estate website with clear ways to begin.
Buying, selling and difficult life changes do not begin with the same question. Autumn’s public experience meets people where they are, explains possible paths and makes a conversation feel like a useful next step.
Image details
Public homepage · captured October 16, 2026. Existing homepage screenshot at its original 1265 × 712 proportions. It shows the website as captured, not proof that every product function works. The product identifies its neighborhood scene as AI-generated, not an actual property or outing photograph. This snapshot does not verify listings, availability, booking or private client access. No people or properties were generated or altered for this prototype. Source artwork remains intact; no people or source pixels were retouched. The historical provider, model and directing record for artwork within the captured website has not been recovered, so its underlying image provenance remains uncertain. The screenshot itself is a dated capture and is not presented as AI-generated.
Homepage screenshot · October 18, 2026. Underlying artwork source, model and directing history unrecovered.
Public beta pilot
Georgian Bay Story Project
Collect and share the stories of Georgian Bay.
A regional home for stories and photographs from Georgian Bay, powered by Storyline. Save Georgian Bay manages this beta pilot and reviews submissions before publication.
Image details
Anonymous public homepage · captured October 18, 2026. Existing homepage screenshot at its original 1265 × 712 proportions. It shows the website as captured, not proof that every product function works. The capture shows the public regional homepage and its stated pilot relationship. It does not test contribution, consent, review or publication workflows. Source artwork remains intact; no people or source pixels were retouched. The historical provider, model and directing record for artwork within the captured website has not been recovered, so its underlying image provenance remains uncertain. The screenshot itself is a dated capture and is not presented as AI-generated.
Homepage screenshot · October 16, 2026. Underlying artwork source, model and directing history unrecovered.
Public book & learning platform
The Constitution Kids
Turn a big civic idea into a story you can enter.
A time-travel adventure becomes a path into constitutional history. The wider experience connects reading with a Learning Hub and teaching resources, giving families and classrooms more than a single page about a book.
Image details
Public homepage · captured October 16, 2026. Existing homepage screenshot at its original 1265 × 712 proportions. It shows the website as captured, not proof that every product function works. Screenshot of the public homepage, including its rendered 3D book, navigation and text. This does not verify payment, fulfillment or reader entitlements. Source artwork remains intact; no people or source pixels were retouched. The historical provider, model and directing record for artwork within the captured website has not been recovered, so its underlying image provenance remains uncertain. The screenshot itself is a dated capture and is not presented as AI-generated.
Homepage screenshot · October 16, 2026. Underlying artwork source, model and directing history unrecovered.
Pilot
TAGD
Give the things you own a useful next move.
A lost belonging needs a way home. A packed box needs a memory. An item being passed on needs a story of its own. TAGD connects physical things to useful pages, with the owner choosing what other people can see.
Image details
Public homepage · captured October 16, 2026. Existing homepage screenshot at its original 1265 × 712 proportions. It shows the website as captured, not proof that every product function works. The page contains illustrative examples; they are not live listings or return reports. This snapshot does not prove scans, ownership, inventory or transactions work. Existing product artwork and credits are preserved, with no new people or product imagery generated. Source artwork remains intact; no people or source pixels were retouched. The historical provider, model and directing record for artwork within the captured website has not been recovered, so its underlying image provenance remains uncertain. The screenshot itself is a dated capture and is not presented as AI-generated.
