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Your vision is a galaxy.

Don't let your brand be the broken satellite.

We get it. You know your brand needs help, but you're busy racing, pitching, meeting... there's no time to get bogged down in typography and color theory. But your customers and investors notice.

Fractional Creative Direction puts senior-level creative leadership inside your team. We’re invested from day one.

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All signal. No static.

Fractional Creative Direction is the sweet spot most teams never find. Senior creative leadership, embedded in your team. Boutique quality, startup speed, built to scale. All with your budget in mind.
A spectrum of design services from freelancers to in-house, with Studio Mahd positioned in between freelancers and agencies.

Three months to go from 
scattered to systems.

We don't just show up and start making things. Every engagement starts with a plan, builds with intention, and ends with momentum.
Discovery + Initial Deliverable(s)

Month 1

Discovery doesn't mean waiting.

Month 2

Building
Systems building with full transparency at every step.

Month 3

Rhythm, Trust, Momentum
When the gears shift to autopilot.

"Design is thinking made visual"

— Saul Bass

"Design is thinking made visual"

— Saul Bass
Every engagement starts with a question, not a software tool. What are we really saying? Who needs to believe it? What does success look like?
For nearly 15 years, our founder Shahla Mahdavi has worked at the intersection of design and venture. We work closely with founders, investors, and operators who understand the stakes. We don't just aim to make things look good. We work to make them matter.

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Just fill out the form below to download Shahla's information packet, or just send us a note if you would like to learn more, or discuss a custom package.
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