Lead Designer & Founder
Banker/Cook
A design studio for brands that refuse to be ignored
Seattle · Est. 2026
01 — The studio
We get it.
there are dozens of AI tools
that will build a
functional,
competent,
and familiar
online experience for a fraction of the time and cost of an agency.
And McDonald’s can make a hamburger much faster and way cheaper than any steakhouse. But while it might look right, the difference is immediately apparent when you take that first bite. So, while it has never been easier to build quickly, quality is at an ever growing premium. Your audience doesn’t want fast food, they want a meal.
02 — Return on design
100 bagger designs
We deliver the highest return on investment for our designs. Our obsessive and meticulous process generates additional traffic, conversions, and revenue. We micro optimize every element of the page to deliver maximum return.
I know, big claim. Here is an example from one e-commerce business where the following two layouts were tested in a live environment.
Live split test · Retail e-commerce · Product detail page
A
In stock.
Only 3 left in stock, order soon.
Want it Monday, April 28? Order today.
B
Only 3 left in stock.
Want it tomorrow, April 28? Order within 4 hrs 2 mins and choose One Day Shipping.
Ok, let’s go again. Which of these two performed better with customers?
A
the gifts of
Imperfection
B. Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be...
B. Brown
★★★★☆ 2,035
#1 best seller in creativity
Paperback
$8.40
B
the gifts of
Imperfection
B. Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go...
B. Brown
★★★★☆ 2,035
#1 best seller in creativity
Paperback
$8.40
We design with data, knowledge, experience, and a deep understanding of the customer. Of your customer.
03 — The team
How we work
We represent the best of the best. Designers, researchers, graphic artists, animators. We do not staff generalists who wear every hat; we partner with specialists. Our animators come from Disney. Our designers come from Google. Even our office dogs report to work with the credentials of “certifiably adorable.”
- Product design
- Microsoft, Google
- User research
- Amazon, Meta
- Motion & animation
- Disney
- Graphic & identity
- LEGO
- Office dogs
- Certifiably adorable
Ready to cook?
Reach out to schedule a 30 minute introductory call (no sales people, we promise). Want to ask our founder a question? Email him at kevin@BCDesign.com or text him directly. Yeah, that's right, that's his personal cell phone — we have no professional boundaries.
The founders
Banker/Cook Creative
Lead Researcher & Co-founder
Lauren Banker
Kevin is a PhD-endorsed lecturer at CU Boulder, a former artist for LEGO's video game division, lead designer on several top 10 iOS app games, and spent 13 years designing at Amazon and AWS.
06 — Quiet confidence
What we took from the big rooms is not a logo wall.
It is a working knowledge of how large systems actually get built, where they quietly fall apart, and how small decisions inside them move real numbers. We bring that to every interaction, every detail, every decision, at a scale where you still get the two of us on the call.
