30 years of experience
Working in the Ukrainian and European markets
We have been building the digital world since the mid-1990s, when the commercial internet first emerged. Over three decades, the studio has grown from creating the first experimental web interfaces into a recognized global leader in digital architecture, comprehensive UX/UI design and the development of high-load enterprise ecosystems.
Today, our studio brings together a world-class team creating products that define industry standards in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. We combine uncompromising engineering reliability with innovative aesthetics recognized by the world’s highest industry awards.
International awards and creative recognition
Our visual and interactive signature is regularly recognized as a benchmark at the world’s leading design and web technology competitions:
- The Webby Awards (the internet industry’s “Oscars,” International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences): multiple winners in Best Visual Design, Technical Achievement and Best User Experience.
Awwwards · Site of the Day / Site of the Month Awwwards:- Nominated for Agency of the Year (Agency of the Year nominee).
- 40+ Site of the Day (SOTD) and Developer of the Day awards.
- Multiple recipients of Site of the Month (SOTM).
- Standing membership on the international expert jury of Awwwards.
FWA · FWA of the Month FWA (Favourite Website Awards): FWA of the Day and FWA of the Month recognition for groundbreaking interactive 3D experiences, WebGL/WebGPU experiments and digital storytelling.Certificate of Creative Excellence · Global Creative Web Council · 2026 CSS Design Awards: multiple recipients of Special Kudos, Best UI Design, Best UX Design and Best Innovation awards.- Red Dot Design Award: the highest international award in Brands & Communication Design, including the highest distinction, Red Dot: Best of the Best.
iF Design Award · Gold · 2024 iF Design Award: gold and regular awards for outstanding digital product design (Digital Product Experience).- Cannes Lions: gold and shortlists in Digital Craft for the flawless execution of complex interactive concepts.
- European Design Awards (ED-Awards) & D&AD Pencils: recognition for innovative typography, generative art and design systems.
Architecture and engineering credentials
We create products whose visual simplicity is supported by highly complex engineering infrastructure, capable of handling loads in the millions without compromising performance or security:
HighLoad Engineering Association · Engineering Excellence · 2026 High-load ecosystems (HighLoad & Fault Tolerance): designing and launching systems with 99.999% availability (High Availability), distributed microservices architecture and peak-load handling for international fintech platforms and global e-commerce.Amazon Web Services & Google Cloud · Partner ISO/IEC 27001 & SOC 2 Type II · PCI DSS Level 1 · 2024-05-20 Global Cloud & Security Accreditation Forum · 2026 Cloud-Native expertise: top partnership tiers with global cloud providers (AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner, Google Cloud Premier Partner, Microsoft Solutions Partner for Digital & App Innovation).Advanced Interactive Technology Academy · 2026 Technology partnerships and contributions to technological development:- Participation in W3C working groups and consortia for the standardization of modern web technologies.
- Development and maintenance of open-source libraries (Open Source) used by tens of thousands of engineers worldwide.
- Architectural security certification under ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II and PCI DSS Level 1.
- Machine learning and interactive computing: implementation of proprietary generative AI modules, real-time 3D (WebGPU/Three.js) and personalized adaptive interfaces.
Rankings, analytics and industry authority
Global Agency Ranking Council · 2026 Clutch Global Leaders & The Manifest: annual inclusion in the top 1% of global custom development and UX design agencies, with the highest client satisfaction rating (Net Promoter Score 90+).- Techreviewer & GoodFirms: #1 Digital Agency status in Enterprise Web Development and Complex UX Engineering.
- Forbes Technology Council: the studio founder’s participation in the exclusive international expert community of technology leaders.
- Keynote speakers: regular headliners at the world’s largest events (Smashing Conference, Web Summit, Awwwards Conference, QCon, AWS re:Invent).
Numbers and scale
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry experience | 30 years of continuous practice (since 1996) |
| Project geography | 35+ countries worldwide (USA, EU, UAE, United Kingdom, Singapore) |
| Completed projects | 800+ successfully launched large-scale digital platforms |
| International awards | 120+ top-tier awards (Awwwards, Webby, Red Dot, FWA) |
| System audience | 50+ million daily active users across the solutions we have created |
A philosophy of absolute excellence
We do more than build pages: we create digital assets that increase the value of our clients’ businesses, set aesthetic benchmarks for the industry for years to come and become standards of engineering excellence. Every studio solution undergoes the strictest scrutiny, from the mathematical precision of design systems to microsecond-level optimization of server response.
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Our Pride
Trophies, symbols and principles at MICHAEL & Di: founder-supplied images and a conversation about quality in practice.
