Mobile app · Web planner · GIS · AI automation
Trail Sherpa
Offline trail navigation and trip planning for backpackers in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Designed, built and launched on iOS, Android and the web in five months.
Read the case studyCreative solutions to technical problems.
Amoeba Media is a product design studio for mobile apps, business systems, and AI-powered workflows. We pair two decades of design experience with modern AI agents to build things that work in the real world.
Williamsport, PA · Designing for the web since 2003
Selected work
All workCitizen science · Mobile apps · Survey platform
Hive Science
Geolocated survey apps for Lake Tahoe and NASA-funded snowpack research. About 25,000 volunteer observations, and the foundation for our next platform.
Read the case studyTourism · Bluetooth beacons · Real-time CMS
Joinify
A real-time content platform for destination apps: beacon-triggered walking tours, merchant deals and visitor guides, updated without app store releases.
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Anyone can generate a website now. Good products still take judgment.
AI made the easy parts easier. The hard parts haven't changed: understanding people, untangling messy systems, and designing for the moment someone actually picks up your product. Those still take experience.
That's where we work. AI agents handle the research, the code and the tedious parts so we can move fast. People make the decisions that matter.
What we do
Product & UX design
Mobile and web apps designed around how people actually work, from first interview to polished interface.
- User research & journey mapping
- Prototyping & usability testing
- iOS, Android & web app design
- Design systems
Systems & automation
AI agents and integrations that take repetitive work off your team's plate, with people in the loop where it counts.
- AI agent workflows
- Data pipelines & integrations
- Internal tools & dashboards
- Automated reporting & email
Maps & field technology
Location-aware, offline-first products for organizations that work outdoors, on site, or on the move.
- Interactive maps & GIS
- Offline-first mobile apps
- Tourism & recreation tech
- Legacy system modernization
How we work
Observe
We start with people and the problem: interviews, workflow audits, and a hard look at the systems you already have.
Experiment
Prototypes in real code, tested early with real users. Agents speed up the build; designers steer it.
Evolve
Launch, measure, adapt. We build products that keep improving after launch day.
Have a problem that needs a creative solution?
Tell us what's slowing you down. We'll tell you honestly whether design, automation, or both can fix it.
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