C R E A T I V E A L L I A N C E S
Pen & Mug is a creative studio that specializes in long-term creative partnerships. We believe measuring creative work in terms of tasks (output) rather than hours (input) creates a better system for everyone.
Clearer capacity and simplified project planning
Hour-tracking keeps a record of the past, and can be hard to predict looking forward. Planning out a certain number of tasks is a much clearer way to plan ahead.
Consistent “bang for your buck”
We focus on the number of materials created and the value we deliver to you, rather than the number of hours it took us to make each item.
Super flexible and collaborative partnership
We’ll work with the point of contact(s) assigning us tasks to get as close as possible to our monthly target each month, with a bit of flexibility. We treat your monthly target of tasks as exactly that – a target, not a hard cap or minimum. We expect different months to ebb and flow a bit, and we don’t ever want to interrupt the flow of a project by hitting a ceiling.
A simple web page update shouldn’t be counted the same as a new 20-page booklet design. To solve for this, we use a simple three-tier system to assign each task a point value**.**
↑ Our agreements are built around a flat monthly rate for a target number of points per month.