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How I think about it

Most brands don't lose to competitors. They lose to silence. So I built the studio into software. Your model, your voice, a system that posts. Premium work, no studio budget. Stand out — get found.

// who we build for

Founders & Small Business owners

You run the shop. We build the brand, content, and site that turn passers-by into regulars — like the launch we made for a local coffee cart.

@kash_the_kreatorFollow the build on Instagram

// How it works

From brief to brand in about 8 weeks.

  1. You brief us~10 min

    Fill the guided brief — pick the styles you love, tell us who you’re for. It saves as you go, so you can start now and finish later.

  2. We build≈8 weeks

    Brand, website and content system, all designed around your answers. You review at each stage — nothing ships without your sign-off.

  3. It runs itselfongoing

    You get the files, the site and a content engine that keeps posting — yours to keep. We can keep producing monthly, or you take the wheel.

// Real builds

Built. Shipped. Pinned.

Three working builds you can click right now — real businesses, not mockups.

PROTOTYPEMontana RealtyRealtor & farmhouse-builder platform — listings, viewings and booking under one heritage brand.Next.jsTailwindVercelPROTOTYPEGRIZ EquipmentIndustrial brand system to product catalogue — heavy equipment with a heavier identity.Brand kitWebVercelLIVEThe Ikarus ProjectCrypto education platform — twelve modules of market discipline wrapped in Greek-myth lore.ReactViteSupabase

Built by a founder, for founders.

Let's work together
Kash the Kreator✦ THE FOUNDER

I'm Kash, founder of Ikarus Labs. I spent years getting ordinary people real results as a trainer, then years holding a room's attention as a host. Same job, different stage: help people show up and be seen.

Ikarus Labs is that, as software: the brand, site and content system I wish small businesses could afford. AI is my co‑conspirator, not my shortcut, blended with aesthetics into brands that feel like worlds, not just logos.

Kash the Kreator, Founder — Ikarus Labs

18interface styles · one system
// Choose a direction

Every style,
on demand.

Eighteen interface styles, each with its own palette and type. Pick one; we build your product in it.

Open the gallery ↗
01/ 18
// 02 — Colour system

Tokens, not guesses.

A semantic palette (ink, surface, accent, highlight) is mapped to CSS variables, contrast-checked, and reused across all 18 styles.

Aa — hover to read
AaABCDEFGHIJKLM
NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
0123456789 — /
IKARUS_LABSMichromaInterJetBrains
// 03 — Typography

A voice you can read.

A three-tier scale — display, body and mono.

IKARUS
DisplayMichroma · 700 · −1% tracking
Premium, legible, calm.
BodyInter Tight · 400/600 · 1.6 leading
> build --ship
MonoJetBrains Mono · 500 · UI + code
// 04 — In context

One component. Any direction.

One core, rendered in four interface styles — art, type, palette and components.

Ikarus Labs emblemIkarus Labs emblemONE SYSTEM
NEXUS — Gaming · Brutalist

NEXUS

Gaming · BrutalistPlay
NOCTURNE — Skeuomorphic · Dark

NOCTURNE

Skeuomorphic · DarkEnter
Maison — Editorial · Warm

Maison

Editorial · WarmView
NEXUS — Gaming · Brutalist

NEXUS

Gaming · BrutalistPlay

// After the build

Then the system keeps it running.

The project · once

You get the brand.

  • Brand identitydelivered
  • Websitedelivered
  • Content enginedelivered

Real files, handed over. Yours to keep forever.

The system · every month
STRATEGYMAKEPUBLISHMEASURE

It keeps you posting.

On-brand posts, reels and carousels, made for you on a set rhythm. The feed never goes quiet, and you never touch a keyboard.

Most studios hand you a logo and move on. We hand you a system that doesn't stop, so you show up like a company ten times your size, every week.

Book a 15-min call
See the monthly kits →15 minutes. A plan, not a pitch.
// Pricing

The price is on the page.

Full build3 instalments

Minimum

Brand + one-page site.

from$1.2k/ project

What’s included

  • ~3h strategy & direction
  • Custom logo · type · palette
  • One-page site (Next.js · Vercel)
  • AI research & asset generation
  • CRM · payments · voice
Start small

Pro

Brand + multi-page site.

from$3.5k/ project

What’s included

  • ~6h strategy + AI research
  • Identity — 3 iterations per style
  • Multi-page site + booking
  • Tech-pack + AI asset generation
  • Optional ElevenLabs voice
Start a project

Ultra

Full system + product.

from$8k/ project

What’s included

  • 12h+ strategy & advisory
  • End-to-end design system
  • Site + CRM + Stripe + booking
  • Integrated AI voice agent
  • Perplexity + Claude included
Go all-in
Feature matrixMinimum$1.2kStart smallPro$3.5kStart a projectUltra$8kGo all-in
Phase 1 · Strategy
Strategy & direction~3 hours~6 hours12+ hours
AI material & market researchDeep-dive
Concept board & deckOne logo routeFull board + deckInteractive system deck
Phase 2 · Design & build
Logo & identitySingle route3 iterations / styleEnd-to-end system
WebsiteOne-pagerMulti-page + bookingFull product + CRM
Stripe payments + client portal
AI asset generation
ElevenLabs voiceBasic / Pro optionalIntegrated agent
Platform & care
Build timeline~2–3 weeks~4–6 weeks~8 weeks
Hosting (Vercel + Supabase)~$20/mo~$30/moMedium + API allowances
Maintenance & supportEmailOptional · $150/moRetainer + direct line
You own repo + deployment
Need more than Ultra?Custom scopes welcome — start a brief and we’ll quote it through the platform.

Estimate only — final pricing scales with scope, complexity & size. Hosting (Vercel + Supabase) runs ~$20/mo for mini projects, ~$30/mo for medium. Domains are billed yearly.

// Opening Fall 2026

The Store is coming.

Self-serve products, templates and the AI modelling studio — the studio's craft, productized. Join the list for early access and launch pricing.

One email when it opens, nothing else. Want it built for you now? Start a project →

// Plan your month

See your
month.

Your rhythm

Creator Content Pack

16 posts · 4 reels · 2 carousels

  • Tutorials
  • Tips & hacks
  • Common mistakes
  • Before / after
  • Comparisons
  • Trend matches

// Before you ask

The four questions everyone asks.

An hourglass — weeks, not months

How long does it take?

2–3 weeks for a brand, about 8 for the full system. You sign off every phase.

Three coins — paid in three instalments

What does it cost?

Projects from $1.2k, the full system from $8k — split 40 / 40 / 20. A firm quote lands after your brief.

A chip finished with a gold brushstroke — made by AI, finished by hand

Is it really made with AI?

Openly. Made by AI, finished by hand — which is why it costs a fraction of a studio.

A key — you own everything we build

Do I own what you build?

All of it. The repo, the site and the brand files — real files you keep forever.

More detail — payment, revisions, hosting — on the pricing page →

Let's build something
worth looking at.

8 weeks to build your brand. Then the system keeps it running.

IKARUS_LABSKash the Kreator

Kash the Kreator

A brand, a website, and a system that keeps making your content — for founders and small businesses. Founder, Ikarus Labs.

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