About Us

Designing, Developing, and Maintaining Platforms That Evolve From Real-Life Ideas

  • BW Research Logo
  • Bonfire Logo
  • Illinois Answers Project
  • Purdue University logo
  • RMI logo
  • Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
  • Current
  • Urban Initiatives
  • N2O Hub
  • The Onion
  • Dare2tri
  • EFI Foundation
  • Foley Foundation
  • Center for News, Technology & Innovation

The People Behind the Platform.

We started Unrelated to close the gap between design, development, and the people who use what we build. Our backgrounds span publishing, product strategy, and software engineering. Together, we bring a newsroom-style precision and a software development discipline to every WordPress system we create.

Milestones in Our Journey to Build Systems That Grow With Their Communities

Our Work Reflects the People We Serve

We partner with organizations that expand access, inclusion, and community impact—teams improving lives through sport, education, and advocacy. Our role is to design systems that carry that mission forward: platforms that empower, clarify, and grow alongside the people they support.

Dare2tri team member, woman, helps another team member, woman, put on goggles before event.
Photo credit: Dare2tri
EFI team member, male, holding microphone responding to questions at event.
Photo credit: EFI Foundation

Our Responsibility Extends Beyond the Screen

We design for organizations addressing the planet’s biggest challenges—from energy and climate to research and policy. Responsible engineering, for us, means creating systems that run lean, last longer, and use fewer resources. Every improvement online contributes to a healthier world offline.

From One Success to the Next—Our Approach Keeps Growing

From One Success to the Next—Our Approach Keeps Growing

  • David Ellis headshot

    “Our new website offers a unique mix of analysis, background information, and context. Kurt and his extended team did an excellent job helping us see new ways to present this information and delivering on a rapid timeline for implementation. We enjoy working with them.”

News + Release Notes

  • Screen shot of Gutenberg editor interface with button state menu showing

    Style Blocks by State and Device Size

  • Navigation overlay template editor experience

    You Can Now Customize Your Mobile Menu Overlay Right in the Block Editor

  • The Case for Better Footers

  • Various interface images from Invest in Open Infrastructure's website we designed for them.

    Your Website Isn’t a Marketing Problem. It’s a Foundation Problem.

  • Various screen shots from design documentation Unrelated created for their client.

    Keeping Figma Components and Live Design Systems in Sync Is Still a Full-Time Job, So Stop Doing It Manually

  • Community-Focused Roadmap.

  • Custom, Unique Design.

  • Platform Built For Scale.

  • Custom, Unique Design.