a software design & R&D group based in Cincinnati, Ohio. where design meets engineering.

About Us

Where Design Meets Engineering

The Lab is a software design & R&D group owned and operated by Ordinary Company Group LLC, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. We design and build beautiful digital products, crafting interfaces with clean design systems and bringing them to life with code.

Capabilities

UI / UX Design

Interfaces that are clear, calm, and considered.

Full-Stack Development

From pixels to production — we ship the whole thing.

Design Systems

Tokens, components, and the glue that keeps work consistent.

Product Design & R&D

Exploring what's possible before it becomes obvious.

Creative Technology

3D, motion, generative — at the seams of craft and code.

Open Source

Building in the open and sharing the work.

What We Build

Our Projects

Tools and platforms we're designing and building in the open.

Stargazer — live 3D solar system explorer
2026Data Viz & 3D
2026Data Viz & 3D

Stargazer

A live, browser-based 3D explorer of the solar system. Click any planet, moon, or spacecraft to fly to it and see where it is right now — powered by real-time data from NASA, JPL, ESA, JAXA, and SpaceX.

Launch Stargazer
Utsuwa — AI virtual character framework
2026AI & Creative Tech
2026AI & Creative Tech

Utsuwa

An open-source web and desktop app for creating and animating AI-powered virtual characters. An alternative to xAI's Grok Companion and Razer's Project Ava.

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Pomodorii — retro pomodoro timer
2025Productivity
2025Productivity

Pomodorii

The most delightful pomodoro timer on the internet. A retro-console-styled focus timer with custom sounds, multi-language support, and theme toggling.

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Friends & Partners

In good company

People and projects we're cheering on and building alongside.

  • 01

    ProGenViz

    @turboshook

    A simple interface for tinkering with various procedural generation implementations — an educational tool for Godot developers.

  • 02

    Pocket Platformer

    @the l0bster

    A code-free tool for designing, playtesting, and exporting small platformer games, complete with a level editor, sprite redrawing, and retro pixel art aesthetics.