# Geving Studios

> Independent brand, web, and video studio for growing businesses. A one-person practice run by Nathan Geving in Minneapolis, MN. Most engagements land in the under-$15k range, typically for founders, nonprofits, and small teams who need their visual layer to match the quality of what they do.

## About

- [About Geving Studios](https://www.gevingstudios.com/about): Studio philosophy, the story behind the work, pricing approach, and FAQs.
- [Contact](https://www.gevingstudios.com/contact): How to start a project — typical project size, location, response time, and process.

## Services

- [Services overview](https://www.gevingstudios.com/services): What the studio builds and how engagements run.
- **Brand identity** — Logo systems, typography, color, voice, brand guidelines.
- **Web design and development** — Custom websites in Webflow or hand-coded HTML, depending on what the project needs. No templates.
- **Video production** — Brand films, documentary, drone, testimonials, and event coverage.
- **Search and answer engine visibility** — Getting found in search results and in AI assistant answers.

## Selected work

- [All work](https://www.gevingstudios.com/work): Every project in one place.
- [Tailwinds Wealth](https://www.gevingstudios.com/work-tailwinds): Brand identity, custom website, and collateral design for a growing financial planning firm. Live at tailwindswealth.com.
- [The Reel Hope Project](https://www.gevingstudios.com/work-reelhope): Brand identity, website, and video for the only US nonprofit creating videos of children in foster care awaiting adoption. Live at thereelhopeproject.org.
- [Aleph Ventures](https://www.gevingstudios.com/work-aleph): Brand and web for an operator-led firm investing in painting companies across North America. Live at aleph-ventures.com.
- [Addilay Homes](https://www.gevingstudios.com/work-addilay): Brand and website for a Twin Cities custom home builder and remodeler. Live at addilayhomes.com.
- [DadAwesome](https://www.gevingstudios.com/work-dadawesome): Web and design for a podcast and nonprofit helping fathers live with intention. Live at dadawesome.org.

## Writing

- [Blog](https://www.gevingstudios.com/blog): Thinking out loud on brand, web, and being found.
- [Why I usually recommend building custom](https://www.gevingstudios.com/blog-custom-vs-template): How page builders won the last decade, why speed and AI search are shifting the calculus back, and how LLMs removed the barrier that kept custom code out of reach.
- [What actually makes a brand feel credible](https://www.gevingstudios.com/blog-brand-credibility): Where trust actually comes from in the first few seconds, and why most of it is not the logo.
- [How to get found in search and AI](https://www.gevingstudios.com/blog-get-found): What actually moves the needle across Google and AI assistants.
- [Telling your story so the right people listen](https://www.gevingstudios.com/blog-your-story): Making the right prospects lean in and the wrong ones self-select out.

## Facts

- Founder and sole practitioner: Nathan Geving
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Contact: nathan@gevingstudios.com
- Profiles: linkedin.com/company/gevingstudios, instagram.com/gevingstudios
- Typical timeline: brand and web projects run 4–8 weeks; video projects 2–4 weeks from shoot to delivery
- Pricing: scoped per project, not hourly
- One person handles every project start to finish — no account managers or handoffs

## Optional

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- [Privacy policy](https://www.gevingstudios.com/privacy)
- [Terms of service](https://www.gevingstudios.com/terms)