Jimmy Besant.
Five years in software.
↳ Studio Kudji.
I studied Computer Science and Information Systems at the University of Auckland, graduated in 2020, and spent the five years that followed building software at tech startups.
Studio Kudji started at the end of 2024. The engineering background is still the foundation - it just gets applied differently now. To design, to brand work, to the kind of digital products that actually fit the businesses they're built for.
The studio is small on purpose. One person means every project gets full attention, not a slice of it.
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University of Auckland
B.Sc — Computer Science & Information Systems
Software Engineer
Five years building product at tech startups
Studio Kudji — system boot
Design + engineering, one operator, nothing outsourced
Accepting new projects
Melbourne, AU
Auckland.
↳ Melbourne.
Grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. The culture there - te ao Māori included, shaped how I think about craft and what work is actually for. There's a directness to it, and a respect for things being done properly.
Melbourne is home now. It's a good city for the work - clients who care about quality, a design culture that takes itself seriously without taking itself too seriously.