Systems, apps, websites, and brands — built from scratch. Twenty years of film direction crossed with modern AI. No themes, no templates, no kits.
The systems, apps, and sites we design and run. Tap any card to open the real thing, live.
A handful of other things the studio runs. Tap any one to open it live.
Every price starts where it starts. The final number depends on the brief. Tell us what you need and a quote lands the same day.
No templates. No themes. Built from scratch around your brand. Mobile responsive, SEO ready, installable as a phone app. Standard site $3,500. Premium with motion and ecom $6,500.
iOS, Android, and the open web. Auth, payments, custom logic, integrations. Standard build $9,500. Heavy custom from $15,000.
Logo, mark, color, typography, voice, copy, social art. The whole face of the brand built so it can move across every surface and still feel like one thing.
Custom phone agent trained on your business. 24/7 answering, structured intake, callbacks, booking. Same kind running this site.
Full systems, integrations, and marketplaces. App stores, partner programs, AI tooling that runs quietly in the background. The kind of thing The Current System is made of.
20+ years of film and TV production experience, early adopter (2013) of AI technology, 5+ years of AI/app development.
Cary Thunderstone runs the studio out of Toronto. Most of the work is systems, apps, and websites. Brand identity and platforms round it out. Bold, unapologetic, and one of one.
The AI side is real. We build voice receptionists, chat agents, and tooling that quietly does work in the background so the front of the house stays human.
If you're tired of templates and looking for something that actually feels like yours, you're in the right place.
Thunderstone Design Studio is an independent, human-led, AI-assisted studio based in Toronto, Canada. We build real products: systems and platforms, custom apps and websites, brand identity, and AI tooling for businesses and ventures across Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. The studio builds and runs its own systems too — The Current System (an app store of 30+ tools), Doug OS, and Canoa Hosting. 20+ years in the film industry combined with modern AI. Tier it up!™ with Thunderstone.