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studio · 30 apr 2026 · 2 min read

the hand-off is where brands go to die.

melissa · product + engineering

the hand-off is where brands go to die.

a strategy firm writes a deck. a design studio interprets it. a pr agency never reads it. a web team rebuilds the look from a screenshot. by the time it reaches the customer, the brand is a game of telephone.

hand-offs are where good work quietly degrades.