About

Roha. A four-letter word that means a lot.

"A small studio that helps founders and indie makers build digital products that feel real."

01 — The Name

Not an acronym, not random.

"Roha is Batak for heart — a blend of feeling, thought, and intent. Our work tries to do the same: quiet on the surface, considered underneath."

This name wasn’t picked from a naming agency shortlist, or pulled from a generator. Roha is a word people from North Sumatra use every day — to describe a feeling, an intention, and a decision in a single word.

For a studio that deals with visual decisions every day, this word feels right. It reminds us: good design starts with clear intent. Everything else follows.

Pronounced
/ˈro.ha/
Origin
Batak Toba
Translates to
Heart · Mind · Soul
02 — Principles

Four things we hold to.

01

Quiet on the surface, considered underneath.

Design that doesn’t shout, but every choice has a reason. Spacing, sizing, color — we can explain all of it if you ask.

02

Warmth is a discipline.

Warmth isn’t an accident. It’s chosen, measured, intentional. Like a person who’s warm — not because they forgot to be professional, but because they meant it.

03

Systems, not decoration.

We build design systems, not one pretty page that falls apart on the second update. Components, tokens, documentation — so it still feels right a year from now.

04

Ship it, don’t polish it forever.

Shipped > perfect. Better a 1.0 that’s live than a 0.9 that’s delayed. What matters is knowing what to improve in the next iteration.

03 — Process

Five steps from brief
to handoff.

01

Briefing

1–2 days

Discovery call, scope alignment, deliverables. We make sure we understand the problem first — not jump straight to a solution.

02

Exploration

3–5 days

Mood board, wireframes, direction. We pick two or three directions to test before committing to one.

03

Design

1–3 weeks

Visual design, prototype, interaction details. The longest phase, with a weekly review rhythm.

04

Iteration

1 week

Revisions, refinement, polish. A big round of revisions, not little ping-pong loops that wear everyone out.

05

Handoff

1–2 days

File delivery, documentation, 2 weeks of support. We make sure the dev team has everything they need.

04 — Disciplines & Tools

What we do.

Tools we use.

  • Figma Design
  • Framer · Webflow No-code
  • Next.js · Astro Code
  • Notion Docs
  • Linear · Loom Workflow
05 — Contact Us

Let’s talk.

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Location
Indonesia · Based in Sumatra
Working Hours
Mon–Fri, 09:00–17:00 WIB

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