Lagos-based digital systems studio

We turn
rough ideas
into useful
digital products.

We help founders and small teams plan, design, and build websites, brands, and product interfaces. Based in Lagos, working with clients anywhere.

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Good work begins before the screen. First the idea becomes clear. Then the design and code have something solid to follow.
The Fourth Gate approach
Who we are. What we do.

One studio from the first conversation to launch.

You may have a rough idea, a half-built product, or a website that no longer fits the business. We help you decide what to make and then make it.

That can mean shaping the brief, finding the visual direction, designing the interface, writing the frontend, or taking care of the whole job. At the end, the accounts, files, code, and documentation belong to you.

Clarify

Agree on what you are making, who it is for, and what can wait.

Design

Set the visual direction and make the important actions easy to follow.

Build

Turn the approved direction into a working product, test it, launch it, and hand it over.

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What we build

01
72h
Focused launch

Launch Package

A focused landing page or small website, designed around your offer and ready to publish quickly.

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Product build

Build Package

A scoped MVP or product interface, planned, designed, and built as one piece of work.

03
Visual foundation

Brand & Identity

A practical visual system for a new company, product, or offer that needs a consistent public face.

04
UI/UX Design
Flows, screens, prototypes, and design systems for interfaces that need to feel clear from the first click.
From ₦250k
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Launch Creative
Pitch decks, social assets, and launch collateral that keep the story consistent outside the product.
From ₦80k

Selected work

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Product concept · Fintech
Zela
African cross-border payments infrastructure
GSAP animations · CSS mock UIs
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Product concept · Creator platform
Stackr.
African newsletter monetisation platform
Fraunces serif · Revenue calculator
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Product concept · HR tech
Rostr.
Employer of Record for Nigerian talent
Hiring pipeline mockup
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How we work

01
Discovery

We talk through what you are making, who it is for, what already exists, and where the uncertainty is.

02
Strategy

We agree on the priorities, the scope, and the order of work before design or development begins.

03
Execution

Design and development overlap, so ideas are tested in the browser and decisions are made with the final build in mind.

04
Delivery

We test the work, launch it, document the important parts, and hand over the accounts and files.

What matters here

The work has to hold up when we leave.

These are the standards we return to when the brief changes, the deadline gets close, or a shortcut starts to look tempting.

Make it clear before making it clever.

People should know what they are looking at and what to do next. Style comes after that.

Use the simplest thing that does the job.

Not every website needs a custom backend. Not every product needs another feature. We choose the stack and the scope for a reason.

Bring design and code into the same conversation.

An interface should not lose its character when it leaves the design file. We think about how it will work in the browser from the start.

Hand over the keys.

You own the accounts, repository, files, and documentation. The project should keep moving without us in the room.

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Ready when the brief is real

Let’s build
what the idea needs.

Tell us what you are working on, what already exists, and where you need help. We will reply with an honest next step.