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Read all about Merlin, a "Code Boutique". In twenty-eighteen Merlin has settled in the Lowlands. Turning identity into experience — one that takes off, flows, and lands with the people who matter.

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A Code Boutique.

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Chapter I

Why

Why

Merlin brings ideas to life through motion, interaction, and engineering. Agencies and brands come to us when digital needs to do more than function or look good. Especially when complexity, motion, or real-time 3d experiences are part of the challenge.

Chapter II

Who

Who

Merlin represents a bunch of jolly folks with a shared enthusiasm for refined, innovative digital craft. Through curiosity and care, we push ideas beyond the expected to create clarity, meaning, and impact. Some people call it digital magic.

Chapter III

How

How

Merlin becomes an integral part of your team. Merlin is a do-er. No management layers, no distance. Talk, laugh, and spin up ideas directly with the people doing the work. You collaborate directly with the people who think, design, and build from day one to launch.

Merlin is an independent Code Boutique crafting immersive digital experiences with brands and creative teams that challenge their industry.

Merlin is an independent Code Boutique crafting immersive digital experiences with brands and creative teams that challenge their industry.

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From early design direction to pushing it live

Merlin crafts

  • Motion-first web experiences
  • Interactive brand campaigns
  • High-end digital platforms
  • Creative e-commerce
  • Minimum viable products
  • Rapid prototypes

How we Build With Intent

  • Alignment on ambition and context
  • Identity shaped through motion and interaction
  • The toughest parts proven first
  • Design, motion and engineering work side by side
  • Deliberate technical choices, made with care
  • Constant communicative collaboration

Merlin's Mark

  • Motion-first digital craft
  • Direct collaboration with the makers
  • Elite multidisciplinary specialists
  • Challenger-level ambition and execution
  • Performance, accessibility, and longevity
  • Reliable delivery and long-term thinking
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• awards & recognitions

It's so shiny

Merlin cares deeply about detail. From micro-interactions to performance, accessibility, and longevity. Some of the projects even received accolades like Lovie Awards or got recognition from Awwwards, The FWA or the Dutch Interactive Awards. We say thank you for noticing!

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We are not a cult.

We take the work seriously, but not ourselves. We believe great collaboration thrives on trust, openness, and enjoyment of the process. Merlin always looks for others to hang and laugh with, so check out the vacancies for a chance to hear Merlin’s jokes.