2024
Recess
Recess
A platform that turns underused courts, fields, and gyms into bookable experiences. Designed to help people find space to play and track their wins while they’re at it.
Brannding
App Design
Overview
Recess rethinks access to sports by unlocking local facilities. Whether it's a rec center, private gym, or church basement court, Recess helps people discover and book play spaces with the ease of ordering a ride. From casual games to serious competition, we built a tool that not only makes real-world play frictionless—it makes it feel like a game in itself.
Problem
Spaces exist. People want to play. But access—and competition—are stuck in the past.
There are thousands of courts and fields sitting empty every day while players scramble to find open slots. On top of that, the experience itself is often uneven—mismatched skill levels, flaky players, and zero ways to track your performance. Recess set out to fix both sides of the experience: better access, and better play.
Solution
Solution
A smarter way to play, book, and level up IRL.
We built Recess as a two-sided marketplace—one part booking platform, one part competitive layer for real-world sports. Hosts can list facilities and manage availability with modern tools. Players can filter by sport, time, and location, and join lobbies matched by ELO-based rankings. Win games, earn points, climb the leaderboard. Recess gamifies pickup sports and builds community around real-time, skill-based play.
Results
Results
More games played. Better games played. A new standard for competitive rec.
Recess launched in college towns and rec communities with strong traction on both sides of the marketplace. Facility owners saw increased bookings. Players came back for the matchmaking, the community—and the bragging rights. As the platform expands, Recess is proving that tech doesn’t have to replace real-world activity. It can make it better.
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©2024
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FAQ
FAQ
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What types of clients do you work with?
02
How do you approach a new project?
03
What is your design and development process like?
04
Can you work with our existing team or tools?
05
Do you offer post-launch support?
06
How do you measure the success of a project?
07
What industries do you specialize in?
08
How can we get started?
01
What types of clients do you work with?
02
How do you approach a new project?
03
What is your design and development process like?
04
Can you work with our existing team or tools?
05
Do you offer post-launch support?
06
How do you measure the success of a project?
07
What industries do you specialize in?
08
How can we get started?
2024
Recess
A platform that turns underused courts, fields, and gyms into bookable experiences. Designed to help people find space to play and track their wins while they’re at it.
Brannding
App Design
Overview
Recess rethinks access to sports by unlocking local facilities. Whether it's a rec center, private gym, or church basement court, Recess helps people discover and book play spaces with the ease of ordering a ride. From casual games to serious competition, we built a tool that not only makes real-world play frictionless—it makes it feel like a game in itself.
Problem
Spaces exist. People want to play. But access—and competition—are stuck in the past.
There are thousands of courts and fields sitting empty every day while players scramble to find open slots. On top of that, the experience itself is often uneven—mismatched skill levels, flaky players, and zero ways to track your performance. Recess set out to fix both sides of the experience: better access, and better play.
Solution
A smarter way to play, book, and level up IRL.
We built Recess as a two-sided marketplace—one part booking platform, one part competitive layer for real-world sports. Hosts can list facilities and manage availability with modern tools. Players can filter by sport, time, and location, and join lobbies matched by ELO-based rankings. Win games, earn points, climb the leaderboard. Recess gamifies pickup sports and builds community around real-time, skill-based play.
Results
More games played. Better games played. A new standard for competitive rec.
Recess launched in college towns and rec communities with strong traction on both sides of the marketplace. Facility owners saw increased bookings. Players came back for the matchmaking, the community—and the bragging rights. As the platform expands, Recess is proving that tech doesn’t have to replace real-world activity. It can make it better.
More Works
(GQ® — 02)
©2024
FAQ
01
What types of clients do you work with?
02
How do you approach a new project?
03
What is your design and development process like?
04
Can you work with our existing team or tools?
05
Do you offer post-launch support?
06
How do you measure the success of a project?
07
What industries do you specialize in?
08
How can we get started?
2024
Recess
A platform that turns underused courts, fields, and gyms into bookable experiences. Designed to help people find space to play and track their wins while they’re at it.
Brannding
App Design
Overview
Recess rethinks access to sports by unlocking local facilities. Whether it's a rec center, private gym, or church basement court, Recess helps people discover and book play spaces with the ease of ordering a ride. From casual games to serious competition, we built a tool that not only makes real-world play frictionless—it makes it feel like a game in itself.
Problem
Spaces exist. People want to play. But access—and competition—are stuck in the past.
There are thousands of courts and fields sitting empty every day while players scramble to find open slots. On top of that, the experience itself is often uneven—mismatched skill levels, flaky players, and zero ways to track your performance. Recess set out to fix both sides of the experience: better access, and better play.
Solution
A smarter way to play, book, and level up IRL.
We built Recess as a two-sided marketplace—one part booking platform, one part competitive layer for real-world sports. Hosts can list facilities and manage availability with modern tools. Players can filter by sport, time, and location, and join lobbies matched by ELO-based rankings. Win games, earn points, climb the leaderboard. Recess gamifies pickup sports and builds community around real-time, skill-based play.
Results
More games played. Better games played. A new standard for competitive rec.
Recess launched in college towns and rec communities with strong traction on both sides of the marketplace. Facility owners saw increased bookings. Players came back for the matchmaking, the community—and the bragging rights. As the platform expands, Recess is proving that tech doesn’t have to replace real-world activity. It can make it better.
More Works
©2024
FAQ
What types of clients do you work with?
How do you approach a new project?
What is your design and development process like?
Can you work with our existing team or tools?
Do you offer post-launch support?
How do you measure the success of a project?
What industries do you specialize in?
How can we get started?