AI for design studios
4 workflows. Briefs from kickoff calls, approvals on the right version, scope creep alerts and monthly client reports.
$149/month per workspace · Unlimited people · AI usage billed by your provider
- 57%
- of creative teams spend more than a quarter of their time on non-creative tasks. Monotype, Scaling Creative Operations 2025
All design and creative studios workflows.
4 workflows
- Start here Get client approval on a specific version Clients approve a named version, so nobody argues about what was approved. Client delivery · When something happens Works with Gmail, Microsoft 365, Box.
- Start here Track scope creep Spot requests that go beyond the agreed scope before you do the work. Client delivery · When something happens Works with Gmail, Microsoft 365, Box.
- Start here Write the monthly client report Report on work done and results for each client. Client delivery · On a schedule Works with Linear, Asana, Amplitude, Mixpanel.
- Write project briefs from client calls Turn a kickoff call into a clear brief for the team. Client delivery · When something happens Works with Granola, Fireflies, Box.
Where AI helps a creative studio.
A studio's margin disappears in unclear briefs, vague approvals and extra work nobody priced. Maito writes project briefs from client calls, gets client approval on a specific version by email, flags scope creep when requests arrive, and writes the monthly client report from your task tracker and analytics. Everything is tied to the files and emails, so you can see what was agreed.
Creative direction stays with your designers. Maito doesn't judge whether the work is good, and it doesn't decide whether an extra request is a free favor or a change order. You make that call, and you decide when to push back. Client emails go out only after the account lead approves them.
Start with briefs. After your next client call, paste the call notes into a Slack thread, mention @Maito and ask for a project brief. Fix what it got wrong and share your brief format once so it follows it. Then try approvals: ask it to email the client for sign-off on a specific version and record the answer.
Questions.
Yes. Use one workspace per client when their work must stay apart.
It drafts emails and chases approvals. You decide what goes out.
Minutes for the workspace: create it, connect your AI provider and connect Slack. Each workflow then takes one request to your agent, plus signing in to any tool it needs.
No. You set up each workflow by asking your agent in plain words. A repository is only needed for coding work.
$149 per workspace per month, with unlimited people and $20 in cloud credits each month. Your AI provider bills its usage separately.