An independent spatial product studio, established in 2018.
Cartisan works with organisations to shape, design and deliver spatial tools, products and services. Based in Sydney, the studio combines geospatial expertise, product thinking and hands-on delivery.
Connecting spatial expertise with better product thinking.
Cartisan was founded after seeing technically capable GIS products held back by limited attention to user experience and product strategy. Too often, strategy, design and development were treated as separate activities, making it harder to create products that worked as a coherent whole.
The studio began with a foundation in cartography, spatial data and UX design. As our experience and our clients’ needs grew, Cartisan expanded into broader product strategy, interface design, development and end-to-end product delivery.
That evolution has not changed the studio’s core purpose: bringing modern product expertise and geospatial technology together to create spatial products that people can understand, adopt and rely on.
Cartisan since 2018
140+
Organisations supported through Cartisan projects
5+
Countries and territories where supported products have been deployed
350k+
Estimated users across products and tools Cartisan has supported
Stella Blake-Kelly
Founder and Geospatial Product Lead
Stella is a geospatial product leader, strategist and designer whose experience spans cartography, spatial data, product strategy, UX and interface design, and technical delivery.
She founded Cartisan in 2018 to bring product thinking, design and geospatial expertise together in one practice. Today, she leads work across the full product lifecycle—from discovery and product definition through to spatial workflows, prototyping, development and launch.
Stella has worked across enterprise platforms, digital twins, data portals, startup products and public-facing spatial experiences. She combines an understanding of the systems and data behind a product with a strong focus on the people who need to use it and the organisations investing in it.
Stella leads every Cartisan engagement and remains directly involved in the work, collaborating closely with clients, stakeholders and delivery teams to move complex products forward.
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