Design · Web · Film for escape rooms

You build the mystery. I handle everything else.

A small, design-first studio for the websites, visuals, and presentation independent escape rooms never have the time to perfect.

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Three dials, one combination. The number's hiding somewhere on this page.

"Nice. You actually clocked the number — most people scroll straight past it."

Tell me about your room and mention you cracked the lock. Your first consult comes with a written first-impressions teardown, on the house.

Tell me about your room →

i — the problem

The puzzles are brilliant. The marketing is an afterthought.

A booking page that loses people, no trailer, half-finished listings. Great rooms hide in plain sight — like the creatures nobody can quite photograph.

600+rooms played & logged

20 yrsof design & photography behind it

Remotewherever your room is

ii — what i help with

The missing pieces, à la carte.

No fixed packages. Pick what your room actually needs, and I'll scope each piece to the venue.

First-impressions audit

A candid set of eyes on your whole online presence, and what I'd polish first.

Websites & booking pages

Fast, clean, easy on a phone, and built to turn browsers into people who actually book.

Trailers & intro films

Cinematic teasers and in-room intros, AI-accelerated so they're actually affordable.

Brand & visual assets

Logos, signage, graphics, and photo direction that match the world you built.

Copy & room descriptions

Words that sell the mystery instead of just listing the props.

Social media

A steady, on-brand feed you don't have to touch between games.

Local SEO & listings

Show up when someone nearby searches "escape room tonight."

Whatever's missing

If it's marketing, design, or digital and you don't have time for it, just ask.

※ À la carte. Take one thing or the whole list.

iii — selected work

A few rooms I've helped find their audience.

Real before/afters are on the way. For now, a sense of the kind of work — sites, trailers, and rebrands for independent rooms.

before / after

Last Train Out

Logo + signage + room descriptions

iv — how it goes

Simple, and no pressure.

First

We talk

Free consult. Tell me about the room, the goals, and where you're stuck. I'll send back honest first thoughts.

Then

We scope it

You pick the pieces you want. I quote a clear, fixed scope, so you never get a surprise invoice.

Finally

I build it

It ships, you watch the bookings, and we keep going only if it's worth it to you.

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v — who's behind it

I'm Matt. For 20 years I've run Waving Hand, a design and photography studio working with local non-profits, small businesses, and the websites and visuals behind them. Along the way I've played and logged 600+ escape rooms — enough to know exactly what a great one feels like, and how often its website and presentation don't do it justice.

Mythmaker is the branch of Waving Hand built for escape rooms and amusement: the site, the trailer, the brand, the photos — the presentation a great room deserves. A small, design-first studio that knows how to make these places look as good online as they feel in person.

— Matt

vi — let's talk

Tell me about your room.

Free consult, no strings. Send me your room and I'll come back with honest first thoughts and where I'd start.

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