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Product strategy
Turn a complex idea into a focused product brief. Define the problem, the essential workflows and a practical path to the first release.
Discovery / Product definition / Prototyping
A TRICK OF LIGHT / TECHNOLOGY STUDIO
Independent thinking.
Purposeful engineering.
Purposeful engineering.
Pause motion
Good ideas.
Extraordinary
possibilities.
A product studio and technology partner. We build our own software and help you bring yours to life.
Explore our productsSTRATEGY → DESIGN → ENGINEERING
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01 / THE STUDIO
Technology is the medium.
Progress is the point.
A Trick of Light brings software, hardware and product thinking together. We build around real problems, with a clear purpose for every decision.
Meet ATOLONE STUDIO / TWO PERSPECTIVES
Your technology partner.
A product builder, too.
Built around your next move.
01 / Technology partner
02 / Product builder
FROM THE FIRST QUESTION TO WORKING SOFTWARE
Illustrative product concept
TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
Your next chapter.
Built together.
Bring a new idea, an existing workflow or a difficult technical question. We can help define the product, explore its design and develop the software around it.
A connected approach to strategy, design and engineering, shaped around what your business needs next.
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IN DEVELOPMENT
Intelligent clinic management.
SHIPPED / IPHONE & IPAD
Pyxis
Mobile software.
Connected hardware.
Connected hardware.
OUR OWN IDEAS, MADE REAL
Products by A Trick of Light
PRODUCT BUILDER
Ideas we take
personally.
We create products of our own. Pyxis connects mobile software to touch-fixator hardware. Alusant AI is our flagship clinic-management SaaS product in development.
02 / WHAT WE’RE BUILDING
Ideas, made tangible.
A PRODUCT BY ATOL
ALUSANT AI / IN DEVELOPMENT
01 / FLAGSHIP SAAS PRODUCT
Alusant AI
Intelligent clinic management for independent clinics and wellness businesses.
In development
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SOFTWARE MEETS HARDWARE
Pyxis / iPhone & iPad
02 / SHIPPED PRODUCT
Pyxis
An iPhone and iPad app for connecting to touch-fixator hardware and configuring in-office activities.
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03 / CAPABILITIES
From what if.
To what’s next.
One connected approach,
from definition to delivery.
from definition to delivery.
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Software engineering
Design and develop web applications, mobile experiences and custom software around the way a business actually works.
Web applications / Mobile / Integrations
03
AI & automation
Explore where AI can make a useful difference. Start with a defined task, evaluate the output and keep people in control of consequential decisions.
AI workflows / Evaluation / Human oversight
04
Connected systems
Bring software and hardware together. Plan the flow of data between devices, applications and the infrastructure that supports them.
IoT / Data systems / Cloud architecture
HOW WE APPROACH THE WORK
From a question.
To what’s next.
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Understand
02
Make
03
Refine
01 / UNDERSTAND
First, find
the real question.
What needs to change? Who will use it? What does a useful result look like? Define the essential workflow before deciding what to build.
The starting point: a clear problem and a focused product brief.
02 / MAKE
Give the idea
something to stand on.
Explore the important decisions through prototypes and working software. Bring the interface, data and integrations into one product conversation.
The next step: something concrete to test, discuss and improve.
03 / REFINE
A release is
a new starting point.
Test the essential journeys, understand what happens in use and decide what deserves attention next. Keep the next release tied to the product’s purpose.
The ongoing work: learning, maintenance and purposeful iteration.
Tell us where you are today ↗YOUR NEXT CHAPTER