iA

20 Years of Focus

Founded in 2005 in Tokyo, iA builds products for focus and flow. We believe that joy in making leads to joy in use.

We started as a design agency and learned to balance product work with design services. Making our own products sharpens how we think, design and build.

Making Tools

Our work is informed by Maker’s Knowledge: we understand only what we build with our own hands. That is why we make our own apps, fonts and notebooks.

We are best known for our focused writing app iA Writer, the innovative text-based presentation app iA Presenter, and our original, award-winning iA Notebook.

Our products have received design awards from Apple. In 2025, iA Notebook won the Red Dot 2025 Best of the Best award, given to pioneering designs. In 2026, it received the iF Gold Award.

Design Partnerships

Our design team works with select clients. No pitch. No tricks. We don’t upsell, oversell, or outsource.

We work directly with internal teams to improve information architecture, typography, brand strategy, marketing communication, and UX design.

20 Years of Independence

Creative freedom is not cheap. For two decades, we have rejected investments, resisted common trends, and did things our own way.

iA values candid communication, internally and externally. No scripts. No routines. We say what we mean, carefully, respectfully, and with humor.