Design · Software · Visual Media
42° Design is an independent studio creating desktop and browser apps, AI-assisted creative tools, photography, aerial video and animation — crafted with care and built to be genuinely useful.
Our apps
Fast, private tools for Windows and the web — most run right in your browser, no install required.
Task Manager, with a memory. Argus does everything Windows Task Manager does, then adds what you always wished it had: true process trees, ending every instance in one go, fuzzy search, 30+ live visualizations, and local history that learns what’s normal for your PC so it can tell you when something changes.
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Browse, search and preview AI characters built for Venice.AI. Filter by tag, rating and folder, keep personal notes and reviews, and jump straight into a conversation — a curated gallery that makes finding the right character effortless.
Open Character Browser →A browser-based authoring environment for crafting, testing and refining Venice.AI characters. Edit instructions, system prompts and context files beside a live chat, with version history, AI agents and a model-vs-model playtest mode.
Open Character Studio →Chat with your characters through the Venice API using your own key. Load character files, or play any public Venice.AI character straight from its share link — with a personal character library and conversations kept on your own device.
Open Character Player →Group chat with a whole cast. Build a party from your character library or public Venice.AI characters and let them talk with you — and with each other. Parties and conversations stay on your device, with full backup and restore.
Open PartyLine →Interactive 3D physics playgrounds that run right in your browser. Topple chains of dominoes, build coaster track with loops and chain lifts, send steel balls through marble runs, and watch real physics play out in real time.
Play Physics Fun →Our exploration of AI-generated art with Stable Diffusion XL — a showcase of the visuals, styles and techniques we use to push AI-assisted design beyond the obvious.
Explore SDXL Project →Services
We stay deliberately broad — each project is a chance to learn something new and bring a fresh angle to your work.
Events, portraits and everything in between, captured with precision and an artist’s eye.
Aerial footage and bird’s-eye perspectives that give your story a view nobody else has.
Reliable, secure hosting that keeps your online presence fast and available.
Animated content that brings ideas to life across web, social and presentation.
Consulting, design and development for websites and browser apps — from user experience to performance.
Thoughtful use of modern AI tools to create distinctive visuals and smarter creative workflows.
Selected work
A sample of recent video, photography and production work.
About us
Forty-two degrees is the angle at which sunlight, bent and reflected inside a drop of water, returns to your eye as a rainbow. It is also, famously, the answer to the ultimate question. We think both are a good description of what we do: take something ordinary and find the angle that makes it brilliant.
We are deliberately hard to pigeon-hole. We blend traditional craft — photography, film and animation — with modern software and AI, and we treat every project as an opportunity to learn, to grow and to try something new.
Light enters, reflects, and leaves at ~42°
Contact
Have a project, an app idea or a question about one of our tools? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll get back to you.