Mugsy Studios

Mugsy Studios · Fort Lauderdale

A website as good as the business behind it.

Design, build, photography and the structure that gets you found, directed by one person from first sketch to launch.

Selected Work

Shown, not described.

Every project here is real, and each one says where it stands: live, on its way, or a concept.

Services

Three things, done properly.

01

Websites

Designed for your business. Never a template with your logo on it.

From a one-page launch to a full portfolio with galleries and video, every site is designed and built here, mobile-first, and handed over ready to run.

  • Custom creative direction
  • Mobile-first build
  • Lead capture
  • Search foundations
  • Launch support
02

Photography & Video

Imagery made for the site, not borrowed from stock.

Yacht interiors, products and the people behind a brand, shot and edited in-house, so a new website launches with pictures of the real thing.

  • Yacht and interior photography
  • Product photography
  • Brand and social video
  • Retouching and editing
03

Visibility & Automation

Easy to find. Easy to act on.

Clean structure and structured data that search engines and AI assistants can read, and forms that land in the right inbox the moment someone asks.

  • Structured data on every page
  • Search and AI-answer foundations
  • Lead forms routed to your inbox
  • Analytics

How We Work

More Than a Website Vendor

  1. 01

    Direct Access

    You work directly with the person directing and building the website.

  2. 02

    Business Understanding

    We understand how customers evaluate established businesses and what they need to see before making contact.

  3. 03

    Portfolio-Level Commitment

    These projects become part of our public creative work. We have every reason to make them exceptional.

14 Years of Mugsy

Studios is the creative side of Mugsy PR & Studios, a Fort Lauderdale agency almost 14 years in. The people who get a brand talked about also build where that talk leads.

Human-Directed Creative

Technology may support our process, but it does not make the creative decisions.

Your website will be directed, designed and reviewed by Ryan Cohen, Creative Director of Mugsy Studios. Every layout, image choice, interaction and detail must earn its place.

The result should look like your business invested seriously in its future, because we will.

No AI slop. No five-minute website generator. No recycled business template.

Who We Build For

  • Yachting & Design

    Superyacht designers, the brands around them, and the products served aboard.

  • Food & Beverage

    Caviar, spirits and the gifting and events built around them.

  • Hospitality

    Resorts, beach clubs and venues that have to look as good online as they do in person.

  • Established Businesses

    Companies whose website no longer reflects the quality of their work.

Your business deserves better than its website.

Who You Work With

Mugsy Studios is directed by Ryan Cohen, with the PR side of the agency, led by Emily Taffel-Cohen, one room away.

Ryan Cohen

Ryan Cohen

Creative Director & AI Strategist

Ryan directs, designs and builds Mugsy Studios projects, and shoots much of the photography and video that goes into them.

Emily Taffel-Cohen

Emily Taffel-Cohen

Founder & PR Lead

Emily founded Mugsy and leads Mugsy PR, so a Studios client has an agency behind the website: press, partnerships and the positioning that sends people to it.

Questions

Questions before you start.

What does Mugsy Studios do?

Mugsy Studios combines creative direction, website design, digital strategy, photography, video and modern visibility expertise. It is the creative side of Mugsy PR & Studios, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Is every website custom?

Yes. Every website is designed for the business it belongs to. None is generated from a generic instant-site template.

Who designs and builds the website?

Your website will be directed, designed and reviewed by Ryan Cohen, Creative Director of Mugsy Studios.

What platforms do you build on?

It depends on who will run the site afterwards. Fast static sites when nothing needs editing day to day (mugsypr.com runs on Astro), WordPress when the client wants to update pages themselves (The Quintessential Yachtsman), and Shopify for online stores (Yacht Life Caviar).

How long does a website take?

Most projects are targeted for completion within 10 to 15 business days after all required materials and access have been received.

Can you take the photographs and shoot the video?

Yes. Photography and video are done in-house, by the same person who directs the website, so the pictures are made for the design rather than fitted to it.

Will my website show up in Google and in AI answers?

Every site ships with what search engines and AI assistants read first: clear page titles and descriptions, a clean heading structure, and structured data that says plainly who you are and what you do. Nobody can promise a ranking; we make sure nothing about the site stands in the way.

Do you work with Mugsy PR?

Yes. Mugsy Studios and Mugsy PR are two sides of the same agency, Mugsy PR & Studios. A client can work with either one or both.

Let’s talk

Good work.Better website.Let’s start.

A Better Website Starts Here.

Tell us about the business, its current website and what is no longer working.

What are you looking for?

Straight to the person who directs every project. How we handle your details