Built for work that lasts.
All For (my) Kids.
When Cole started AFK Artifact, he had one goal: build something real alongside his wife, Brittany, give their sons, Liam and Lucas, something meaningful to work toward one day, and create a foundation they could take further than he ever imagined.
"Do this for your kids. Give them something real to work toward with you one day."
This is for them.
AFK Artifact is a small studio that ships practical software. We build ready-made apps that creators and small businesses can buy today, and we take on custom work when the shelf does not fit.
Our work covers creative tools for makers, business dashboards and quoting tools for operators, automations for community and support teams, and private AI workflows for teams that need their own assistant. Our 3D printing services and downloadable models live under AFK Model Forge, a dedicated division of AFK Artifact. Same studio, same standard: clean, fast, useful.
People behind AFK
Michael Masters
Best friend and investor
Michael is Cole's best friend and an investor in AFK Artifact. He is part of the support behind the studio and its long-term future.
Bradley Grant
Trusted friend and business partner
Bradley is a trusted friend and business partner helping AFK Artifact grow. As for whether two Grants are secretly related, that piece of AFK lore is a story for another time.
Useful over impressive
Tools should remove friction, not add it. We ship the parts that actually move the work.
Clean design
Interfaces that get out of the way. Polished without being precious.
Workflow automation
If a person is copying data between tools, that is a problem worth automating.
Custom-built where it counts
Off-the-shelf for the obvious stuff. Custom builds for work that defines your business.