The Studio

One studio.
One point of
view.

Yellow Mustards is not trying to be an agency. It is a studio: one experienced person, a focused set of services, and a clear position on what good digital work looks like.

The Story

From Hisar to Harbour City.

Yellow Mustards started in 2013 in Hisar, India, as a one-person digital practice. The name came from something simple: mustard fields are everywhere in that part of Haryana, and yellow was always the colour of energy, sharpness, and standing out.

The work grew. Clients across India, then Southeast Asia, then education institutions in the Caribbean. In 2020, the studio moved to Sydney, bringing 7 years of craft into a new market, with a sharper focus: Australian small businesses that deserve digital work as good as the big brands get.

The model has never changed. One senior person. No junior handoffs. No templates. No sales pitch, then someone else delivers.

2013

Founded in Hisar, India

Digital design and web development practice. Early clients in education and healthcare.

2015–2018

Scale and craft

UX research added to the practice. Clients include MeritTrac (HR technology), Manipal Group (education), and University of Antigua.

2019

AI tools, early

First AI-embedded tools built for client use. Risk dashboards, recommendation engines, early chat agents.

2020

Sydney, Australia

Studio relocates to Sydney. Australian SMB focus begins.

Now

Boutique, by design

Referral-only intake, maximum 5 active projects. Senior delivery, always.

The Founder

Vish
Khanna.

Founder & Creative Director

Vish is a certified usability analyst and senior digital strategist with 15 years across web design, UX research, AI-integrated product development, and brand identity.

He has worked with organisations ranging from 2-person startups to 400-person HR technology platforms. His approach is the same in both cases: strategy before aesthetics, evidence before opinion, and clarity over cleverness.

He does not delegate design decisions to juniors. He does not use templates. He has opinions, and he will share them with you honestly, even if the honest answer is that you do not need his services right now.

Certified Usability Analyst UX Research AI-Integrated Design Brand Strategy Drupal / WordPress 15+ Years Practice

15+

Years of senior practice

50+

Projects across 4 countries

3x

Average client ROI

0

Templates ever used

The Real Bosses

The inspiration
behind the work.

Every brief deserves the best possible work. These two are the reason that bar is set where it is. They have also never once paid an invoice.

Samar Khanna, known as Sammy — the younger son
Son #2

Chief Motivation Officer

Samar "Sammy" Khanna

"The reason Dad ships at midnight. Also the reason Dad orders pizza for dinner. Twice a week."

Certified best kicker in the house. Shirt agrees.

Tejas Khanna — the elder son
Son #1

Senior Design Critic, Unpaid Division

Tejas Khanna

"The harshest client Yellow Mustards has ever had. Gives feedback like a partner at a big four. Charges nothing. Forgives nothing."

Known to say "it looks fine" in a tone that means it does not.

What we actually believe.

01

Strategy first, always.

A website is not a design problem. It is a business problem that design solves. We understand the business before we open Figma.

02

Senior work is non-negotiable.

You will speak to the person who designed your site, who wrote your copy, and who deployed your code. There is no account manager between us.

03

Honesty over comfort.

If your brief is off, we will say so. If a template would genuinely serve you better, we will tell you. Flattery is easy. Usefulness is harder.

04

Fixed price, fixed scope.

No surprise invoices. No scope creep billing. If we quote it, that is the number. The only way it changes is if you change what we agreed.

05

Referral-based for a reason.

We take on maximum 5 projects at a time. That is not a marketing line. It is how we maintain quality. Most of our clients come from someone who was happy.

06

Small is not second-best.

An Australian small business with a sharp digital presence beats a large competitor with a tired one every time. We have seen it happen repeatedly.

Work with us.

Heard enough?

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