Los Angeles, CA

Yay Brigade

Reach 6.5PageRanker 64

Yay Brigade is a web design company based in Los Angeles, CA. Its own home page scored 66 for mobile speed and 88 for access in our lab test on October 24, 2026, faster than 300 of the 450 firm sites we tested. Its websbz Score is 52.3 out of 100. Its Reach, a separate score, is 6.5.

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Home page of Yay Brigade at yaybrigade.com

Our Read

Yay Brigade is a small Los Angeles design studio led by principal Roman Jaster. It builds websites, identities and print pieces, often for arts groups and artists. Collaborators join each project as needed.

What sets them apart. A single principal runs the studio and brings in a rotating group of collaborators and interns each year.

Best for. Artists and cultural groups wanting a small studio.

Services

Website designIdentity designPrint design

Industries

Arts and cultureMuseumsArtists

Our Lab Test of yaybrigade.com

Mobile emulation, tested October 24, 2026. One run from our desk. Field data from real visitors can differ.

66Performance

88Accessibility

96Best Practices

92SEO Basics

Largest paint: 6.6 seconds
First paint: 4.4 seconds
Blocking time: 70 ms
Layout shift: 0.000
Page weight: 1.6 MB
Requests: 55

Proof of Work

Sky ClockWebsite featured on One Page Love
Performance Art Museum website
The MacArthur website

Clients They Name

Marciano Art FoundationCalArts

Awards They List

Featured on One Page Love (Sky Clock)

Work

No verified client sites yet. Firms can submit their sites. We show and count only the ones whose live footer names the firm. Send your sites.

Signed Work

signed client sites found so far

We have not yet found a live client site with a Yay Brigade footer credit in our crawl of local business sites. Studios that sign their work, like Website by Yay Brigade, can claim this profile and send us the sites to count.

Search Authority

PageRanker Score, link authority from 0 to 100

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websbz 2025 Look Back

Rank 140 with a Look Back score of 13.8 out of 100. Scored in October 2026 from 2025 archived copies of each firm’s site. It is a separate list and does not change the 2026 websbz Score.

Proof 4 of 30, openness 5 of 20, tenure 0 of 15, scaled to 100. Home page copy saved July 12, 2025. See the 2025 copy. Read the Look Back.

Reviews

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websbz Score

52.3websbz Score

Own Site QualityOur lab test of the firm’s own home page. Speed counts most, then access, then build and search basics.28.3/35
Proof of WorkNamed projects, named clients and awards the firm lists, plus live client sites we found carrying its credit.16/30
OpennessDoes the firm publish a street address, a phone, its founding year, its team size and a starting price.8/20
TenureYears in business, from a founding year the firm states. Twenty years earns the full share.0/15

How the score works

Reach

6.5

out of 100. How far the work reaches, kept apart from the websbz Score

Verified client sites0/40none verified yet
Named clients2/102 named clients
Client scale2/101 named client with a Wikipedia page
Offices2.5/101 office
Countries0/101 country
Team size0/121 person
Years0/8not published

How Reach works. A fact the firm does not publish counts as zero.

Facts

Website: yaybrigade.com
Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA
Country: United States
City ranking: Best Web Design Companies in Los Angeles
Address: 453 S Spring Street #933 Los Angeles, CA 90013
Team: One principal plus project based collaborators

Where They Rank

Best Web Design Companies in Los Angeles#8 of 12
Best Web Designers in the United States#163 of 282
Best Web Design Companies in the World#284 of 450

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Where This Came From

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The Yay Brigade Award, in Hand

How the Noted award looks off the screen. Made to order for winners, ask about one from the contact form.

Framed certificate
A signed certificate in a black frame for the studio wall.
Acrylic award
A clear block with the seal etched in, for a desk or a shelf.
Wall plaque
Brushed champagne metal on walnut, engraved with the award.
Window decal
A round seal for the front door or the office glass.