# Alterra

> Alterra is a company founded by designer Ryan Hofmann that owns Alterra Studio, a design and development studio for technology companies, and Alterra Editions, a media company that makes short educational history films.

Alterra is a design-led company founded by Ryan Hofmann. It builds and owns a small group of companies: Alterra Studio, a design and development studio for technology companies, and Alterra Editions, a media company whose brands include Then & Theory, short films about the past. Alterra's companies share one team, one design and 3D pipeline, and software and AI agents built in-house.

Not to be confused with Alterra Mountain Company or other businesses named Alterra.

## Companies
- [Alterra Studio](https://alterra.studio): Design and development studio, founded 2025. A design and development studio. Brand, site and launch film for tech companies whose product has outgrown how they look.
- [Alterra Editions](https://alterraeditions.com): Media company, founded 2026. A media company that owns educational film brands. Short history films, cut for the feed.

## Founder
- Ryan Hofmann, founder. Designer.

## Log
- 5 Oct 2026: Alterra Games starts, with Topple, a cozy domino puzzle, in development.
- 2026: Alterra Editions starts, with Then & Theory as its first brand.
- 2025: Alterra Studio opens.

## Pages
- [About](https://alterra.network/about): story, founder and common questions
- [The Proving Ground](https://alterra.network/how-we-work): how Alterra runs its companies; nothing is sold until it has run on one of our own companies
- [Case files](https://alterra.network/case-files): results with sources and evidence grades
- [Field manual](https://alterra.network/field-manual): answer-first notes on agent crews, quality gates, sponsoring and licensing educational films
- [Partner with Editions](https://alterra.network/partner): sponsor or license Then & Theory films
- [Standards](https://alterra.network/standards): facts policy and how Alterra uses AI
- [Companies](https://alterra.network/companies)
- [Log](https://alterra.network/log): dated record of launches
- [Press kit](https://alterra.network/press): boilerplate, fact sheet, logos
- [Contact](https://alterra.network/contact): hello@alterra.network

Last updated: 2026-10-02