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§ · ui/ux design services

Design services you can feel in the numbers.

A product design practice where accessibility is default, every decision ties to a named business metric, and we turn down the projects that don't. 2,000+ brands designed across 55+ countries.

§ 01 · a teardown, not a definition

The same hero section, redrawn.

Every SaaS-pattern hero we see does the same six things wrong. Here's a made-from-scratch teardown: what ships by default at most startups on the left, what we'd redraw on the right. Same brief. Different thinking.

before · typical SaaS hero
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  • × Eyebrow is a vague promise, not a reader hook
  • × Headline is 24 words of buzzword soup — reader can't extract meaning
  • × Three CTAs = zero CTAs (decision paralysis)
  • × “10,000+ happy customers” without names is unfalsifiable
  • × Fine-print trust badges louder than primary CTA
  • × Zero signal of who this is actually for
after · redrawn
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  • Eyebrow qualifies the reader in one line
  • Headline promises a specific outcome with a specific number
  • One CTA, framed as a low-commitment step (not "trial")
  • Proof is named (G2 rating, three recognizable companies)
  • Reader knows instantly if this is for them
  • Sub-heading says what the product is, not what it does in general

That's six design decisions. Each one is defensible. Each one moves a metric. That's UI/UX as a discipline.

§ 02 · the manifesto

Five principles we ship by.

Not a values page. Principles change how a Figma file actually looks. Every screen we ship meets WCAG 2.2 AA and the Material Design 3 or Apple Human Interface contract for its platform. If a screen of ours breaks one of these, we redraw it.

  1. 01

    Clarity before cleverness.

    A user who has to pause and decode a visual metaphor has already lost trust. Plain labels beat clever labels. Familiar patterns beat novel ones. We save invention for the moments when a user's need is actually novel — which is maybe two screens per product.

  2. 02

    Accessibility isn't an add-on.

    WCAG 2.2 AA is the default, not the ceiling. Contrast, focus order, keyboard nav, target size, label association — we design for them in the Figma file, not patch them after handoff. 16% of your users depend on it; the other 84% get a better product regardless.

  3. 03

    Design decisions have to move a number.

    Every engagement starts with a named KPI. Every screen we ship traces back to it. If a design "just looks better" but can't articulate which number it moves and why, we rewrite the brief before the screen. Taste without measurement is decoration.

  4. 04

    Systems over screens.

    A one-off screen is worth less than the token that spawned it. We ship tokens, components, and documentation so your next twenty screens look consistent without us in the room. If you're hiring us to draw screens forever, we've failed at the handoff.

  5. 05

    No dark patterns. Ever.

    Forced continuity, hidden cancellation flows, confirm-shaming on unsubscribe, pre-checked upsells, misleading button hierarchies — we refuse them. If a business model requires tricking users to work, that business has a bigger problem than a designer can fix.

§ 03 · how a system assembles

Tokens build pages.

A design system isn't a Figma library — it's a four-tier assembly. Tokens at the base, then components, then patterns, then pages. Each tier constrains the one above it. Skip a tier and the system rots by month six.

Fig. 1 · design system pyramid · tokens → components → patterns → pages
§ 04 · accessibility as a discipline

16% of your users depend on focus order.

WCAG 2.2 Level AA is the default on every engagement. Not the ceiling, not a checkbox, not a post-launch audit. The animation below traces a real tab-key journey through one of our interfaces.

Fig. 2 · focus journey · WCAG 2.2 AA criteria at each stop
1.4.3 · contrast

4.5:1 body

3:1 on large text. Checked with Lighthouse + manual spot checks on every PR.

2.4.3 · focus order

Visual = DOM

Tab order follows visual hierarchy. No surprise jumps.

2.4.7 · visible focus

2px outline

Amber ring, 4px offset, never hidden. Custom focus-within styles on complex inputs.

2.5.8 · target size

44×44 min

Every interactive target. No exceptions for "decorative" buttons.

2.4.11 · focus not obscured

Sticky-safe

Sticky headers, modals, toasts can't hide the focused element. Scroll-into-view checks.

3.3.2 · labels

Associated

Every input has a label (not placeholder). aria-labelledby where labels are visual-only.

1.4.12 · text spacing

Reflow safe

Content reflows at 200% zoom and 400% browser text scaling. No truncation.

2.3.3 · animation

Reduced-motion

prefers-reduced-motion respected. Parallax, scroll-jacking, auto-playing video all disabled by default.

§ 05 · measurement, not taste

Every engagement ships with a named number.

Match the goal to the metric. Match the metric to the design decision. Track the design decision against the metric. If the number doesn't move, we redraw — not invoice.

Business goal Design decisions that move it Named metric
Sell more Message hierarchy, proof placement, friction audit, CTA clarity, mobile checkout conversion rate
Activate signups faster Onboarding flow, time-to-first-value, empty states, tooltips vs. tutorials activation %
Retain users Habit loops, daily-use hooks, notification cadence, progress indicators D7 / D30 retention
Speed up task completion Information architecture, progressive disclosure, default values, form density task time, error rate
Reduce support load Error-state copy, empty-state guidance, self-service patterns, affordance clarity tickets / 1K MAU
Move upmarket (enterprise) SSO UX, admin hierarchy, audit-log surfacing, role-based controls ACV, enterprise win-rate
Compliance WCAG 2.2 AA, GDPR consent UX, data-portability flows, permission clarity AA compliance score
§ 06 · system or one-off?

Not every engagement needs a system.

A design system costs 2.5–4x more than a one-off project. The math works when you'll ship 15+ surfaces on the system over 2+ years. Under that, it's over-engineering. Here's the call.

build a system if
  • You have 3+ product surfaces (web + mobile + admin, for example) that must stay consistent
  • Your content or product team will ship new pages for the next 18+ months without design supervision
  • You're moving into enterprise and the brand needs to scale across regions and languages
  • You have engineering capacity to consume tokens and components (Storybook, Tailwind preset, etc.)
  • Your current surface is inconsistent and the inconsistency is actively hurting conversion or hiring
stay one-off if
  • ϵYou have one marketing site and no immediate plans for a second surface
  • ϵYou're pre-product-market-fit and everything will change in 6 months
  • ϵYou don't have engineering to maintain a system after handoff
  • ϵYour content team isn't shipping pages — you do one big launch every quarter
  • ϵBudget is tight and the system's ROI (15+ screens) won't materialize for 2+ years

We'll tell you which one you need on the scoping call. Most teams who ask for a system actually need one-offs — and we'll say so.

§ 07 · projects we turn down

Four briefs we won't take.

We turn down real work. These are the four most common refusal scenarios — and why. If your brief lands here, we'll say so on the first call and (often) refer you to someone who will do it well.

  1. refusal · 01

    Dark-pattern requirements.

    Forced continuity, confusing cancellation flows, confirm-shaming, pre-checked upsells, misleading button hierarchies. If a brief requires us to trick users into a decision they wouldn't make informed, we decline. We'll say why and recommend re-scoping around an honest flow.

  2. refusal · 02

    “Make it prettier” on a working product.

    If your product converts, retains, and users aren't complaining, a visual refresh is more likely to tank metrics than lift them. We'll audit instead, identify the two or three screens that actually need work, and bill a fraction of the redesign. Vanity redesigns are how brands lose rankings.

  3. refusal · 03

    Design to paper over broken product.

    If the underlying product has a broken value proposition, unclear pricing, or a business model users don't want, design can't save it. We'll tell you the fix isn't pixels. We're happy to refer you to a strategy consultancy; we're not happy to take your money while you solve the wrong problem.

  4. refusal · 04

    No named metric, no timeline, no stakeholder.

    If you can't name the KPI we're moving, can't name a launch date, and can't name one person who'll approve the work, the engagement will fail. We'll help scope the brief for free — but we won't start until those three things exist.

§ 08 · published rates

Four engagement shapes.

audit

UX audit + plan

$3,500

Two-week heuristic review, accessibility scan, conversion-funnel analysis, prioritized redesign plan with effort/impact scoring.

for · figuring out what's broken
most picked
sprint

Design sprint

$14K–$45K

4–6 weeks. Research, flows, wireframes, hi-fi, component library, prototype, engineering handoff. Tied to one named KPI.

for · one shipping surface
system

Design system build

$28K–$85K

Full system — tokens, components, patterns, Storybook handoff. For teams scaling past three product surfaces.

for · scaling across surfaces
retainer

Monthly retainer

$6,500/mo

30 senior hours/month. Figma, research, iteration, design-system maintenance. Three-month minimum.

for · continuous shipping

Prices valid through 2026-Q3. First scope call is free. No discovery-call sales funnel.

§ 09 · questions

Six quick answers.

What do UI/UX design services include?

Information architecture, interaction flows, wireframes, visual design, high-fidelity Figma screens, prototyping, design systems, accessibility engineering (WCAG 2.2 AA default), usability research, and engineering handoff. Every engagement ties to a named business metric — conversion, activation, retention, or time-to-value.

How much do UI/UX design services cost?

UX audit + plan: $3,500 (2 weeks). Design sprint: $14K–$45K (4–6 weeks). Design system build: $28K–$85K. Monthly retainer: $6,500 for 30 senior hours, 3-month minimum. Rates are published; we don't quote behind discovery calls.

Do you follow WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards?

Yes. WCAG 2.2 Level AA is default. 4.5:1 contrast ratios, keyboard-only navigation, visible focus indicators, labeled form fields, 44x44 minimum target sizes, logical tab order tested with real assistive technology. We flag AA failures before ship.

Do you build a design system or just one-off screens?

Both. A one-off marketing landing page doesn't need a system. A product with 3+ surfaces that will ship for years absolutely does. See the decision matrix on this page (§ 06). If a system is the right call, we ship tokens, components, patterns, and Storybook documentation.

Will you turn down my project?

Sometimes. Four scenarios: dark-pattern requirements, vanity-only redesigns on working products, design-over-broken-product briefs, and engagements without a named metric, timeline, or stakeholder. See § 07 on this page for the specifics.

How do you measure if a design worked?

Every engagement starts with a named KPI and a baseline. After launch, we run cohort analysis against that KPI for at least 30 days. Typical metrics: conversion rate, activation %, Day-7 retention, time-to-value, task completion rate, WCAG compliance score. No metric, no engagement.

ready to measure

Start with a number.

Tell us what metric is broken. We'll come back with the two or three design decisions most likely to move it, a scope, and a price. First scope call is free.