For projects that include engineering, we can propose a maintenance plan with a defined scope, term and response time. Who holds and runs the servers, CMS and third-party services is agreed before we start.
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Getting in touch
Mostly launching a new venture or product, improving the UX of an existing product, designing the experience around an AI feature, building a design system, and improving how a design practice or AI process runs.
Even when the request is "we want to improve the UI", the real problem often turns out to sit in how value is communicated, in the workflow, in the requirements or in how teams coordinate. We don't limit ourselves to the screen — we propose the scope the problem actually needs.
Yes. Come to us while what to build, and where to start, is still open.
Early on we work through the business goal, the users, the current situation, the constraints and any existing data, and agree together on the problem worth solving and in what order. Framing the requirements can itself be the project.
Yes. Rather than building the idea out at full scale, we work through the intended users, the problem it solves, the value it offers, whether it's feasible and how to test it.
Where useful, we create the concept, user flows and prototypes, and test the assumptions that matter before you commit to full development.
Yes. We take on scoped improvements — a specific feature, onboarding, search, sign-up, an admin screen.
If the local problem turns out to be caused by what happens before or after it, we'll look at the surrounding area too before proposing a fix.
Yes. In a first conversation we look at where you are and what you're aiming for, and tell you honestly whether we're the right people to help.
If another specialist or your own team would be a better fit, we won't push to turn it into a project.
Tell us the outline first. Even where part of it falls outside what we do, we can propose a setup that brings in the right external partners.
We go through the current problem, the state you're aiming for, your users, your internal setup, your timing and your budget. From there we tell you what to work out next and how the work is best approached.
Nothing is required. If you have a proposal deck, an existing site, product screens, user feedback, analytics or a requirements document, sharing whatever you can helps us understand the situation faster.
What we do
From framing the business and product problem through user research, UX, UI design, prototyping, frontend engineering, design systems, measurement, and embedding the result in your organisation.
You don't have to commission all of it. We combine the parts you need around your goals and your existing team.
Yes. We can cover articulating the value of the brand or service, information architecture, copy, UI design, engineering and post-launch measurement.
Rather than just refreshing the look, we get clear on who we're speaking to, what we're telling them and what action it should lead to.
Yes. We cover shaping the concept, hypotheses about the target and the problem, the value proposition, user research, prototypes, MVP design and a validation plan.
Rather than building the finished thing up front, we identify the uncertainties that matter commercially and test them in small steps.
Yes. We look at usage data, user feedback, operational pain points and the existing screens, and work out what to improve and in what order.
Where a UI change alone won't solve it, we also look at information structure, functional requirements and operational workflow.
We cover brand design as it touches the product or service experience: defining the value, putting it into words, setting the visual direction and carrying it through to the website.
For large-scale corporate branding or advertising campaigns, we may bring in specialist partners.
Yes. We take on upstream-only engagements: user research, competitive and market analysis, UX audits, problem definition, KPI design and roadmapping.
Yes. We design them around your goal — problem definition, understanding users, testing hypotheses, design review, working with AI, running a design system.
Rather than a one-off transfer of knowledge, we focus on leaving behind decision criteria and templates your team can actually use.
UI/UX and product design
Yes. To make sure the UI holds up, we first confirm the goal, the users, the information structure and the existing requirements.
If there's a significant problem in those foundations, we'll propose including the UX work needed to fix it.
At the start of a project we agree which user behaviour and which business metric should change.
We then combine quantitative measures — task completion, conversion, retention, time on task, support volume — with qualitative signals from user testing, interviews and observation.
We record and share the reasoning behind the significant calls, drawing on user research, usage data, business requirements, accessibility, existing constraints and test results.
That said, we don't decide everything by numbers. For brand character, beauty and emotional appeal, we make the call with a designer's eye — and make that intent explicit.
Yes. We propose the method that fits the question: interviews, usability testing, contextual observation, survey design, or making sense of data you already have.
The point is never to have done the research — it's to answer the question your decision depends on.
It depends on the work. While we're exploring a significant direction we produce several options and narrow them down against agreed criteria.
We don't line up options that merely look different: each one carries a different hypothesis or a different view of the experience.
Yes. We account for colour contrast, text size, keyboard operation, focus, alternative text, form error messaging and reduced motion.
The conformance level and the scope it applies to are agreed at the start of the project.
Working with AI
UX design for products with AI features, conversational UI, generative UI, the workflow around AI adoption, human review steps, how errors and uncertainty are communicated, and internal AI workflows.
We also design AI into the making itself — research synthesis, idea exploration, prototyping and engineering.
Yes. Rather than starting from the tool, we work through the problem to solve, the quality required, the users, the data and the operating conditions.
From there we define which parts AI should handle, which parts people should, and what that requires of the technology and the model.
Full automation isn't always the right answer. Decisions with serious consequences, judgements requiring context, and calls about ethics or brand often need a person involved.
We design the split between people and AI around quality, confidence, workload and explainability — not just the automation rate.
We assume it will. We design the supporting evidence, the ways to check it, how confidence is communicated, and the paths to regenerate, correct, undo or hand over to a person.
For work that really matters, human review is built into the process.
Taking AI output as-is does tend to produce generic, similar-looking work.
We use AI to widen exploration and increase speed, while the final calls on brand thinking, context, editing and craft stay with the designer.
AI can make parts of research, prototyping, production and engineering more efficient. We don't simply pocket that time — we also use it to explore more options and test more often.
Pricing is based on the problem, the scope, the quality required, the timeline and the team — not on how much AI is used.
Yes. For work you repeat — framing problems, research, UI review, writing requirements, validation, generating documentation — we can design AI workflows, Skills, templates and guidelines.
The goal is something the whole team can reuse, not knowledge locked in one person's head.
How projects run
We begin by confirming the goal, the current situation, who's involved, the constraints and the result you expect. We then propose the research, scope, team, timeline, deliverables and how success will be judged.
Framing a problem or running a UX audit takes a few weeks; validating a prototype one to two months; a project spanning design through engineering a few months.
It depends not only on size but on how many people are involved, how decisions get made, how much research is needed and how much technical uncertainty there is.
Yes. Where time is tight we narrow the goal and the hypotheses to test, and run it as a short sprint.
The aim isn't a finished product in a few weeks — it's being clear about what you need in order to make the next decision.
Roughly a weekly check-in as a baseline, adjusted to the pace and the setup of the project. Day-to-day questions go through whichever channel we've agreed on.
Yes, we can run primarily online. Where contextual observation, an in-person workshop or a shoot would genuinely help, we'll propose including visits.
We need decision-makers and the people who understand the business, the users and the technology at the moments that matter.
We set out the time required up front, keep the number of meetings down, and make sure the people needed for a decision are involved at the right point.
Yes. We respect what existing partners bring, and agree responsibilities, information sharing and review process before working alongside them.
Figma, FigJam, Notion, Slack and various development and analytics tools, matched to your environment. We don't require you to adopt a particular tool.
Engineering and design systems
Yes. Depending on the project we cover prototypes, frontend engineering, component design, CMS integration and post-launch measurement.
Where backend or specialist infrastructure is involved, we work with your in-house team or an external partner.
Yes. Beyond the design files we share the specification, states, responsive behaviour, accessibility and the thinking behind the components.
Where useful, we also take part in implementation review and design QA.
Not necessarily a large one. We look at the size of the product, how often it changes, how many people work on it and where effort is being duplicated, then design the minimum that's actually needed.
For something small, starting with basic tokens, the key components and a few operating rules is usually the right move.
Yes. We review how it's used, where it duplicates itself, where it has drifted from the code, how much effort it takes to run and how accessible it is, then set out what to fix and in what order.
We align component structure, naming, design tokens, states and responsive rules to give designers and engineers a shared language.
Where needed, we go as far as design-to-code integration and implementation review.
Pricing and contracts
We quote individually, based on scope, duration, team, whether research or engineering is included, and the expertise required.
If your budget is already set, we propose a plan that concentrates it on the problem that matters most.
As a rule we quote individually, because the problem and the scope differ every time. Where something can be standardised — an audit, a workshop, a short sprint — we may offer it as a fixed plan.
The goal, the scope, your timing, your internal setup, the deliverables you need and a sense of budget. Anything you're unsure about, we can work through together in a first conversation.
Yes. We can narrow the scope and start small — framing the problem, a UX audit, a prototype.
With a limited budget we'd rather concentrate on the theme your next decision depends on than produce a large pile of deliverables.
Per project, monthly ongoing support, or a short sprint — set to fit the goal. Work with clear deliverables and boundaries suits a fixed-scope contract; exploration and continuous improvement usually suit a time-based one.
Depending on the contract length and the size of the project, we set payment at kick-off, midpoint and completion, or monthly. The formal terms are set out in the quote and the contract.
If work beyond the agreed scope becomes necessary, we explain what it involves, its impact and its cost before doing it, and proceed only once you've approved it.
Security and rights
Yes. Where needed we sign an NDA, and confirm what may be shared, how it's stored, which tools are used and who has access before starting.
We never put confidential or personal information into an external AI service without the client's permission.
We confirm in advance where AI is used, on what data, with what settings, and how retention and training are handled, and align it with your security policy.
We check the terms of the AI service, the input material and what was generated, and take the rights risk into account. Ownership and permitted use of the final deliverable are set out in the contract.
We don't hand over AI output unchanged — a person edits and checks it.
Ownership, permitted use and the treatment of third-party material follow the contract. For anything carrying third-party rights — fonts, photography, libraries, open source — we set out the specific terms.
We always ask first, and agree what may be shown, when and in what form. Keeping a project entirely private is fine.
Yes. Depending on its length, we may need to agree the scope and timing of that work before contracting.
After launch and ongoing support
Yes. Reviewing post-launch data, user research, UI improvements, new features and running the design system are all things we can continue to support.
We work on the assumption that you will. We organise and hand over the design files, the specification, the components, the decision criteria and how to operate them.
Where useful we also run a handover session or an internal workshop.
Yes. Beyond the final deliverable we leave the problems, hypotheses, reasoning, test results, templates and AI workflows in a form you can reuse.
Yes. Against the metrics agreed at the start, we review analytics, usage data and user feedback, and set out what to improve next and in what order.
Yes. Come to us whenever you need — a new feature, extra pages, validation, a review. Where continuity matters, we can also propose monthly ongoing support.