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Core Capability Practice

UI/UX & Product Design

Turn confusing interfaces into intuitive digital products that convert attention into revenue.

Confusing interfaces lose customers before they ever understand your value. We combine behavioral user research, systematic information architecture, and cinematic UI design systems to build digital products people love to use and buy from.

The Commercial Bottlenecks

What Weak Implementation Is Costing You

When this capability is neglected or outsourced to junior teams, these specific failure modes erode revenue and brand equity:

1

High drop-off rates on sign-up funnels and checkout pages due to cognitive friction and unclear hierarchies.

2

Inconsistent interfaces built piecemeal over years, resulting in technical and design debt that slows down engineering teams.

3

Generic agency mockups that look pretty in static presentations but break down when confronted with real-world edge cases and complex states.

4

Accessibility violations that expose your brand to legal risk and alienate users with disabilities.

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Tangible Impact

Commercial Outcomes Delivered

Streamlined user journeys that reduce cognitive load and accelerate task completion.
A living, tokenized design system in Figma synced directly to Tailwind CSS code tokens.
Validated user flows tested with real users before writing expensive production code.
Full compliance with WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards across light and dark themes.
Target Profile

Who This Capability Is For

Scale-ups needing to redesign legacy SaaS web applications with complex workflows.
DTC and B2B brands looking for a high-converting digital flagship experience.
Product teams bottlenecked by inconsistent design patterns and slow developer handoffs.
Founders preparing for a major funding round or enterprise market push.
Engineering Blueprint

Token-Driven Design-to-Code Pipeline

User Insights → Heuristic Audits → Semantic Tokens (Figma Variables) → Component Specs → Interactive Prototypes → Tailwind v4 Theme Tokens → Storybook Verification.

Architectural Data Flow Pipeline
User Insights → Heuristic Audits → Semantic Tokens (Figma Variables) → Component Specs → Interactive Prototypes → Tailwind v4 Theme Tokens → Storybook Verification.
Technology Foundation

Curated Tech Stack & Selection Rationale

Every tool in our stack is chosen for verifiable performance, security compliance, and long-term maintainability.

Design & Systems
Figma (Variables & Dev Mode)FigJamStorybook

Why this choice: Figma Variables enable exact 1:1 token mapping with Tailwind CSS, ensuring zero discrepancy between design intent and production CSS.

User Research & Testing
MazeLyssnaHotjarMicrosoft Clarity

Why this choice: Allows rapid unmoderated usability testing with 5-8 users per iteration, replacing subjective stakeholder opinions with empirical completion rates.

Motion & Interaction
Framer MotionLottieFiles

Why this choice: Purposeful micro-interactions provide subtle feedback to user actions, elevating perceived product quality and guiding focus.

Tangible Assets

Concrete Deliverables Handed Over

You receive complete, unencumbered ownership of every asset upon project completion:

Comprehensive User Research & Competitive Heuristic Audit Report
Information Architecture (IA) Sitemap & High-Resolution User Flows
Interactive, Clickable Mobile & Desktop Prototypes
Complete Figma Design System with Colors, Typography, Spacing, and Component Variants
WCAG 2.2 AA Accessibility Spec Sheet with Contrast Ratios & Keyboard Navigation Notes
Developer-Ready Handover Specs with Tailwind Utility Class Mappings
Delivery Lifecycle

Tailored 6-Phase Execution Roadmap

Structured phases with concrete activities, client involvement time, and rigorous exit criteria.

1

Phase 1: Discovery & Heuristic Audit

Duration: 1 – 2 Weeks

Phase Goal: Uncover usability friction, drop-off triggers, and stakeholder objectives.

Key Activities:

  • •Conduct 1-on-1 stakeholder vision interviews
  • •Analyze existing Hotjar/Clarity heatmaps and GA4 funnel drop-offs
  • •Perform 10-point heuristic evaluation of current application flows
  • •Map primary and secondary user personas and their critical jobs-to-be-done (JTBD)

Deliverables:

Heuristic Evaluation Report with prioritized usability flaws • User Persona & Jobs-to-be-Done Matrix

Client Involvement:

3 hours of collaborative workshops and access to historical analytics.

Exit Sign-Off Criteria:

Documented consensus on top 3 commercial conversion bottlenecks to resolve.

2

Phase 2: Information Architecture & Wireframing

Duration: 1 – 2 Weeks

Phase Goal: Establish clear navigational hierarchies and content structures without visual distraction.

Key Activities:

  • •Construct comprehensive sitemap and navigation tree
  • •Draft low-fidelity wireframes for all critical screen templates
  • •Define content requirements and copywriting narrative guidelines
  • •Conduct tree testing to validate category taxonomy

Deliverables:

Complete Information Architecture Map • Low-Fidelity Screen Wireframe Deck (Mobile & Desktop)

Client Involvement:

2 hours for wireframe review and structural sign-off.

Exit Sign-Off Criteria:

Structural alignment on user navigation paths before starting high-fidelity visual design.

3

Phase 3: Design System & Visual UI

Duration: 2 – 3 Weeks

Phase Goal: Craft a cinematic, brand-defining visual language backed by reusable UI tokens.

Key Activities:

  • •Establish semantic design tokens (color scales, typography, elevation, spacing)
  • •Design high-fidelity responsive screens for light and dark modes
  • •Build modular component library (buttons, inputs, modals, cards, data tables)
  • •Design micro-interaction states (hover, focus, active, disabled, loading, error)

Deliverables:

Figma Component Library with Auto Layout and Variants • High-Fidelity Screen Mockups for all application states

Client Involvement:

Weekly 45-minute design reviews via Figma comments and async Loom.

Exit Sign-Off Criteria:

Approved visual direction across primary templates in both light and dark themes.

4

Phase 4: Interactive Prototyping & Usability Testing

Duration: 1 – 2 Weeks

Phase Goal: Validate the interface with real prospective users before writing production code.

Key Activities:

  • •Build clickable prototype with real input state simulations
  • •Recruit 5-8 target audience users for unmoderated testing via Maze
  • •Measure time-on-task, misclick rates, and System Usability Scale (SUS) scores
  • •Iterate UI layout based on recorded friction points

Deliverables:

Clickable High-Fidelity Figma Prototype • Usability Validation Report with quantitative task completion metrics

Client Involvement:

1 hour debrief on user testing recordings and test outcomes.

Exit Sign-Off Criteria:

Minimum 80% unassisted task completion rate on primary conversion flow.

5

Phase 5: Accessibility & Engineering Specs

Duration: 1 Week

Phase Goal: Ensure 100% dev-ready precision and WCAG 2.2 AA compliance.

Key Activities:

  • •Annotate responsive breakpoints and fluid typography rules
  • •Verify contrast ratios across all states with automated accessibility tools
  • •Define keyboard tab order, ARIA landmark labels, and focus rings
  • •Map Figma variables directly to Tailwind CSS config tokens

Deliverables:

WCAG 2.2 AA Compliance Annotation Sheet • Tailwind CSS v4 Configuration & Design Token JSON Export

Client Involvement:

Joint 1-hour engineering kickoff walk-through.

Exit Sign-Off Criteria:

Zero ambiguous states or missing mobile breakpoints for the engineering team.

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Phase 6: Developer Handover & QA Review

Duration: 1 Week + Continuous Support

Phase Goal: Ensure production builds match design intent down to the pixel.

Key Activities:

  • •Conduct developer walk-through session in Figma Dev Mode
  • •Review staging build implementations for visual fidelity
  • •Provide design bug triage during engineering sprints

Deliverables:

Design QA Punchlist with visual regression annotations • Final Design System Handover Archive

Client Involvement:

Bi-weekly staging build reviews.

Exit Sign-Off Criteria:

Production build achieves 100% visual parity with Figma specifications.

Objective Benchmarks

Engineering Targets & Outcome Metrics

Engineering targets are binding standards we test against. Commercial outcome metrics are illustrative targets.

Engineering TargetVerified(Zealous Design Quality Standard)
80+ / 100
System Usability Scale (SUS) Target

Industry benchmark for excellent, intuitive product usability.

Engineering TargetVerified(Usability Testing Protocol)
> 90%
Task Completion Success Rate

Targeted unassisted completion across primary onboarding and checkout funnels.

Engineering TargetVerified(Accessibility Audit Checklist)
WCAG 2.2 AA
Accessibility Compliance Level

Zero color-contrast or focus-state violations across all UI states.

Pricing & Sprints

Available Tiers for UI/UX & Product Design

Fixed scopes with milestone payments. All tiers include code ownership and defect warranty.

UI/UX Launch3 – 4 Weeks
€6,500

Fixed scope, one-time investment (editable placeholder)

Best for: Focused marketing sites, landing page suites, or MVP products needing up to 5 core screen templates.

Included:
Up to 5 unique responsive screen templates (desktop & mobile)
Core Figma component UI kit (buttons, typography, inputs, colors)
Heuristic review of existing user journey
Clickable mobile/desktop prototype in Figma
WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility check
UI/UX Growth6 – 8 Weeks
€14,500

Comprehensive website or mid-sized SaaS redesign (editable placeholder)

Best for: Full product or website redesigns requiring deep user research, design systems, and iterative testing.

Included:
Up to 15 unique screen templates + state variations
Complete tokenized design system in Figma synced to Tailwind tokens
Full stakeholder discovery & competitor heuristic audit
1 round of unmoderated usability testing with 5 real users
Light and dark theme palettes
Dev Mode documentation and Tailwind handoff specs
UI/UX Scale10 – 14 Weeks
€28,000

Complex enterprise web application (editable placeholder)

Best for: Multi-persona platforms, complex enterprise dashboards, and multi-brand design systems.

Included:
Complete end-to-end product architecture and 25+ templates
Multi-brand or multi-theme Figma design system
Multiple rounds of moderated and unmoderated user testing
Storybook component integration support
Dedicated senior product designer with weekly workshops
Full interactive micro-animations and prototype simulations
UI/UX RetainerMonthly Retainer
€5,000 / mo

Ongoing monthly design sprints (editable placeholder)

Best for: Active product teams requiring continuous feature design, design system maintenance, and CRO page iteration.

Included:
Guaranteed senior design sprint capacity each month
Continuous A/B test variant wireframing & prototyping
Ongoing design system updates as features evolve
Direct Slack collaboration and sprint planning participation
Need custom SLA response times, multi-team training, or tailored milestones?Request custom enterprise proposal
Transparency First

UI/UX & Product Design FAQs

Specific technical, governance, and delivery questions answered.

You receive full ownership of the Figma master file, including all responsive screens, interactive component libraries, semantic color and typography variables, exportable SVG assets, and a documented developer handover guide with Tailwind CSS token mappings.
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