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Design

Brand, product and interface design as a first-class practice: design systems, identity, UI/UX, motion and illustration.

Design is not a phase we hand off. Designers sit in the same sprints as engineers, and in-engine UI is designed with the same care as a web dashboard. We produce design systems that survive a product growing from one app to five, brand identities that work on a splash screen and a smart board alike, and motion and illustration for the content practices.

What we deliver

  1. 01Brand identity and design systems
  2. 02UI/UX for web, mobile and in-engine interfaces
  3. 03Wireframes, user flows and clickable prototypes
  4. 04Motion design and illustration
  5. 05Design handover packs and component libraries

How an engagement runs

The same five steps, whether it is a game, a curriculum or a platform.

  1. 01

    Understand

    We start with the business outcome, not the feature list. Discovery workshops, stakeholder interviews and constraint mapping before anything is designed.

  2. 02

    Scope and cost honestly

    Every engagement begins with a written scope of work and a transparent commercial structure. Large programmes are phased so value ships early and risk stays contained.

  3. 03

    Design in the open

    Wireframes, design systems and clickable prototypes before a line of production code. You see it before you buy it.

  4. 04

    Build in sprints

    Short cycles, working builds you can put in front of real users, and a change-control process that keeps scope and budget predictable.

  5. 05

    Ship and support

    Deployment, handover documentation, training and ongoing maintenance under a defined service level agreement.

Need design?

Tell us what you are trying to ship. We reply within one working day, usually with questions before a quote.

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