Service · Design Partner
Overview
A senior designer on your team, by the month.
Ongoing design and development for teams that ship every month. Send requests, I work through them one at a time, and you review everything on your own schedule.
- Price
- $6k / month
- Capacity
- 1 active requestWorked in order
- Working style
- AsyncCalls are optional
- Stack
- Figma
- Framer
- Custom code
- Best for
- Teams shippingevery month
What you can ask for
Anything design, one request at a time.
If it can be designed in Figma or built in Framer or code, it can go in the queue.
New pages and landing pages
Campaign pages, product pages and new sections, designed and built on your system.
Feature rollouts
Flows and screens for new product features, from first sketch to handoff or build.
UI and UX audits
A review of a page or flow with clear, prioritised fixes you can act on.
Component library updates
New components and variants, kept in sync between Figma and the live site.
Maintenance and optimisation
Speed, SEO and conversion fixes, plus the small changes that pile up.
Pitch and sales assets
Decks, one-pagers and social graphics in the same brand as the product.
Trusted by funded
teams worldwide
- XTrace
- Litefirm
- XOLogic
- Global
- Audatio
- Nova
- NetNow
- ReUp
- Merivia
- Valtura
- Montra
- Beamr
- Agility
- Job Machine
- MentorMe
- Coincraft
- Commutyble
- Surgifly
- Fountain TRT
- Vantico
- Probot
- CASUS
- ChainPatrol
- Chalkline
Is it a fit
Built for teams that ship monthly.
A monthly plan works when there is a steady stream of design work, not a single project.
A good fit
For teams with steady design work.
- Funded teams shipping new pages or features every month
- A Figma file or design system that needs to stay consistent
- Founders who want design and build from one person
Not the right fit
There is a better option for these.
- A single project with a fixed end: see the Website service
- Several requests that must run in parallel
- A product team that needs a full-time hire
How it works
How a request moves.
Step 01
Send a request
Add it to the shared board with a short brief, links and a deadline if there is one.
Step 02
Set the order
You order the queue. I always work on the request at the top, one at a time.
Step 03
Review async
You get a Figma link or a preview build to review on your own time.
Step 04
Shipped
Approved work goes live, and the next request in the queue starts.
Pricing
One monthly price, no surprises.
A flat monthly price for design and development, one active request at a time.
Design Partner
Monthly$6k/ month
Ongoing design and development.
- Maintenance & optimization
- Feature rollouts & UI/UX audits
- Component library updates
- One active request at a time
How a month works
- Shared request board
- Every request, its status and its files in one place.
- One active request
- Work moves faster when it is not split across tasks.
- Async updates
- Progress you can review without booking a call.
- Design and build
- Requests are designed and shipped, not only mocked up.
Starting from scratch?
Launch first, then partner.
New brands or sites usually start with a Website or a Launch Sprint, then move to a monthly plan.
See the Launch Sprint ->Client review
“Tiago is a world-class Framer developer with exceptional attention to detail. I’ve worked with him on 4+ projects at this point and every interaction with him has been positive. He’s pushed the boundaries of what’s possible on Framer, tackling difficult and intricate animations.”
Campbell B.Co-Founder & CEOFAQ
Questions, answered.
Something else on your mind? Send a message and I’ll reply within one business day.
Ask a questionWhat counts as one request?
One clear task with an outcome, like a new landing page, a feature flow or an audit. Larger pieces are split into smaller requests.
How fast is a request done?
It depends on the scope, but most requests are delivered the same week. Bigger ones get their own timeline.
Can I pause or cancel?
Yes, absolutely. A month that has started is billed in full: I work solo and hold my calendar for retainer clients.
What is not included?
Everything I offer is included. A large project is split into smaller requests.
Do you work in our tools?
We can discuss it first. I’m flexible, but I work most efficiently in the tools I already use.
How do we get started?
Simple: get in touch and we can get started quickly.
Start a project
Tell me what you’re building.
A few quick questions, and you’ll get a reply with a clear next step. No call required.