Ways to put two principals to work.
Every service runs on the same rules:a capped budget, the principals doing the work themselves, and an honest "no" if we're not the right fit.
2 designers · 0 juniorsNo delegation, ever
Fractional designer
£850/day · 2–4 days a week · 3-month minCristian or Maira on your team — your standups, your tools, design owned end-to-end. For teams actively building, where a design decision blocks a sprint every week. Starts with a 2-week paid trial.
View offer →Design retainer
Reserved monthly block · Carry-over · 30-day noticeA reserved block of principal time each month, from a designer who already knows your product — no re-briefing, no ramp-up. For shipped products that need design monthly, not daily.
View offer →Interface audit
£8,500 fixed · 2 weeks · Credited against a follow-onTwo weeks watching your actual users work, then a scored findings register, a prioritised fix roadmap, and redlined quick wins your team can ship the same week. For teams that know something's wrong but not what to fix first.
View offer →Design system
4 capped milestones · Stop after anyTokens, components, and rules your engineers apply without asking a designer, proven by rebuilding your hardest screens. For products where every screen invented its own patterns.
View offer →Not sure which fits? Most engagements start small, an audit or a 2-week trial, and grow from what the work reveals. Or just tell us the problem on a call and we'll tell you which of these it is.
Whichever you pick, the rules don't change
Every service runs on a capped budget, you pay actual time up to the cap, never past it.
If we're not the right fit, we say so on the intro call, before you spend anything.
Most engagements begin with an audit or a 2-week trial, and grow from what the work reveals.
Tell us the problem.
We'll name the service.
Book a 20-minute call. We'll point you at the right model and a number you can plan on, or tell you honestly if we're not the right fit.