UI/UX Design

Design that makes complex products feel simple.

We design AI-powered products, SaaS platforms, and mobile apps - from user research through to production-ready design systems. Design that converts, retains, and scales.

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What we do

Product Strategy & UX Research

User interviews, jobs-to-be-done mapping, competitor benchmarking, and usability testing - building the evidence base before pixels are placed.

Information Architecture

Site maps, user flows, and taxonomy design for complex SaaS products - making navigation intuitive even when the product has 200+ features.

Wireframing & Prototyping

Low-fidelity wireframes for rapid iteration, high-fidelity Figma prototypes for stakeholder alignment, and interactive prototypes for user testing.

Visual Design & Design Systems

Brand-aligned visual design with accessibility baked in (WCAG 2.1 AA). Shared component libraries in Figma and code (Storybook) for consistency at scale.

AI Interface Design

Designing for AI-powered interfaces - progressive disclosure of AI outputs, trust signals, error states, latency UX, and human-in-the-loop review flows.

Design-to-Code Handoff

Structured Figma files with auto-layout, design tokens, and developer annotations. We work alongside engineers to ensure design intent survives handoff.

How we think about design

01

Measure before you design

We research before we wireframe. Design decisions made without evidence are expensive to undo.

02

Design for the edge case

The 80% case is easy. Great UX handles empty states, error states, loading states, and permission errors without looking broken.

03

Accessibility is not an afterthought

WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, keyboard navigation, and screen reader support designed in - not audited in at the end.

04

Design and engineering in sync

We embed design into engineering sprints. Handoff documents that no one reads are not how good products get built.

Design systems

What a production design system includes

Foundations
Color tokens (light / dark / brand / semantic)
Typography scale with responsive sizing
Spacing system (4pt / 8pt base grid)
Elevation and shadow tokens
Border radius and motion tokens
Core components
Button variants (primary, secondary, ghost, destructive)
Form inputs with all states (focus, error, disabled)
Navigation patterns (tab bar, sidebar, breadcrumb)
Modal and drawer patterns
Data display (table, card, badge, tag)
Patterns
Empty states with illustration guidelines
Loading and skeleton patterns
Error states with recovery actions
Notification and toast system
Onboarding flow templates
AI-specific components
Streaming text display with typing indicators
Citation and source reference patterns
Confidence signals and uncertainty display
Human-in-the-loop review interfaces
Progressive disclosure for AI output
Design process

From first conversation to live product

01
Discovery
Stakeholder interviews, user research, competitive benchmarking, and jobs-to-be-done mapping.
02
IA & Flows
Site maps, user flows, and information architecture before any visual design begins.
03
Wireframes
Low-fidelity wireframes iterated fast - structure and logic before visual polish.
04
Prototype
High-fidelity Figma prototypes for stakeholder sign-off and user testing.
05
Handoff
Design tokens, Storybook components, and annotated specs that engineers can actually use.
Design impact
38%
Average increase in task completion rate after redesign
4 wks
From kick-off to interactive prototype ready for user testing
WCAG AA
Accessibility compliance standard met on all shipped products
Faster engineering velocity with structured design system handoff
Client result
"The redesign reduced our onboarding drop-off from 64% to 28%. StartxLabs found the problem in the first user research session - it was a flow issue we'd had for 18 months without realising."
CPO - B2B SaaS, Series A

Ready to build your
next digital product?

Whether you have a detailed specification or just an early idea - we'll help you scope it, challenge the assumptions, and deliver it on time. No pitch decks. Straight to the point.

What happens next

1

Send us a message

Tell us what you're building or what's broken.

2

Discovery call (30 min)

We ask hard questions. You get honest answers.

3

Scoped proposal

Clear deliverables, timeline, and team in 48 hours.

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Tell us about
your project

Whether you have a detailed brief or just an early idea, we will help you scope it, challenge it, and ship it.

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