ShapeProduct Design

Products people use because they want to, not because they have to.

The gap between software that gets bought and software that gets used is almost always a design problem. We design digital products that are intuitive, scalable, and commercially effective, from discovery through to a mature design system.

  • From user research to UI and a full component library
  • Intuitive for every role, every screen, every use case
  • Scales with your product and team
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Bad product design is a silent revenue leak.

Users sign up then disappear

The product has every feature they asked for, but daily use is friction. They churn to something simpler.

Every ticket is a design failure

A queue full of how-do-I questions means the product isn't obvious enough. Every ticket is a design debt payment.

Your design system is a myth

Every feature ships slightly differently. Components get recreated. Consistency erodes and the product starts to feel patched.

These problems usually share a root cause: design treated as decoration, added after the product's already been decided instead of shaping it from the start. We fix that by starting with how people will actually use it. Here's how we do it differently:

Designed to be used. Built to grow.

We approach product design as a discipline, not a service. That means research before wireframes, systems before screens, and measurement after launch. Every decision is traceable to a user need or a business outcome.

Research before screens

We map user journeys and identify friction points before designing a single page. Structure comes first, visuals follow.

User journey mapping

Every role, every task, every edge case. We design for how people actually work, not how we assume they do.

Scalable component library

Every screen built from reusable, documented components your engineers can use directly without rebuilding from scratch.

Consistent design system

A single source of truth for UI. New features stay consistent without needing a designer to sign off on every screen.

Tested before it is built

Usability testing happens before development starts. Problems found early cost a fraction of what they cost post-launch.

Works on every device

Designed for desktop, tablet and mobile from the start. Responsive behaviour is not an afterthought, it is part of the system.

The full product design process.

Most projects don't start at step one, and that's fine. Jump in wherever yours already is, whether that's early research, a wireframe that needs building out, a prototype that needs testing, or a live product that needs a design system. Here's the full process, phase by phase.

Product design team collaborating over printed wireframes and sticky notes on a wall
1

Research & discovery

Understanding users, competitors, and the actual problem being solved, before any screens get designed. Interviews, market analysis, and defining who this is actually for.

2

Information architecture & UX flows

Mapping out how someone moves through the product: what screens exist, what happens after each action, where things connect. The blueprint stage, before visual design.

3

Wireframing

Low-fidelity, structural layouts: where things sit on a screen, without colours, fonts or final visuals yet. Often confused with prototyping, but wireframes are static while prototypes are clickable.

4

UI design

The actual visual design: colours, typography, components and spacing, applied to the structure from wireframing. This is what most people picture as product design.

5

Prototyping

Interactive, testable versions before development, validating that the design actually works before it gets built.

6

Usability testing

Watching real users interact with the design, often via the prototype, to catch confusion or friction before development starts.

7

Design systems & component libraries

A reusable set of components (buttons, forms, cards) so the product stays visually and functionally consistent as it grows. Especially valuable once you keep adding features over time.

8

Developer handoff

Final specs, assets and documentation prepared so your development team can build exactly what was designed: spacing, states and edge cases all defined.

How we work.

A clear process from first conversation to final delivery.

01

Discovery

We start with a call and follow-up meetings to fully understand your situation, goals and requirements.

02

Concept

Based on what we've learned, we develop an initial direction and present it for your review.

03

Feedback

You share your thoughts, we refine. If needed, we go back to concepting until we get it right.

04

Approval

We align on the final result together before moving into production or finalisation.

05

Delivery

Handover, launch or go-live. Depending on the project, we make sure everything lands properly.

Wherever your project is, we can jump in.

Validate a risky idea with a clickable prototype before a single line of code is written

Bring in design thinking to a product that's already taking shape, without a full restart

Usability testing that catches what internal reviews always miss

Audit a live product and fix what's actually costing you users

Contact us to talk about all the possibilities
Designer working on an interactive prototype on a tablet
The best interfaces are the ones users never have to think about. We design products that feel so natural, your customers wonder how they managed without them.

— Oiping Ma, Designer & Marketeer at Setten

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Product Design questions, answered.

Any time. We can support or help at every phase of your project, whether you're validating an early idea, mid-build, or already live and need something fixed. There's no wrong time to reach out.

Yes, and that's more common than greenfield work. We start with a full audit of the existing product, identify the highest-impact problems, and prioritise improvements that can be shipped incrementally rather than requiring a full rebuild.

Either. We can work alongside your team as specialist capacity, or take full ownership of design if you don't have in-house designers. We've successfully embedded within product teams of every size and culture.

All files are in Figma with component documentation, interaction annotations, and responsive breakpoint specifications. We run a handoff session with your engineering team and remain available for questions during the first sprint.

Yes. A standalone WCAG 2.1 AA audit is a separate engagement we offer. It includes a full audit report with prioritised findings, remediation recommendations, and retesting after fixes are applied.

Figma is our primary tool for interactive prototypes. It produces the highest fidelity with the fastest iteration cycle. For specific use cases (native mobile, complex animations, hardware interfaces) we may use different tooling. We'll recommend the right approach for your context.

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