Prototyping & UI/UX

Prototyping & UI/UX. The kind that ships.

We don't sell Figma files. We sell the prototype that becomes the product.

The anchor
We don’t sell Figma files.
We sell the prototype that becomes the product.
— Anemo design philosophy
The reasoning

Why we don’t sell Figma files.

Most “design agencies” sell screens. The screens look good in the deck. They never ship. The dev team rebuilds them anyway, halfway through the build, with the corners shaved off and the design system half-broken. The client pays twice — once for the design, once for the rework.

We design for the build. That means working in Figma, but selling the build-ready system, not the screens. Components that survive engineering. A design system your team can actually maintain. An interactive prototype your decision-makers sign off on, then your engineers (or ours) build from.

If you need a freelancer to draw screens, we’ll happily refer you to one with taste. If you need design that survives engineering, you’re in the right place.

What you get

What you get.

Four deliverables, named explicitly. Not twelve personas no one reads.

User research

One to five decision-maker interviews plus one round of usability tests where it earns its way in. Not twelve personas no one reads.

Information architecture and flows

Sitemap, user flows, content model. The map before the picture.

Design system

Component library, tokens, usage rules. Engineers can build from it without guessing.

Interactive prototype

Clickable, in Figma, ready for usability testing or decision-maker sign-off. The prototype is the deliverable — and the source of truth for the build.

Who this is for

  • Founders validating a launch — one page, two revisions, sign-off in days, not weeks.
  • Marketing teams iterating on a hero or pricing page that has to convert.
  • Product teams shipping SaaS dashboards or mobile apps where UX is the product.
Engagement shapes

Three engagement shapes.

Fixed scope, fixed price. One page. Multi-page system. Custom app. We size before we quote.

Landing design

One page. Wireframe, UI, two revision rounds. Best for founders validating a launch or marketing teams iterating on a hero or pricing page.

Multi-page system

Up to eight pages. Wireframes, UI, style guide, two revision rounds. Best for a marketing site rebuild before the dev work starts.

Custom app design

User research, IA, around ten unique screens with states, interactive prototype, component library, two revision rounds. Best for SaaS dashboards, mobile apps, internal tools where UX is the product.

Two revision rounds included on every shape. Extras at hourly rate. We're strict — it's why we ship on time and on price.

How we work

Build-led prototyping — components survive engineeringTwo revision rounds included; extras billed hourlyDesign system handed over with usage rules engineers can build fromHands off cleanly to your engineering team — or stays in-house with oursThree engagement shapes: Landing design, Multi-page system, Custom app design
Hand-off

How it connects to the build.

Design and engineering under one roof. Sprint-to-build credit applied when a prototype engagement converts into a build.

  1. 01

    We design.

    Research where it earns its way in. IA, flows, system, interactive prototype. The prototype is the deliverable.

  2. 02

    We hand it to engineering.

    Your team — or ours. Design tokens, components, usage rules. The hand-off doc is part of the deliverable, not an afterthought.

  3. 03

    The build matches the prototype.

    Because the system is the source of truth. No mid-build redesigns, no half-broken tokens, no client paying twice.

Most design-only engagements turn into build engagements with us. Some don’t. Both are fine — the design has to stand up either way, and that’s how we scope it.

Trust line

What we don’t do.

  • ×
    Logo design / brand identityWe’ll refer to a brand studio.
  • ×
    Packaging or print designWe’ll refer.
  • ×
    Pure design audits without a prototypeWe’ll do an audit with a prototype.
  • ×
    Standalone Figma files as the final deliverableRefer to a freelancer with taste.
Questions & Answers

Prototyping FAQs

Design without the build, Figma in vs Figma out, and how revision rounds work.

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Pair it with

Build it. Grow it.

Most prototypes turn into a build with us, then a marketing retainer once the site is live.

Need a prototype that becomes the product?

If a freelancer drawing screens is what you need, we'll refer. If a prototype that becomes the product is what you need — book a call.