Smerdoff
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Hire UI/UX Designers for Web & Mobile Products

A good interface isn't the one that wins an award — it's the one users don't have to think about. We staff UI/UX designers who research the flow before touching pixels, then hand engineering a system they can actually build without guessing.

UI DesignUX ResearchDesign SystemsFixed Scope
$287,500
true first-year cost of a $150k in-house developer once fees, ramp-up and lost productivity are counted
Full Scale
30–50%
lower cost of a dedicated senior team vs an equivalent in-house US hire — with faster ramp-up
Full Scale

What sets our UI/UX designers apart

Flows before screens

We map the user journey and decision points first, so the interface solves the right problem instead of just looking clean.

Conversion-aware design

Every screen is designed with the business outcome in mind — signup, checkout, activation — not just visual polish.

Handoff-ready for engineering

Components, spacing, and states are documented clearly enough that developers build it right the first time.

Fast iteration on real feedback

Clickable prototypes let you test with real users before a single line of production code is written.

What a UI/UX design engagement covers

UX research & flows

User journeys, information architecture, and wireframes grounded in how people actually use the product.

UI design

Visual design for web and mobile — typography, color, layout, and interaction states.

Design systems

Reusable component libraries that keep the product consistent as it grows.

Prototyping

Clickable prototypes for user testing and stakeholder review before development starts.

FAQ

Yes. We design responsive web interfaces and native or cross-platform mobile app UIs, and can hand off to our own developers or yours.

For anything beyond a single landing page, we build a lightweight design system — reusable components and states — so new screens stay consistent without redesigning from scratch.

Yes. We deliver handoff-ready files (specs, states, assets) and can join your team's tools and rituals directly if that's a better fit than a separate design phase.

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Get a project estimate

Tell us about your product and current stage — we'll scope the design work and a fixed estimate.