Pricing & Engagement Models

We offer flexible engagement models designed to match the stage, complexity, and risk profile of your product. Pricing reflects scope, speed, and level of involvement—not just deliverables.

Project-Based Engagements

Best for: Defined initiatives, new product efforts, major redesigns, or validation-heavy phases.

How It Works

  • Fixed scope and timeline
  • Clear outcomes and deliverables
  • One or more phases of the Proto UX process
  • Ideal when goals and constraints are well understood

Typical Projects

  • Discovery & opportunity framing
  • Experience architecture and interaction design
  • Complex workflow prototyping and validation
  • Design system creation or modernization

Investment Range (Indicative)

  • Discovery & Framing$3k – $5k
  • Experience Architecture + Prototyping$5k – $10k
  • Design Systems & UI Execution$8k – $15k
  • End-to-End Engagements$16k – $20k+

Final pricing is based on complexity, timeline, and stakeholder involvement.

Fractional Design Partnership

Best for: Teams that need ongoing senior design leadership without hiring full-time.

How It Works

  • Monthly subscription model
  • Predictable cost, flexible scope
  • Acts as an extension of your internal team
  • Supports evolving priorities and fast iteration

Typical Use Cases

  • Product strategy and UX leadership
  • Continuous discovery and validation
  • Design system evolution
  • Prototyping and design support across multiple initiatives
  • Design-to-engineering collaboration

Monthly Investment (Indicative)

  • Light Partnership$5k – $9k / mo
  • Core Partnership$10k – $14k / mo
  • Embedded Partnership$15k+ / mo

Minimum 3-month engagement recommended for meaningful impact.

Which Model Is Right for You?

If you need…
Recommended Model
Clear deliverables and timeline
Project-Based
Ongoing design leadership
Fractional
Rapid iteration across initiatives
Fractional
Validation before a major build
Project-Based
Design systems over time
Fractional

Not sure? Many clients start with a project and transition into a fractional partnership.

What’s Included in Every Engagement

  • Senior-level, hands-on design leadership
  • AI-accelerated workflows without shortcuts
  • Clear communication and documentation
  • Tooling chosen based on the problem—not trends
  • Focus on reducing risk and increasing confidence

What We Don’t Do

  • Fixed-price “screen counts”
  • Unvalidated design deliverables
  • AI-generated work without human oversight
  • One-size-fits-all UX processes

Let’s Talk

If you’re evaluating a project or considering a longer-term partnership, we’re happy to discuss scope, timing, and fit.

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