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Design that ships. Code that scales.

We build your component library, token system, and design-to-code pipeline in your stack, with your engineers. Developer-led. Tech-agnostic. Production-ready from day one.

  • Components that ship, not just Figma files that sit

  • 48% faster time-to-market for new features

  • Works in React, Angular, or whatever your team runs

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Recognise this?

Five common pain points

  • Figma-to-code is a bottleneck, not a workflow

    Your designers hand off pixel-perfect files. Your developers rebuild them from scratch. Every feature cycle restarts the same translation work (and it's eating your velocity).

  • Your component library exists in name only

    There's a Figma library. There might even be a Storybook. But they don't match, nobody governs them, and developers default to custom code because trusting the system is slower than building from scratch.

  • Design tokens are missing or hardcoded

    Colours, spacing, and typography are scattered across stylesheets. Theming is painful. Multi-brand or multi-platform support feels years away because the foundations were never abstracted properly.

  • Design and engineering speak different languages

    Designers spec interactions that don't map to real constraints. Engineers interpret specs differently every time. The gap between "designed" and "shipped" keeps growing (and neither team knows who owns it).

  • You're hiring designers when you need design infrastructure

    Adding more designers doesn't fix the problem. You don't need more screens. You need a system that lets your existing team ship consistent UI without reinventing it every sprint.

We build the bridge between design and production

Most design agencies design components. We build them. In your codebase, in your framework, alongside your engineers.

Design engineering means your design system isn't a Figma file that developers interpret. It's a living component library they import, use, and trust. Token architecture that scales across brands and platforms. Documentation your engineers actually read because it reflects how the system works, not how it was designed.

The result: your team ships faster, your UI stays consistent, and every new feature compounds the investment instead of creating more debt.

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What you get

Component library

Production-ready UI components built in your front-end framework. React, Angular, Vue, or web components. We work in your stack, not ours.

Token architecture

A structured token system for colour, typography, spacing, elevation, and motion. Designed for theming, multi-brand support, and cross-platform consistency.

Design-to-code pipeline

The workflow that connects design decisions to production code. Figma variables synced to tokens. Component APIs that match design props.

Three phases. One system.

2 weeks

Audit

We assess your current component landscape (Figma libraries, code components, token structure, documentation, and governance). We identify gaps between what's designed and what's built.

Deliverable: Assessment report with component inventory, gap analysis, and implementation roadmap.

6–10 weeks

Build

We build your component library in your framework, implement your token architecture, and create the documentation layer. We work embedded with your engineering team (same repos, same standups, same definition of done).

Deliverable: Production-ready component library, token system, and developer documentation.

Ongoing

Integrate

We help your team adopt the system, train developers on contribution workflows, and establish governance so the system improves over time instead of decaying. Optional ongoing support as a design partnership.

Deliverable: Contribution guidelines, onboarding documentation, and governance framework.

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or learn about our long-term partnerships

“The audit made everybody internally fully aware of issues that we needed to address immediately.”

Martin from Keatech.
Martin from Keatech.
Martin from Keatech.
Martin from Keatech.

Martin Mikaelsen

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Supporting European growth with UX research and design system work

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Supporting European growth with UX research and design system work

UX research · Product design · Design system

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Supporting European growth with UX research and design system work

UX research · Product design · Design system

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Supporting European growth with UX research and design system work

UX research · Product design · Design system

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Supporting European growth with UX research and design system work

UX research · Product design · Design system

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Start with a sprint

Not sure where to start? We run a 4-week design engineering sprint to prove what's possible. We'll audit your current system, build a proof-of-concept component library, and show your team what developer-first design systems look like in practice.

Or start with a Design System Assessment

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is design engineering?

Design engineering bridges the gap between design and front-end development. Instead of designers creating specifications that developers interpret, design engineers build production-ready components, token systems, and documentation that work in your actual codebase. It's design that ships as code.

Do you build the components or just design them?

We build them. Our team writes production-ready front-end code in your framework — React, Angular, Vue, or web components. We also build the token architecture and documentation layer. You get a working component library, not a Figma file.

What front-end frameworks do you work with?

We're tech-agnostic. We build in React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, and web components. We work in your repository, follow your conventions, and use your CI/CD pipeline. The goal is a system your team can maintain and extend independently.

How is this different from hiring a front-end developer?

A front-end developer builds features. A design engineer builds the system those features are built from. We focus on component architecture, token systems, accessibility, documentation, and governance — the infrastructure that makes every future feature faster and more consistent.

What does a design engineering engagement cost?

It depends on scope. A 4-week sprint starts from a fixed price. Longer engagements (6–10 weeks for a full component library build) are scoped based on the number of components, frameworks, and complexity involved. We also offer ongoing support through our design partnerships starting at €12K/month.

How long does it take to build a component library?

A production-ready component library with 30–50 components, token system, and documentation typically takes 6–10 weeks. A proof-of-concept with your most critical components can be delivered in a 4-week sprint.

Can you work with our existing design system?

Yes. Most engagements start with an existing Figma library or partial code implementation. We audit what exists, identify gaps between design and code, and build from there — not from scratch.

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