The short version
Hiring a product designer means a salary, a recruitment process and a long, awkward exit if it doesn't work out. designforward is senior product design on a flat monthly subscription: a dedicated designer for your product, with no salary, no recruitment risk and no notice period. It works for any product team, of any size. Add requests for UX flows, UI, prototypes, design systems or research, and get production-ready design files back.
Subscription
£3,000/MO
Founding rate, held for 12 months. Standard rate £4,500/MO.
One request in progress at a time, unlimited queue. Turnaround depends on complexity, from 3-5 days to 1-3 months.
Subscription
£5,500/MO
Founding rate, held for 12 months. Standard rate £8,000/MO.
Two requests moving in parallel, effectively your embedded design team, without the headcount.
No subscription
Audit from £2,500
Fixed price once scoped. Larger projects are quoted per engagement.
A 5-day Workflow Audit or a 4-week Module Redesign, a defined, low-risk entry point.
Founding rates are open to the first 3 to 5 clients and held for 12 months. Standard rates apply after that.
Fixed salary regardless of workload
One flat fee, unlimited requests
Recruitment risk and onboarding runway
Start immediately, 8+ years, zero ramp-up
Locked in once you commit
Pause or cancel anytime, no notice period
Typical UK annual cost
£10k-£40k
Freelancer
£25k+
UX Agency
£60k+
In-house designer
£36k/yr
Single Track, founding rate
Figures are typical UK market ranges, not designforward-specific quotes. Full rate card available on request.
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