Our approach

How we work

Six weeks. Fixed fee. One team. We do four things — and we've refined each one over 32 engagements. Here's what you should expect.

Services

Four things. Done well.

Discovery sprints

A two-week working session to figure out what you should actually build before you ship anything. We interview your customers, analyse your competitors, and produce a clear brief.

Product design

End-to-end UX, UI, and design-system work for SaaS web apps. We deliver Figma files, interactive prototypes, and a clear handoff to your engineers — not a PDF.

Brand identity

Logo, type, colour, voice — built from real conversations with your customers, not from a moodboard generator. We deliver a system you can actually use.

Marketing site

A handcrafted marketing site that says what your product does. No stock photography of people pointing at screens. Designed and built to actually convert.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can't find what you're looking for? Reach out — a real person will reply.

How long is a typical engagement?

Six weeks, end-to-end. We've tried longer. We've tried shorter. Six is the right number.

How much does it cost?

Engagements start at $42,000 and go up to roughly $90,000 depending on scope. We send a fixed quote after the discovery call — no hourly billing, ever.

Do you work with companies outside SaaS?

Rarely. We've done one fintech and one healthtech engagement; both went well, but our muscle memory is strongest in B2B SaaS and we don't pretend otherwise.

Can you take an existing design system and extend it?

Yes — if you have one and it's working, we'll build on top of it. If it isn't working, we'll tell you.

Do you sign NDAs before the discovery call?

Sure. Send one over and we'll sign it within a day.

What happens after the six weeks are up?

A short handoff document, a Loom walkthrough, and one follow-up call two weeks later to answer questions. After that, you're on your own — by design.

Are you hiring?

Not currently. If you'd like to be on the list when we are, send a portfolio to careers@northbeam.studio and we'll reach out.

Ready to start a project?

We take on roughly six engagements a year. The form below is the only way in.