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RightNow Media

RightNow Media

Media Platform Design, Mobile Apps, TV Apps, Brand Design, Print Design, Illustration, CMS, Ticketing Platform, Content Management Platform

Communitas

Communitas

Brand Design, SaaS Platform Design

The Worship Initiative

The Worship Initiative

Media Platform, App Design, Brand Design, UI, UX, Events Platform

Outerly

Outerly

Brand Design, Web Design

Loyal

Loyal

Brand Design, Product Design, UI, UX

AlteredState

AlteredState

Brand Design

Dude Perfect

Dude Perfect

Brand Design, Web Redesign

Dottid

Dottid

SaaS Product Design, Mobile App Design, Marketing, Ads, Brand Design

EGW

EGW

Brand Design, Web Design

Known

Known

Brand Design, App Design, Social Platform

nendo

nendo

Brand Design, Web Design

Pocket

Pocket

Brand Design, App Design

Fathom

Fathom

Brand Design

CRI

CRI

Brand Design

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Does Design Partnership make sense for you?

See how we match up

We’re as picky as your are about who we partner with. We’re structured to have skin in the game so we’re incentivized by your success, not our profit.

Zero Meetings, Training or Start Time

We are all startup team leads and founders who have been where you are. If you prioritize problem-solving over process and building with people you trust, we just might be soulmates.

Founder-led

We only have veteran designers, directors, and founders. We’re not just brutally fast, we know what really works (and doesn’t) for growing startups and brands that ship and continue to scale.

Agencies

Agencies structure costs around personnel hours so contracts usually are based on personnel and time spent creating deliverables - valuable or not.

More work for you, slow production

Managing an agency is an entire job. Agencies prioritize cloned processes and spacing out deliverables to maximize billable team hours.

Non-specialized, low velocity

Agencies are a hammer when startups need a scalpel. Agencies tend to be a kitchen sink of broad services that can’t support or drive your team to go from 0-100. (We know, we’ve been on both sides)

Contractors

Contractors can be a great option when you’re on a budget, but when it’s a race to the bottom, the ceiling of talent often ends at design assembly, leaving you with the heavy lifting.

Fast Start time, Poor Communication

Depending on the contractor, start time can be quick, but communication is often the bottleneck, especially with significant time zone differences and language barriers.

Unpredictable, no strategy

Even the best design contractors aren’t strategic, because their job is to assemble designs. This means lots or rework because of misalignment. This is the #1 reason why startups come back to us.

Jr. Designers

If you have the desire and resources to hire, train and grow young design talent, please do! It’s resource-heavy but can be deeply rewarding.

Hiring, Onboarding and Training

Any entry-level design hire will require significant onboarding, training and growth window. (Which we are more than happy to help with!)

Low skill and experience

New hires always require signficant time and investment to grow. For teams that want to hit the ground running, Jr. Designers can be an expensive bet (especially if you’ve never trained a design team before).

Sound like a good fit? Let’s Talk →

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