Design that looks good and does its job
What sits under design
UI and UX design for products that are intuitive to use, branding for an identity that sticks, and original illustration that sets you apart.
Research-led UI and UX design for web apps, mobile apps and software. Interfaces people understand instantly, designed b
Brand identity design including logo, colour, typography, voice and guidelines. A consistent, memorable brand that works
Original custom illustration for brands, products and digital experiences. Distinctive artwork created for you, never co
The gap between design and build, and why we do not have one
Here is a problem most businesses only discover after paying for it. An agency delivers a beautiful design. The development team then says half of it is impractical, expensive or impossible, and what gets built is a compromise nobody planned. The design looked finished, but it was never tested against reality.
Because our designers sit alongside our engineers, that conversation happens before the design is signed off rather than after. We know what the framework can do, what will hurt performance, what breaks on a real phone and what will cost three times more than it looks. So what we hand over is buildable, and if you are building elsewhere, our handover is clean enough that another team can implement it without a negotiation.
Where good design pays for itself
Products losing users at a specific point, where the fix is almost never more features and almost always removing friction from one journey.
Businesses that look smaller than they are, where inconsistent visuals undermine genuinely good work and cost credibility before a conversation even starts.
Companies whose brand no longer fits, having grown, changed market or simply outlasted an identity chosen quickly at the start.
Software teams without design capacity, who need interfaces designed properly rather than assembled by developers with other priorities.
New businesses getting it right first, where doing branding and interface design properly at the start is far cheaper than correcting it in two years.
When you do not need us
Some honest steers, because design money is easy to waste.
If you are pre-revenue and testing whether anyone wants your idea, do not spend heavily on branding yet. Get something clean and functional, learn what the business actually is, then invest in identity once you know what you are building an identity for.
If your website converts fine and your customers are not confused, a redesign may be vanity rather than strategy. We would rather run a short usability review and fix two real problems than sell you a rebuild you did not need.
If you need a single logo and nothing else, a full identity programme is oversized. We will scope to what you actually need.
How we work
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Start with the problemWe start with the business problem rather than the visual brief, because a new website and dropped enquiries call for different work.
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ResearchWe talk to users, review analytics or audit the current experience, so decisions rest on evidence.
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Concepts and directionsYou see options before anything is refined.
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Design and iterateWe design properly, iterating with your feedback.
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Deliver and hand overOrganised files, a design system where it earns its place, guidelines where consistency matters, and a working session with whoever implements it.
What design costs, honestly
Industry ranges, not our quotes. A logo and basic identity typically sits in the low thousands. A full brand identity with guidelines and asset sets runs higher. UI/UX for a focused product is usually costed alongside the build, while standalone product design work is scoped on the number of screens and the depth of research. Illustration is priced per piece or per set. Design is one of the few investments that keeps returning: a clearer interface reduces support load permanently, and a consistent brand compounds every time someone sees it. We scope and price after understanding what you actually need, and we will tell you when a smaller piece of work would do.
Why Raydiant Webs for design
We design and we build, which is rarer than it sounds and matters more than it sounds. Our designs are practical to implement because the people implementing them were in the room. Our illustration is always original, never copied from existing artists or styles, so you are not exposed to the licensing and copyright risks that come with borrowed imagery. And because we also handle marketing, brand work is built to perform in the places it will actually be seen, from search results and social profiles to app store listings.
Design FAQ
No. We are happy to design for products other teams will build, and we make the handover clean, organised and properly documented.
Yes. We regularly design products and materials within established brand guidelines, and we can extend an identity where it does not yet cover what you need.
A logo and basic identity is typically a few weeks. Full brand programmes and product design run longer depending on scope. You get a timeline before starting.
Yes. You receive organised working files and all exported assets, and you own them outright.
Yes. We usually start with a usability review to identify what is actually causing problems, so the redesign fixes real issues rather than just changing the appearance.
Yes. Brand identities are built to work across both, and we supply print-ready assets where you need them.
That is a normal part of the process rather than a failure. Concepts exist to react to, and we iterate from your feedback until it is right.
Talk to our design team
Tell us what you are working on, or where users or your brand are letting you down. We will suggest the right scope, honestly.
- Designers who sit with the engineers
- A review before a rebuild, where that is smarter
- Organised, build-ready files you own
Need design that supports your product and your brand?
Tell us what you are working on and we will suggest the right scope.