Reviewed by Dr. Dmytro Nasyrov, Founder and CTO
UX/UI Design Services
UX/UI design services are the design of how a digital product works and looks: user research, information architecture, interaction flows (UX) and the visual interface, components and design system (UI).
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Reviewed by Dmytro Nasyrov
Founder and CTO
23+ years in custom software development. Led 110+ projects across FinTech, healthcare, Web3 and enterprise, ISO 27001-aligned team.
What is UX/UI design?
- One-off marketing landing pages (use a designer plus Webflow or Framer)
- Logo or brand identity in isolation (use a branding studio)
- Pixel polish on a product whose core problem is not yet validated (do discovery first)
- Design-only handoffs where no team will build the result the way it was drawn
UX/UI design at Pharos at a glance
- Model: Design plus build: UI/UX designers work in the same team as front-end and mobile engineers
- Platforms: Web applications, mobile apps for iOS and Android, and cross-platform products
- Tooling: Figma for design and prototyping; code component libraries (React, Storybook) as the shared source of truth
- Design system: Reusable components and design tokens kept in sync with the front-end code
- Accessibility: WCAG 2.2 AA designed and built in: contrast, focus order, keyboard and screen-reader support
- Deliverables: Research findings, flows, wireframes, high-fidelity UI, a design system and the implemented front-end
Design-only agency vs design plus build: which should you buy?
| Factor | Design-only agency (Figma handoff) | Pharos design plus build |
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| Handoff | Figma files handed to a separate dev team | Same team designs and implements |
| Fidelity in production | Drift between design and shipped UI | Pixel-accurate, design system enforced in code |
| Engineering constraints | Often ignored until build | Designed in from the start (performance, API, platform) |
| Accessibility | Frequently a later audit | WCAG 2.2 AA designed and built in |
| When to buy | You have a strong in-house engineering team | You want design and a shipped product from one team |
How we run a UX/UI design engagement
Pharos Verified Delivery applied to design: every screen ties to a validated flow, a real component in the design system and the engineering constraints it ships under. Designs are tested with users before build and implemented by the same team that drew them.
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Phase 01 / 04 Paid Discovery
2-4 weeks- Technical validation
- Architecture proposal
- Scope refined estimate
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Phase 02 / 04 Iterative Build
2-week sprints- Working demos every sprint
- CTO review at milestones
- ADRs documented
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Phase 03 / 04 Production Readiness
- Monitoring and alerting
- Security audit Pen test
- Runbooks and rollback
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Phase 04 / 04 Support
Ongoing- Security patches
- Performance tuning
- 4h SLA response
Pharos Verified Delivery applied to 70+ production applications since 2013
When UX/UI design is a waste of money
If the core problem is not validated, polishing the interface is premature. We tell clients to skip a design engagement when:
- The product has no users yet and no validated problem (do discovery and user interviews first)
- You need a single marketing page, not a product (use a designer plus a no-code tool)
- The real blocker is engineering or data, not the interface
- There is no team or budget to build whatever is designed
Before a full UX/UI engagement, run a short usability review of the current product or a few user interviews. If the data shows the problem is comprehension and flow rather than visuals, fix the structure first. A beautiful UI on a broken flow is a polished product nobody can use.
UX/UI design outlook 2026-2027
Three shifts are reshaping product design.
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Teams increasingly buy a component library and tokens rather than one-off screens, because the system is what keeps a product consistent and fast to extend as it grows.
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WCAG 2.2 AA is becoming a procurement and legal baseline rather than a nice-to-have, so contrast, focus and screen-reader support are designed in from the first screen.
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The handoff between a design agency and a separate dev shop is the main source of drift and rework. Buyers favour teams that design and build together so the shipped product matches the design.
Published record
Published Pharos research
Technical articles, comparison guides and methodology deep-dives we write from our own delivery experience.
- State of AI Development Costs 2026
- AI Agent Frameworks Comparison 2026
- Build vs Buy AI Agent: 2026 Decision Framework
- RAG vs Fine-Tuning: When to Use Each Approach
- How to Choose an AI Development Company
- State of Smart Contract Audits 2026
- State of Production AI Engineering 2026
- State of FinTech Compliance Cost 2026
- State of Custom Software TCO 2026
- State of AppSec 2026
- State of Tech Due Diligence 2026
- How to Choose a Blockchain Development Company
- How to Choose a FinTech Development Company
- FinTech Compliance Checklist 2026: PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR and Beyond
- AI in FinTech: Transforming Financial Services in 2026
- Software Development Cost Guide: What to Expect in 2026
- How to Choose a Software Development Company in 2026
- Cybersecurity Essentials for Startups and SMBs in 2026
- FinTech Trends 2026: How Top FinTech Trends are Shaping Digital Banking
Platforms We Work With
Trusted by Coinbase, Consensys, Core Scientific, MicroStrategy, Gate.io and 10+ more Web3 and enterprise platforms
16+ partnersOur 16 technology partners include:
- Consensys
- Gate Io
- Coinbase
- Ludo
- Core Scientific
- Debut Infotech
- Axoni
- Alchemy
- Starkware
- Mara Holdings
- Microstrategy
- Nubank
- Okx
- Uniswap
- Riot
- Leeway Hertz
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Consensys
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Gate Io
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Coinbase
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Ludo
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Core Scientific
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Debut Infotech
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Axoni
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Alchemy
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Starkware
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Mara Holdings
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Microstrategy
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Nubank
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Okx
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Uniswap
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Riot
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Leeway Hertz
About Founder and CTO
Founder and CTO Pharos Production
I design and build reliable software solutions – from lightweight apps to high-load distributed systems and blockchain platforms.
PhD in Artificial Intelligence, MSc in Computer Science (with honors), MSc in Electronics & Precision Mechanics.
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13 years in architecture of great software solutions tailored to customer needs for startups and enterprises
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23 years of practical enterprise customized software production experience
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Lecturer at the National Kyiv Polytechnic University
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Doctor of Philosophy in Artificial Intelligence
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Master’s degree in Computer Science, completed with excellence
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Master’s degree in Electronics and precision mechanics engineering
Choose your cooperation model
Core software architecture, initial UI/UX, working prototype in 3 months
Software architecture, UI/UX, customized software development, manual and automated testing, cloud deployment
Comprehensive software architecture and documentation, UI/UX design layouts, UI kit, clickable prototypes, cloud deployment, continuous integration, as well as automated monitoring and notifications.
Prices vary based on project scope, complexity, timeline and requirements. Contact us for a personalized estimate.
Or select the appropriate interaction model
Request staff augmentation
Need extra hands on your software project? Our developers can jump in at any stage – from architecture to auditing – and integrate seamlessly with your team to fill any technical gaps.
Hire dedicated experts
Whether you’re building from scratch or scaling fast, our engineers are ready to step in. You stay in control, and we handle the code.
Outsource your project
From first line to final audit, we handle the entire development process. We will deliver secure, production-ready software, while you can focus on your business.
Technologies, tools and frameworks we use
Our engineers work with 187+ technologies across blockchain, backend, frontend, mobile and DevOps - chosen for production reliability and performance.
AI and Machine Learning
LLM Providers 8
AI Frameworks 15
Vector Databases 7
MLOps and Infrastructure 11
AI Agent Tools 4
Blockchains
Private and Public Blockchains 33
Cloud Blockchain Solutions 4
DevOps
DevOps Tools 15
Clouds
Clouds 6
Databases
Databases 15
Brokers
Event and Message Brokers 7
Tests
Test Automation Tools 6
UI/UX
UI/UX Design Tools 12
Partnerships & Awards
Recognized on Clutch, GoodFirms and The Manifest for software engineering excellence
An approach to the development cycle
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Team Assembly
Our company starts and assembles an entire project specialists with the perfect blend of skills and experience to start the work.
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MVP
We’ll design, build and launch your MVP, ensuring it meets the core requirements of your software solution.
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Production
We’ll create a complete software solution that is custom-made to meet your exact specifications.
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Ongoing
Continuous Support
Our company will be right there with you, keeping your software solution running smoothly, fixing issues, and rolling out updates.
UX/UI design glossary 8
- UX design
- User experience design: the research, information architecture and interaction flows that make a product useful, usable and easy to navigate.
- UI design
- User interface design: the visual layer of a product, including layout, typography, colour, components, motion and interaction states.
- Design system
- A reusable library of UI components, design tokens, patterns and documentation that keeps a product visually and behaviourally consistent and speeds up design and development.
- Wireframe
- A low-fidelity layout that defines structure, content hierarchy and flow before visual design, used to validate a screen cheaply.
- Prototype
- A clickable, interactive model of a product used to test flows and usability with real users before engineering begins.
- Information architecture
- The structure and organization of a product's content and navigation so users can find what they need and understand where they are.
- Design tokens
- Named values for colour, spacing, typography and other design decisions, shared between design tools and code so the interface stays consistent.
- WCAG 2.2 AA
- The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines level commonly targeted for compliance, covering contrast, keyboard access, focus and screen-reader support.
Frequently asked questions about UX/UI Design Services
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UX/UI design services cover UX research and discovery, information architecture, user flows and wireframes, high-fidelity UI design, design systems, prototyping and usability testing. At Pharos Production we also implement the design in front-end and mobile code, so UX/UI design and engineering ship together rather than as a handoff.
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UX/UI design cost depends on scope and the number of flows and screens. A focused UX audit of an existing product is the typical entry point, a full product design engagement runs higher and ongoing design-system work is usually a retainer. We provide a fixed-price scope before any work begins, and design paired with build often costs less overall than a separate design agency plus a separate dev shop.
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UX design is how a product works: research, information architecture and flows that make it useful and easy to use. UI design is how it looks and responds: the visual interface, components, typography and interaction states. Both are needed, and Pharos delivers them together, anchored by a design system.
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Yes. We design web applications, mobile apps for iOS and Android and cross-platform products.
Because our designers work alongside front-end and mobile engineers, the design respects platform conventions, performance budgets and the underlying API rather than ignoring them.
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We do both, and the design plus build model is our differentiator. The same team that designs your product implements it in React, Next.js, React Native or Flutter, pixel-accurate and accessible.
There is no lossy handoff between a design agency and a separate development team.
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Yes. We build reusable component libraries, design tokens and documentation, and keep them in sync with the front-end code. A design system keeps the interface consistent as the product grows and speeds up every later screen and feature.
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We design in Figma and validate with clickable prototypes and usability testing. Design systems are implemented as code component libraries (for example React with Storybook), so the design source of truth and the shipped product stay aligned.
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Yes. We design to WCAG 2.2 AA: colour contrast, focus order, keyboard navigation and screen-reader support are part of the design and the build, not a later audit. Accessible products are easier to use for everyone and reduce legal and compliance risk.
The Pharos takeaway on UX/UI design
UX and UI are two jobs, and a product needs both, tied together by a design system. The Pharos approach validates flows before pixels, designs accessibility in and has the same team build the result, so design value survives contact with production.
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Our offices
Headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada. Engineering office in Kyiv, Ukraine.