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Product strategy & discovery
Clarify the problem, understand the people using the product and define what matters most. Research, workshops and focused exploration establish a clear direction before detailed design begins.
Product strategy · UX and interface design
Product strategy, UX and interface design for SaaS, B2B and enterprise software. Complex workflows turned into intuitive tools that help people get things done.
For SaaS, B2B and enterprise teams who need clarity, usability and momentum
Great digital products make complex tasks feel straightforward. Clear interfaces, intuitive interactions and a consistent experience help people get things done with confidence.
Studio Ariel helps teams shape new products and improve existing software through UX/UI, design systems and hands-on development. From early ideas to working interfaces, every detail connects what the business needs with what people need to do.
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Clarify the problem, understand the people using the product and define what matters most. Research, workshops and focused exploration establish a clear direction before detailed design begins.
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Translate product direction into polished interfaces with clear hierarchy, consistent behaviour and considered detail. Cover the everyday journeys and the edge cases that make a product feel complete.
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Make demanding tasks easier to navigate. Information architecture, user flows and interaction design bring structure to complex processes, permissions and data-heavy experiences.
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Projects delivered across emerging startups, established businesses and enterprise environments.
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Create reusable foundations that support consistent design and efficient development. Components, tokens and documentation are built around the needs of the product and the team maintaining it.
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Test key assumptions and refine the experience through user feedback. Review implemented screens, interactions and edge cases with your development team to help the finished product meet the intended design.
Client rating
“Her design skills are truly impressive, with a keen eye for detail and creativity that brought the vision to life.”Andrew Pitts, Founder & CEO, Polinode
Industry awards
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Recognised and celebrated for thoughtful design and immersive storytelling.
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Bring design directly into the product. AI-assisted development enables interfaces to be built and refined in your existing codebase, working alongside your developers and within established components and conventions. From new screens to interaction improvements, changes are ready for your team to review and integrate.
Senior product design and development, working directly with your team. No overhead, handoffs or hierarchy.
Have a product challenge? Let’s talk.
Book a call“She came into a project and really took control of areas that were complex for our UX and UI requirements. Highly recommend her for any project.”
Sam HusseyFounder, Deployable · client“Ariel is one of the most meticulous designers in her space… she iterates through design [closely] with developers, to ensure that the designs are not purely aspirational, but also achievable.”
Marais RossouwAI Safety @ GitHub · worked on the same team“She is a very talented designer, very open to listening to others’ perspective but equally able to defend her position based on her experience and expertise.”
Amber DeanLead UX Researcher · worked on the same team01
A defined scope for a new feature, an MVP or a product redesign, with clear deliverables and milestones.
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Senior design expertise working alongside an existing product and engineering team.
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Consistent support as the product evolves, from new opportunities to everyday improvements.
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Explore the business goals, user needs, constraints and existing experience.
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Map the journeys, agree the priorities and establish the design direction.
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Develop the interfaces, test key interactions and refine the details.
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Prepare the design for development and collaborate through implementation.