Product & interface design
Interfacesyour engineers can ship
Research-backed flows, Figma systems, and accessibility-minded components — with annotations that reduce build-time arguments.
Decisions traced
Wireframes note why a path won — so revisits later do not erase months of thinking.
Systems, not one-offs
Variants and props your devs expect; fewer snowflake screens that break the grid.
Handoff that respects time
Redlines where they matter; exports named consistently; motion notes when animation is load-bearing.
Capabilities
What we actually ship
Written acceptance criteria, visible milestones, and owners named on day one.
UX & UI
Task success first, decoration second — especially for internal tools people use under pressure.
Key Deliverables
- Lightweight interviews or journey maps
- IA and low-fi flows before color
- Prototype tests when stakes warrant
- WCAG-oriented contrast and focus states
Responsive & mobile
Breakpoints chosen from real devices — not only the artboard defaults.
Key Deliverables
- Thumb reach and one-hand use
- Offline / flaky network states
- Platform pattern notes (iOS / Material)
- Push and deep-link entry points
Dashboards & admin
Dense data without hiding the next action — filters, bulk actions, and error recovery spelled out.
Key Deliverables
- Table density modes
- Role-based column visibility
- Empty, loading, and permission-denied states
- Export and audit affordances
Design systems
Tokens + components documented enough that a new hire can contribute in week one.
Key Deliverables
- Naming and versioning discipline
- Dark mode when product needs it
- Storybook pairing on request
- Deprecation notes when patterns change
Outcomes
Examples from client work
Figures are directional; we'll share context on a call under NDA where needed.
Clear specs and component reuse typically cut UI churn tickets — exact savings depend on your stack.
We sit in pre-release walks to catch interaction gaps automated tests miss.
Event naming agreed with analytics so post-launch learning is possible.
Why Thorium
The Thorium
Difference
Principals stay involved. We do not park you with a rotating bench of juniors.
Designers who read APIs
We ask what the backend can actually return before promising a screen.
Risk-aware industries
Comfortable with legal, health, and GovCon vocab — no cartoon UI where gravitas matters.
Remote-friendly rituals
Async Loom reviews and timezone overlap with your product standups.
No trophy chasing
We optimize for task completion and maintainability — not awards submissions.
How It Works
Our Proven Process
Weekly checkpoints, shared backlog, and change requests in writing — so scope stays legible.
Phase 1
Understand
Users, constraints, and the three tasks that must never fail.
Phase 2
Structure
Low-fi flows approved before visual polish burns budget.
Phase 3
Visualize
High-fi screens, prototype where helpful, tokens frozen for build.
Phase 4
Support build
Slack/Linear triage, design QA, and post-launch tuning window.
Much of our portfolio is confidential. After a short intro we'll share redacted examples that match your sector and risk profile.
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