Decisions traced
Wireframes note why a path won — so revisits later do not erase months of thinking.
Product & interface design
Interfacesyour engineers can ship
Research-backed flows, Figma systems, and accessibility-minded components — with annotations that reduce build-time arguments.
Trusted by teams in DC & remote-first orgs
No obligation · Response within 1 business day · NDA available
Why teams hire us
- Principal engineers on your account
- Written scope before build starts
- Weekly demos & shared backlog
- NDA-friendly from first call
Figma
Source of truth
AA target
Accessibility
Tokens
Spacing & type
QA during
Build
Figma
Source of truth
AA target
Accessibility
Tokens
Spacing & type
QA during
Build
What you get
Built for operators, not demos
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.
Let's scope your project in one call
Bring your timeline, stack, and stakeholders. We'll tell you honestly if we're the right fit and what a first milestone could look like.
Capabilities
What we actually ship
Written acceptance criteria, visible milestones, and owners named on day one.
01
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
02
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
03
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
04
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
Proof in the work
Directional benchmarks from real engagements — details on a call under NDA when needed.
↓ rework
Build friction
Clear specs and component reuse typically cut UI churn tickets — exact savings depend on your stack.
Shared QA
Before launch
We sit in pre-release walks to catch interaction gaps automated tests miss.
Instrumented
Core flows
Event naming agreed with analytics so post-launch learning is possible.
Why Thorium
The Thoriumdifference
Principals stay on the thread. Scope, owners, and weekly visibility are written down — so you are not guessing what shipped.
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 provenprocess
Weekly checkpoints, shared backlog, and change requests in writing.
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.
Selected work
Recent client work
FAQ
Common questions
Do you require research sprints?
Scope-dependent. For high-stakes flows we insist on some user signal; for tight internal tools we may rely on operator interviews only.
Can you work inside our Figma org?
Yes — libraries and branching handled in your workspace so you keep IP centralized.
What about brand guidelines?
We extend existing guides or help tighten them when marketing and product diverged.
Do you illustrate?
Selectively — simple iconography and spot illustration. For heavy brand campaigns we partner with your studio or ours on graphics.
Pricing?
Milestone-based per epic (e.g., onboarding redesign) or monthly design partner retainer.
Work with Thorium
Ready whenyou are
Tell us what you need to ship. We respond within one business day with next steps — not a generic pitch deck.