design316

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO and founder of CSWAP, a company that builds public-facing solutions for Web3 and AI.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with design316?

We needed a UI/UX partner to help us design the UI for a decentralized exchange on Cardano. We also needed to create an MVP design framework for a groundbreaking RWA marketplace.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

design316 has delivered completed Figma designs for two major products based on our business requirements. The first product is a decentralized exchange, a platform on Cardano where users can manage liquidity and swap Cardano native assets. The second product is an RWA platform, an e-commerce-like platform that allows business users to tokenize real-world assets and retail users to trade them. This is a high-level explanation. There’s detailed functionality that doesn’t exist in other mainstream applications currently on the market, and design316 has been smart and flexible enough to help us design the right UX for new technology and concepts.In addition to UI/UX design, design316 has helped us with branding, marketing, and content. They’ve gone above and beyond our initial scope.

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with 2–5 teammates from design316.

How did you come to work with design316?

We found design316 through an online search. We chose them over other options because they had high ratings, a great culture fit, good value for the cost, and aligned company values.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent around between 20k and 30k. We plan on spending much more in the future.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with design316 in March 2025, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We’ve delivered the decentralized exchange to Cardano and had incredible feedback regarding the UI/UX. Our platform is the most capital-efficient platform on Cardano. Despite having a relatively small amount of liquidity, our platform attracts the second most users and is fifth in transaction volume on Cardano, a multi-billion dollar blockchain.We’re in the process of finalizing development on the RWA marketplace. This is the most ambitious and sophisticated product to ever be released on Cardano, and we expect great feedback on the design.

How did design316 perform from a project management standpoint?

design316’s project management is stellar. Vic is kind and solution-oriented. The team is willing to work with us on any platform that integrates into our process. We use virtual meetings and emails or messaging apps to communicate.

What did you find most impressive about them?

design316’s ability to help us with content, ideation, and things that are outside of the scope, like marketing images, is impressive. They’re a serious UI/UX design firm that’s willing to go outside of their core function to help teams. It’s rare to find a quality vendor like design316. Their cost is extremely reasonable.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Not especially. If anything, they’re a little too easy on us in terms of their expectations. Sometimes, we need to give them a deliverable to unblock them, and we’re too slow. Being a little bit more firm with us might be helpful, but that might detract from how easy they are to work with.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Any ambitious team would be extremely lucky to work with design316.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Product & Growth Manager of AWST

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

AWST is building the future for workplace productivity operating system

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire design316 to accomplish?

• UI and UX for one of our new platform

SOLUTION

How did you find design316?

Referral

Why did you select design316 over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fits our budget
• Referred to me

How many teammates from design316 were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We engaged with Design 316, to help plan out and design our new platform/product that aims to help with workplace productivity. Deliverables include

• Phase 01: Information Architecture 
• Phase 02: UX Design (Wireframes) 
• Phase 03: UI Design (Visuals) 
• Phase 04: Clickable Prototype

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The key outcome for us was - UI Design (Visuals), where our dev replies on it entirely to build out our platform.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The entire experience with design316 was amazing. The time management and professional way of managing the entire project was impressive, given that we are not even in the same country. The use of loom + figma + clickup was very useful for our working style too, as we are able to keep track of the work progress at our time was very helpful. And yes, they did delivered everything on time and all in great order.

What was your primary form of communication with design316?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The professionalism and the timely deliverables was the most impressive for us.

Are there any areas for improvement or something design316 could have done differently?

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the COO of GoNsave

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Help delivery drivers organise their income data to improve their financial profiles and access better financial opportunities

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire design316 to accomplish?

• Clickable prototype
• Site Map of the product
• UI and UX Design

SOLUTION

How did you find design316?

Online Search

Why did you select design316 over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from design316 were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

1. Information Architecture We defined the strategic direction of the product, organized the content and created a site map. 
2. UX Design (Wireframes) We created wireframes for each page of the feature defined in the site map and design concepts that established the design style. Then, with our approval, Vicente converted the wireframes into high-fidelity mockups. 
3. Prototype Based on the defined journey in the previous phases. Vicente created the final prototype

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The project demonstrated progress and success through measurable outcomes. Each phase was completed on time, with high-quality deliverables that met or exceeded expectations.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

I had the pleasure of working with Vicente. During our collaboration, he demonstrated exceptional professionalism and consistently delivered the highest quality work on time. His proactive approach and excellent communication skills ensured our needs were met and exceeded. The result of the clickable prototype was beyond our expectations.

What was your primary form of communication with design316?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

What I found most impressive and unique about this company was their exceptional communication skills, thorough research on the topic, and genuine interest in learning more about the field and target audience. Additionally, their ability to propose and resolve issues.

Are there any areas for improvement or something design316 could have done differently?

Vicente provided us with access to ClickUp, but we never utilized it. In the future, I suggest we request the client create a folder on their drive at the beginning of the project where all materials can be uploaded and easily accessed.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Marketing of Health Care Providers Association

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

HCPA (Health Care Providers Association) is a game-changing healthcare and government scheme consulting firm that provides end-to-end registration processes and strategic consulting that equip businesses and individuals with the tools needed to operate successfully within these schemes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire design316 to accomplish?

• To create a UX/UI for our new company website and client portal.

SOLUTION

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The scope of work for this new website will consist of building the website's MVP version in two sections simultaneously - the Client Portal, and the rest of the website. The Client Portal part of the website will include a prototype as well. Designs will follow the Brand Guidelines provided by HCPA.

Their responsibilities includde:

• Creating user-centred designs by understanding business requirements, and feedback
• Creating user flows, wireframes, prototypes and mockups
• Translating requirements into style guides, design systems, design patterns and attractive user interfaces
• Designing UI elements such as input controls, navigational components and informational components
• Creating original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches and tables)
• Identifying and troubleshooting UX problems (e.g. responsiveness)
• Collaborating effectively with other team members

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Prototype of the Client portal received via figma
• Design documentation for the website design

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Very communicative and prompt with deliverables. Extremely professional and helpful with finding the right solutions to our goals. Very clear expectations were set from the get-go. Presents milestones in a way that is not complicated with utmost attention to detail.

What was your primary form of communication with design316?

Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We're thoroughly impressed with the team's level of execution and the quick turnaround times for all the deliverables. Agencies that communicate on this level of clarity and transparency while delivering such high-quality end results are rare.

Are there any areas for improvement or something design316 could have done differently?

None particular from our experience.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Technology of AgriProve

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Australia's largest soil carbon project developer

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire design316 to accomplish?

• Design the platform for farmers to manage and monitor their carbon projects

SOLUTION

How did you find design316?

Other

Why did you select design316 over others?

Other

How many teammates from design316 were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Farmer-facing SaaS platform

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Successfully onboarded farmers with very different levels of technical literacy

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Vic and the team were exceptional at delivering work on time and managing projects. I don't recall a single missed deadline.

What was your primary form of communication with design316?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The nature of our work was very spikey. We had bursts of design requests, which the team responded to quickly. But in the "downtime" between bursts, instead of resting on their laurels, Vic and co proactively built out a full design system for us, ran UX analysis using our analytics tools - anything they could do to help.

Are there any areas for improvement or something design316 could have done differently?

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Manager of the company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Software development focused on the Philippine Energy Market

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire design316 to accomplish?

• Design

SOLUTION

How did you find design316?

Online Search

Why did you select design316 over others?

Company values aligned

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Over all design of a registration, approval, and informational platform

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Figma file for pages

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They're able to understand and deliver our design requests in a timely manner.

What was your primary form of communication with design316?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their process of understanding requirements

Are there any areas for improvement or something design316 could have done differently?

No, there's nothing they need to improve on.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder and CEO of a new content delivery platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire design316?

We were creating a new business and as a start up, we needed a reasonable cost but an excellent skill set and process to keep the project focused and limited scope.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We searched for UX/UI expertise but it was difficult to find the skills and process to match. One thing sml companies lack are any process so the straightforward and calm approach was of value as it made the results more predictable.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

We had a good idea of what we wanted in terms of app and platform functionality but we're open to design ideas and concepts and many implementation details. The process was timely and systematic.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked with a single person who was very responsive and communicated well. He set expectations and met them all.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The results if this project are Figam clickable models which we are taking to developers to have the product built and coded. The individual we worked with will be part of the development delivery team to support changes if necessary.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The work flow worked well. Both teams worked together to get a silid product done on schedule. They set commitments and met them well.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I found them very responsive both in terms of generating their own ideas of incorporating ours. Having a process was helpful.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I was happy with the person and process and I would hire them again.