Dreamten

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CTO of a marketing technology company.  

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamten?

We wanted to enhance the existing platform that we had and upgrade the entire user experience and interface.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Dreamten built and designed our website. To start, they consulted and performed a system analysis on what our current designs lacked. Then we had another session to decide on what approach we wanted to take.

After we finalized benchmarks and determined the best design approach, we started to finalize various sketches of each type of page and service that we wanted to provide. Then we started going into the UI elements, including the colors, the features, and how it’d look. They used Webflow to build our site.

Our teams collaborated on the project. We had the colors and the branding from our side already. From their side, they provided the finishing touches and the flat overlays. They cleaned everything up from what we currently had, making it more modern and up to our standards.

After completing the platform, we picked up the website part of the project. Then they helped us with some content writing. They also came in and did some testing and gave us some feedback. We took their suggestions into consideration and we’ve already fixed and edited them on our existing site.

What is the team composition?

We worked with three people from Dreamten.

How did you come to work with Dreamten?

I reached out to 5-8 UI/UX companies on Clutch. After a couple of interviews, we found that Dreamten was the one we felt had the most passion. They understood the project as we were explaining it and they had that startup feel. That connection was the answer to what we needed.

How much have you invested with them?

We invested $80,000-$150,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from April–October 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Dreamten set us up for success. Thanks to them, we have a useful UI kit, which makes it easier to scale our platform. We're still utilizing that UI kit now.

Their kit is very clear, it’s so much easier for us to be able to create those new pages and designs quickly. Dreamten's documentation makes things easy as possible. Even after we found some missing elements, all we had to do was reach out and they provided us with help even after the contract ended.

How did Dreamten perform from a project management standpoint?

Their project management skills were great, especially in the beginning. Some back and forth caused us to lose grasp of the timeline a bit, but they ended up completing the project in a timely manner. They were able to catch up and deliver earlier than our estimation.

They set us up for success by preparing all the documentation and everything early on. By the time we finalized the designs and all the pages, they were ready to deliver.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We really appreciated Dreamten's creativity. They were willing to quickly jump on a call and get clear feedback. Their team communicated really well with us in terms of what they expect us to do or what they need us to do.

We were also very impressed with the knowledge Dreamten exhibited. They kept doing a lot of research and gave us a lot of pointers and tips even on things that they weren’t working with us on. We continue to use their consultation as we move forward. It’s a natural partnership that we built together. They’re not just a vendor that closes the door.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We had some miscommunications while working on the website. They had a smaller team with a lot on their plate, but they've expanded their team quickly since then. 

As a result, there were a few delays, so we provided them some feedback on the issues we were having. They accepted the feedback and did a much better job in order to make sure we were satisfied.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be clear about what you want the end result to be before going to Dreamten. They can help generate the full idea. As long as you understand the end result that you want, Dreamten will be able to help you.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We’re an experiential education company that started hosting in-person events across the US, aimed at teaching older adults how to use technology. We’ve expanded since, especially since the pandemic caused a shift away from in-person events. Now, we’re primarily an e-learning webinar development, operations, and design company related to online events and event management. We also provide design and animation services as well as software development.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamten?

We’re developing a relatively large-scale web application for a client. We needed assistance with UI/UX development to support our software developers, who were focused on backend implementation and code rather than frontend design work.  

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

The platform allows for branching educational content that feeds into a content management system (CMS), where the app learns user preferences for educational content types, in terms of subject matter, format, and behaviors surrounding accessing content. We’re targeting an older audience, between 45–65 years of age.

We had the initial structure for the app and know the key views and the overall system structure that we needed to design. On user flows, organization of pages, UI kits, and layout, we decided to work with them. They built an understanding of our goals for the system and its primary purposes. Then, they put together initial wireframes for the client. They had to design them to be as neutral and adaptable as possible because the client was in the process of rebranding. They proposed different visual languages as well as wireframes. As we progressed, they continued to refine the wireframes to build out all the pages.

We’re also working with them to build the frontend components, so we can loop their frontend work directly into our code to build out the pages. We have a shared GitHub repository to facilitate that. They worked on everything from the initial concept to visual language to applying our wireframes to layouts. They also created the HTML and CSS we use to build the pages. Their end of the project was completed through Vue.js.  

What is the team composition?

We worked directly with two main points of contact, but there were also a group of designers working on the account behind the scenes. We worked with Philip (Founder) on the conceptual parts of the project, but we collaborated with Dante (Design Director) on the design phases and implementation. There’s at least one designer working under Dante. 

How did you come to work with Dreamten?

One of our software developers found them while looking for UI/UX partners. Because we had a relatively short timeline and this was a larger project in scope, we decided to reach out to an external company to work on the UI/UX in parallel with our internal backend engineering team. We’re located in the same city and they were flexible with us when we started the project in a bit of a rush. They were flexible and adaptable to take our required structure into consideration to allow us to hit our Q4 milestones before mapping out the project. 

We considered several UI/UX companies but felt Dreamten’s approach would be best. One of our biggest concerns about working with a UI/UX company was that we’d be handed designs that they’d have to rebuild before implementing. We had to find someone that would be able to build components within view since we had a frontend framework in place.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent about $68,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We’ve been working with them since December 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’re going to start doing focus group testing in mid-to-late March once the designs are all fully implemented. At this point, though, the only people who have seen their work are us and our client on this project. Our client has been happy with their work, particularly how they’ve set up the platform so that color and branding can be uploaded and modified. They’ve approved the project for continued development and funding. Internally, our developers have been very happy with the workflow and front-end implementation. 

How did Dreamten perform from a project management standpoint?

They’ve performed very well. I’m a bit envious of their ability to administer such a strong project management system. We meet with them on a bi-weekly basis, and they’ve put together a project plan organized into three categories. They broke down the project into concept wireframing, design development, and implementation of frontend code. Our meetings are at the beginning and end of every week, so we can receive status updates on each part of the project and figure our week out accordingly. So far, everything has been completed in a timely manner. When we’ve needed to shift project milestones around, they’ve been able to adjust the project plan.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They work for any number of hours over a set period of time, so they’ve been very flexible. They’ve stepped up and gone above and beyond to complete tasks ahead of schedule when needed. Their ability to assess what we were trying to accomplish with this project on their own rather than just asking us what we wanted also stood out.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t have anything they could improve on–we’ve actually signed on to do another more marketing-focused project with them.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

To get the most out of working with them, I would start the engagement by explaining your objectives rather than just how you plan to reach these objectives. Also, give them enough room to work and don’t keep them waiting.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We’re a B2B SaaS platform for the seniors housing industry. We provide market analytics and other tools that are operator-focused. I am the CTO and co-founder.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamten?

We don’t have an in-house design team. We have a bunch of skilled full-stack developers that are great at what they do, but nobody has put the attention into the look and feel of the application that a good design team could.

Around the same time, we noticed that are our tooling was in a dated platform, so we wanted to erase the technical debt and start over.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We started with a kickoff to help them understand our niche product. We have a lot going on in the tool. After we had a four- or five-hour discussion to get on the same page, we asked them to start redesigning the platform from the ground up.

They work primarily in Figma. The first phase involved getting the general aesthetic right before moving on to tackling different critical views within the application. At the same time, they started working with our existing clients to receive user stories they could incorporate into their work.

We’re now starting to branch out into some smaller applications.

What is the team composition?

I primarily work with Philip (Founder) and Dante (Design Director). There is another designer behind the scenes.

How did you come to work with Dreamten?

We found them through Clutch. We interviewed five design firms but found that Dreamten was down to earth. Their pricing was transparent compared to other firms.

After speaking to them, we felt very comfortable. It also didn’t hurt that they were based in Raleigh, like our team.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve committed $70,000 so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started our engagement with Dreamten in October 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’re still building out the platform. So far, the feedback from stakeholders has been universally positive. We’ve shown some of the work to another company, and that’s advanced our conversations on that end. Everybody likes it so far.

How did Dreamten perform from a project management standpoint?

The team is extremely organized. Everything is done in Figma. They break down our existing screens and workflows, and then we have standing calls on Tuesdays and Fridays.

During those, we catch up on project timelines and iterate on any specific items. We also communicate with them through Slack, where they are very responsive. We have an open dialogue.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The team at Dreamten is easy to work with. Their flexibility makes them willing to adapt to our changing needs. We’ve thrown them for a loop at times, but they’ve been positive. I also think that their design work is excellent. They seem to employ and retain great designers.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Nothing really comes to mind, to be honest. We keep extending the engagement because they’ve exceeded our expectations.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Responsiveness is key. They’re very responsive on their side. They mentioned in the past that they’ve worked with very hands-off clients, but our team is the opposite.

The ability to communicate with their team efficiently keeps the ball rolling. It’s worked well for us.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the VP of customer for a software startup. We’re providing AI billing solutions for professional services firms.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamten?

The challenge was to build a modern UI/UX design that applied automation intelligence to help deliver on our product. We wanted to have a seamless billing experience for professional service workers.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement? 

Dreamten provided UI/UX direction to help us get the right product designs for our solution. One of the bigger deliverables was a UI kit that established set design standards. Our development team could then refer to those designs to quickly build a product that followed the same look.

It was definitely a collaborative engagement. We had an idea of what we were looking for and brought their team into some of the user interviews we were conducting so that they could hear feedback first-hand.

In addition, Dreamten delivered pixel-perfect designs for the initial modules that we’d built along with some illustrations to facilitate throughout the product and extending to the marketing side.

What is the team composition? 

We worked with a head designer, an illustrator, and a project manager who also happened to be the owner of the business.

How did you come to work with Dreamten?

I found Dreamten through an online search. We wanted to find an agency that was somewhat local to us, so it came down to them and a few other regional firms. Between their reviews on Clutch and their Drupal portfolio, we decided to work with them even though we’d never heard of them before.

How much have you invested with them?

The total cost was less than $50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

This project lasted between September–November 2020. They’ve wrapped up the majority of this initial project, but we’re probably going to engage with them again on some additional work.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We wanted to see if we could get all of the scope outlined and done, both from a quantity and speed perspective. In the end, we felt that they brought a design perspective that we couldn’t see. They understood how to resolve challenging UX points and knocked out our tasks.

How did Dreamten perform from a project management standpoint?

We enjoyed their project management. They communicated with us frequently and kept us up-to-date on the project’s to-do list. All deliverables were tracked in Notion, and we provided feedback on designs through Figma.

What did you find most impressive about them?

What distinguished them was their specialized focus on design from a UI/UX perspective. Finding someone who could really set us up for success and had a UI style that aligned with our preferences were important. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there’s nothing that jumps out.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I’d suggest having the clearest written requirements possible as well as ensuring end user availability so that their team can hear direct feedback. 

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m president of a hospitality software and distribution company that builds software modules for hotels. We also install, implement, configure, and support those modules as time goes on. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamten?

We’re in an investment phase, moving onto development soon. They helped us with design and branding during this stage. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We will offer about 25 total software modules, and their team was responsible for building an investor deck, brand website, logo, and general look and feel for about 10 workflow samples. 

Their UI/UX work for the investor deck was focused on attracting investments. They needed to explain our proposition, differentiate us in the industry, show what an investment in our company would look like, and showcase the product through ten sample screens. We provided them with rough sketches, and they translated them into final designs.  

What is the team composition?

Phillip (Founder) was my primary contact, but there were others working on the project.  

How did you come to work with Dreamten?

I was first considering about eight groups internationally. After narrowing it down to a few, I found that their team offered cutting-edge designs that would give a new look to the hospitality industry. That was exactly what we needed, so we hired them. We wanted to partner with a young, small, engaging company. They were willing to question and challenge my ideas when needed as well. 

How much have you invested with them?

We spent about $34,000 on the work. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We’ve been working with them from August–November 2020. Once we’ve secured funding, we plan to engage them again.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Everyone who has seen their work so far has praised it. People are impressed with the professional quality of their designs, which is exactly what I was after. 

How did Dreamten perform from a project management standpoint?

We met twice a week and set hard deadlines. They were never late and offered amazing ideas during our meetings. We appreciate their ability to hold themselves to a schedule— they truly overperformed. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

Phillip has a great personality and is easy to work with. They ask the right questions and bring impressive contributions to the table. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, they did a great job.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Know your product and communicate it. That will keep you from leaving too much to the imagination. We also met in person, which helped us collaborate and ask each other questions.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We’re a fintech startup based in San Francisco, and I’m a consultant.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamten?

We were looking for a partner to design an iOS application.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Dreamten designed wireframes for our iOS app. We had a very detailed specification document, and they built to spec. They used Figma.

What is the team composition?

We worked with a project manager and a designer.

How did you come to work with Dreamten?

They had a solid response to our RFP.

How much have you invested with them?

My company spent $10,000–$25,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We had a short engagement from April–May 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We haven’t been able to see the impact of their work yet, but the quality is good. They provided an interesting and fresh set of ideas. They were very easy to work with.

How did Dreamten perform from a project management standpoint?

Everything went smoothly. They communicated well. We used email, Slack, and Zoom to communicate.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They were great at communicating, and they delivered a low-latency, high-quality end product.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No.

Any advice for potential customers?

It’s the same advice I’d give to anyone doing a design project: make sure you have the right details and specification document, and know what you want.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the VP of application development. I report to the CTO of ConvergeOne, a $2 billion communication systems integrator focused on collaboration and digital infrastructure. We’re essentially a software development group, and we build IP for ConvergeOne.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamten?

We’re launching a new product called Conversations, which is a complicated digital engagement hub designed to work primarily in call centers, but it will work in pretty much any environment that involves interaction with customers.

We’d built software around integrating switches to Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics, and we had a UI concept for that. However, this digital engagement platform introduced a considerably larger set of functionality and features that needed to pile into a very tight space in a UI. Because our UI is embedded in a CRM application, there isn’t much space.

What we’d built from UX and usability perspectives needed a refresh, as we are at the stage of launching this product into general availability. The environments that we go into are extremely operationally intensive, so the UI requires a lot of manipulation; it’s key to the activity of the person interacting with customers. The features and functionality need to be easy to operate and assimilate, but also provide a very rich feature set.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Dreamten started from scratch with the features and functionality. They focused on UX and determined how users actually manipulate the UI. The team started off with really basic UX wireframes, which we then worked through together; we took a very collaborative approach.

We’re in the process of UI testing now. We’re still midstream in the project, but we’re very happy with what they’re doing. Assuming the relationship continues the way it is, there are a number of things that we’ll want to extend on the UI, so we’ll have an ongoing relationship with them.

What is the team composition?

We work with their whole team. We have standup calls twice a week with 3–4 people from Dreamten and 3–4 people from ConvergeOne.

How did you come to work with Dreamten?

There are a lot of agencies out there. We’d used one that was okay, but we knew we needed someone special because this is a very complicated project. We also wanted the company we chose to start with the UX, and then translate that into the actual UI and look and feel. That was an important distinction for us because a lot of digital agencies go straight to UI and look and feel.

I Googled UX/UI agencies and went through various reviews. I liked what I read about Dreamten. To me, Dreamten had the right sort of approach defined on their site as well as within their reviews. We called them up. We did get proposals from two others, but Dreamten was the clear choice.

What is the status of this engagement?

We’d been looking at various companies in the first half of the year, and then we began selecting in earnest in May. Our work with Dreamten began in June 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We used the prototype of the UI today on a sales call with a major customer. We are at the MVP stage, and we’ll be launching this fall. The UI is what people see, and it’s the representation of the product; people don’t understand platforms and messaging. The UI is key in the success of this product launch.

How did Dreamten perform from a project management standpoint?

They’re a relatively small firm, so we get the attention of their senior people. They have a very clear project plan that they laid out in a statement of work at the beginning. We’ve stuck to that SOW. Not only do we have the two weekly standup meetings, but we’re also in a Slack group, through which we provide comments and input almost daily.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their focus on UX makes them stand out. They’re also great people to work with; they’re smart. This is an odd part of customer service, as it’s very operationally oriented. When people are held to one standard of deviation of being within 180 seconds of call handling, you can appreciate that the UI and its manipulation is critical — and Dreamten picked up on that extremely quickly.

Something else that stood out to me and has been born true in the project is that they understand application interfaces and interactive applications, not just web page design. They picked up on it faster than I thought they would. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

Things are proceeding pretty much per or better than planned. They’ve been really flexible; we’ve thrown stuff at them, and they’ve adapted immediately. I have a hard time identifying any particular area that could improve upon. We’ve seen no problems at all in terms of their attention to our project.

Any advice for potential customers?

You need to be prepared for a collaborative engagement. You don’t just hand something to them and get something back. That isn’t a criticism; that’s the way these things really need to come together in order to be effective.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the creative director for a software company that provides secure governance and collaboration for file sharing.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamten?

When I joined the company, we needed to figure out our voice and brand identity. As we started to define our brand, we noticed that our website needed upgrades. While we engaged another company to move our CMS, they weren’t design experts. Once we had our CMS in place, we reached out to Dreamten to help us define our brand from a website perspective and get us to the next stage of growth.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Dreamten came to the table with ideas and conducted competitive research. They looked at companies in our space to understand how we could compete. Their team reviewed our brand guidelines and learned about our direction such as the clients we wanted to pull into the company. Based on our goals and guidelines, they designed the platform. We had conversations about their recommendations and limitations presented by our company such as structures.

They’re slowly revamping our website. We can’t take the platform down to execute a major overhaul, so Dreamten’s tackling pages and sections at a time.

What is the team composition?

We work with a project manager and a primary designer. There are other people who work behind the scenes.

How did you come to work with Dreamten?

I worked with Dreamten at a previous company, so I was familiar with the quality of their work.

How much have you invested with them?

Our initial scope was 40 hours a week for the first two months and then we scaled back to 20 hours a week. We’re spending about $16,000 a month on their services.

What is the status of this engagement?

We brought Dreamten on board in June 2020, and we’re still working together. We have several projects lined up with them. They’ll most likely work with us through the end of the year.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

When they come to the table, they present as experts. If what we want isn't the best choice for our product, their team tells us.

One of our developers looked at their design and said that it was the best design that was created for our company. That says a lot about their work.

We were satisfied with our last partnership until Dreamten came on board. They highlighted how much we needed but wasn’t offered by our previous vendor. A lot of our internal stakeholders not only commented on their speed but also noted the quality of their work.

How did Dreamten perform from a project management standpoint?

For one-off questions or requests, we communicate through a Slack channel. We also have bi-weekly check-ins. This prevents tasks from stacking up and helps them to iterate. We’re able to add stakeholders to the Slack channel and calls.

Their project manager and primary designer hear our feedback directly, which allows us to work much faster with every iteration. They listen well.

It's a collaborative effort. It's important to us that their team didn’t just say yes to everyone. Their team was able to parse through all of the voices and guide us towards what was helpful for us as a brand.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their ability to strategize is invaluable. They don’t just come to the table and decide to interpret your vision. Their team took the initiative to look at our competitors and understand our customers to ensure we base our decisions on data. That’s valuable and takes time off of my team.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I’ve been happy with Dreamten. I only wish that they had more people so we could engage more of them.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

If you just want a partner to develop a website, they’re probably not the team for you. But if you want an expert partner to give you advice, then Dreamten’s a great choice.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We’re an IT software service company that does scheduling for healthcare providers. I’m the director of strategic initiatives.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamten?

We’re updating the UI for our desktop platform.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They’re redesigning it for the most part. They’re doing a lot of work on the aesthetic of the platform. We started with about five screen and that expanded to about eight total. In addition to that, all the elements on those screens feature a lot of elements that are used throughout the site.

After providing the InVision design, they developed the CSS design files. They took it a step further by overlaying it onto our backend to see how it would look. From there, they did some editing. They helped make sure that it can work.

What is the team composition?

We worked exclusively with the owner and founder of Dreamten.

How did you come to work with Dreamten?

I found them on Clutch. We selected them based on reviews. They included a range for pricing information, so we chose three to engage with them in some initial conversations.

They were very passionate about the project and they drove a lot of ideas. They clearly wanted the project and were excited about helping us out. It didn’t feel like they were putting us into a pipeline along with other clients.

We landed on Dreamten.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent about $40,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in March 2020 and they delivered everything in early May.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The desktop isn’t live just yet because we’re still wrapping things up on our end, but we’ve used their designs on the sales side. We’ve shown mockups and have provided demos on what’s to come, and customers love it. We love it internally. Before this, we were working with a really outdated style, and this is a big step up. They did a great job.

How did Dreamten perform from a project management standpoint?

They did very well. They’re very responsive and we had a good pattern going on. We spoke weekly at various times.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I was really impressed that they were willing to do things that were outside the scope of the original proposal and contract. They weren’t nickel and diming us. They were very willing to engage with us. I know they would have loved to overhaul a lot more of the design, but we had to limit that because of our engineering capacity. We may have limited their creative genius, but they were amazing to work with.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I know that the designer and developer were based overseas. It ended up being fine, but it wasn’t clear at first that they’re a remote or offshore team. Most of our interactions were with our project manager, and the few times we worked with the rest of the team, their English was fine. It just wasn’t expected.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

On our side, being responsive was really helpful. We were quick on feedback and were transparent about what we needed, and they appreciated that they were able to move forward. They’re definitely open to feedback, so let them know what you want.  

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a solutions architect at Data Management Inc. We develop web applications that help nonprofits manage their donor databases. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Dreamten?

We partnered with Dreamten to develop a new UX design that our in-house developers could use to modernize our applications. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They built several prototypes that our team used to select a final version that we wanted to proceed with. Their team helped us conceptualize how design and UX/UI should come together with our applications.

They did both design and development during the project. Dreamten also produced thoughtful documentation on the design system so we could better understand how it worked. 

What is the team composition?

My primary point of contact was Phillip (Founder, Dreamten). He acted as the general manager. There were two or three additional contributors who I interacted with a bit on GitHub. 

How did you come to work with Dreamten? 

We did a Google search for local firms and reviewed portfolios for the top results. Dreamten had the most impressive portfolio and the best reviews, so we reached out to them. 

How much have you invested with them? 

We’ve spent around $50,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We began working together in June 2019, and we completed the project in February 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Dreamten was great at responding to feedback and incorporating it to produce a better product. We’re thrilled with the UX/UI design they came up with. We’ve also received tremendous feedback from our users. It’s setting a new tone for our company. 

How did Dreamten perform from a project management standpoint?

When they commit to a deadline, they stick to it. I can see them up in the middle of the night working. They do whatever it takes to honor what they say. 

We primarily used GitHub to manage the project, and we would have weekly Zoom meetings. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

What makes them special is the people make up the Dreamten team. Phillip is charismatic and passionate about each project. He has an amazing sense of leadership and is directly involved with the day-to-day operations of his business. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t feel like they should be in a situation where they’re having to stay up late to get work done, but at the same time, it is good that they’re willing to do so if necessary. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Make sure your business has a strategy and you’re using UX/UI design to support that. If you have a product that isn’t selling, UX/UI won’t fix that. You need to have a good product, to begin with.