I’m Marius,
your startup’s first designer—
on demand.

I’m Marius,
your startup’s first designer—
on demand.

I’m Marius,
your startup’s first designer—on demand.

I join seed‑to‑Series A founders to craft brand, product, and launch assets that win customers & investors—without hiring a full design team.

Webby‑winning designer • 25+ startups shipped.

Trusted by teams at:

Ideal for

Primary goal

Deliverables

Founder commitment

Speed to value

Next step

Best for speed

Design Sprint

3 weeks

3 weeks

Starting at USD 10,000

Starting at USD 10,000

Ideal for

Founders pre‑fundraise or needing a fast brand and/or product facelift.

Primary goal

Launch‑ready brand or product in 21 days.

Deliverables

Choose one focus: Brand Makeover, Brand‑from‑Scratch, or Product UX Refresh

Choose one focus: Brand Makeover, Brand‑from‑Scratch, or Product UX Refresh

Clickable prototype (Figma / Framer)

Clickable prototype (Figma / Framer)

Dev-ready kit (styles, components, specs)

Dev-ready kit (styles, components, specs)

4 x 1‑hour sprint reviews + async feedback

4 x 1‑hour sprint reviews + async feedback

founder commitment

Speed to value

Day 2: Concepts

Day 2: Concepts

Day 10: Functional prototype

Day 10: Functional prototype

Day 21: Dev‑ready handoff

Day 21: Dev‑ready handoff

next step

Best for scale

Fractional Head of Design

3–6 months

3–6 months

Starting at USD 15,000/Mo

Starting at USD 15,000/Mo

Ideal for

Seed–Series A teams who need senior design leadership but aren’t ready for a full‑time hire.

Seed–Series A teams who need senior design leadership but aren’t ready for a full‑time hire.

Scale & refine the product—and your design culture.

deliverables

Ongoing UX/UI for product & marketing

Ongoing UX/UI for product & marketing

Design‑system build & governance  

Design‑system build & governance  

Team mentorship + hiring support  

Team mentorship + hiring support  

Sprint planning & roadmap rituals

Sprint planning & roadmap rituals

Weekly strategy sync (30 min) + daily async touchpoints

Weekly strategy sync (30 min) + daily async touchpoints

founder commitment

speed to value

Month 1: Design backlog cleared

Month 1: Design backlog cleared

Month 3: Systemized design process

Month 3: Systemized design process

Month 6: Full‑time hire onboarded smoothly

Month 6: Full‑time hire onboarded smoothly

next step

Two ways to

Get C‑Suite level design—fast.

Get C‑Suite level
design—fast.

“Working with Marius changed our trajectory. He challenged us to think about our users in new ways.”

“Working with Marius changed our trajectory. He challenged us to think about our users
in new ways.”

Brett Patrontasch

CEO Shyft

Best for speed

Design Sprint

3 weeks

Starting at USD 10,000

Ideal for

Founders pre‑fundraise or needing a fast brand and/or product facelift.

Primary goal

Launch‑ready brand or product in 21 days.

Deliverables

Choose one focus: Brand Makeover, Brand‑from‑Scratch, or Product UX Refresh

Clickable prototype (Figma / Framer)

Dev-ready kit (styles, components, specs)

Founder commitment

4 x 1‑hour sprint reviews + async feedback

Speed to value

Day 2: Concepts

Day 10: Functional prototype

Day 21: Dev‑ready handoff

next step

Book a 15‑min Fit‑Check

Best for scale

Fractional Head of Design

3–6 months

Starting at USD 15,000/Mo

Ideal for

Seed–Series A teams who need senior design leadership but aren’t ready for a full‑time hire.

Primary goal

Scale & refine the product—and your design culture.

deliverables

Ongoing UX/UI for product & marketing

Design‑system build & governance  

Team mentorship + hiring support  

Sprint planning & roadmap rituals

Founder commitment

Weekly strategy sync (30 min) + daily async touchpoints

speed to value

Month 1: Design backlog cleared

Month 3: Systemized design process

Month 6: Full‑time hire onboarded smoothly

next step

Schedule a Discovery Call

From Brief to Build
in 21 Days.

25+ startups launched with this sprint

Prototype + dev kit →

Devs ship Day 22

Day 14‑21: Launch

Live landing or key screens →

Demo users in Week 2

Day 7‑14: Build

2 visual routes →

pick & refine

Day 2‑7: Concept

AI gap‑map →

clear positioning

Day 0‑2: Insight

Going Fractional?

Steps 0‑21 are your on‑ramp—then we iterate in two‑week cycles.

Going Fractional?

Steps 0‑21 are your on‑ramp—then we iterate in

two‑week cycles.

Day 0‑2: Insight

Day 0‑2: Insight

Day 2‑7: Concept

2 visual routes →

pick & refine

Day 7‑14: Build

Live landing or key screens →

Demo users in Week 2

Day 14‑21: Launch

Prototype + dev kit →

Devs ship Day 22

AI gap‑map →

clear positioning

Day 0‑2: Insight

Day 2‑7: Concept

2 visual routes →

pick & refine

Day 7‑14: Build

Live landing or key screens →

Demo users in Week 2

Day 14‑21: Launch

Prototype + dev kit →

Devs ship Day 22

AI gap‑map →

clear positioning

Proof in Motion.

See the Results.

LuxGive:

↑ $35 million+ raised for 4,000+ nonprofits
↑ 35 000+ donor trips fulfilled

LuxGive:

↑ $35 M+ raised, 4,000+ nonprofits
↑ 35 000+ donor trips fulfilled

Client:

Client:

LuxGive helps nonprofits accelerate their event fundraising with luxury auction vacation packages for record‑breaking bids.

Challenge:

Challenge:

Create a luxury‑yet‑approachable brand and full product experience from zero—ready for nonprofits to start auction luxury getaways within weeks.

Create a luxury‑yet‑approachable brand and full product experience from zero—ready for nonprofits to start auction luxury getaways within weeks.

Solution:

Solution:

Built the entire identity system and visual guidelines powering web, product, video, and print.
Launched and iterated every website version, embedding AI‑driven video and concierge touch‑points to optimise the end‑to‑end donor journey.

Built the entire identity system and visual guidelines powering web, product, video, and print.
Launched and iterated every website version, embedding AI‑driven video and concierge touch‑points to optimise the end‑to‑end donor journey.

St. Martin Sotheby’s:

Aligned the site with Sotheby’s International Realty global branding
↑ Lifted conversion rate by 42 %

St. Martin Sotheby’s:

Aligned the site with Sotheby’s International Realty global branding
↑ Lifted conversion rate by 42%

Client:

Client:

St. Martin Sotheby’s — luxury villa sales & rentals in the Caribbean

Challenge:

Challenge:

Their decade‑old site no longer matched Sotheby’s brand standards and was losing high‑value leads.

Their decade‑old site no longer matched Sotheby’s brand standards and was losing high‑value leads.

Solution:

Solution:

Designed 23 luxury‑grade pages—leveraging high-production videos, a bespoke icon set, and a modular design system—so developers could spin up new property templates in hours, not days.

Designed 23 luxury‑grade pages—leveraging high-production videos, a bespoke icon set, and a modular design system—so developers could spin up new property templates in hours, not days.

County Supplies:

↑ 150 % more web traffic
↑ 70 % more sales enquiries

County Supplies:

↑ 150% more web traffic
↑ 70% more sales enquiries

Client:

Client:

County Supplies — London fruit‑and‑veg wholesaler

Challenge:

Challenge:

After 15 years, their DIY logo, fleet livery, and brochure‑site no longer reflected the company’s new strategic direction.

After 15 years, their DIY logo, fleet livery, and brochure‑site no longer reflected the company’s new strategic direction.

Solution:

Solution:

Led a ground‑up rebrand—strategy workshops, new brand system, apparel and van liveries, on-site photography sessions, sales deck and a conversion‑driven website.

Led a ground‑up rebrand—strategy workshops, new brand system, apparel and van liveries, on-site photography sessions, sales deck and a conversion‑driven website.

Image Salon:

↑ Scaled the business to 10,000+ customers
↑ New client portal boosted overall revenue to over $12M in three years

Image Salon:

↑ Scaled the business to 10k customers

↑ New client portal boosted overall revenue to over $12M in three years

Client:

Client:

Image Salon — Montreal photo‑editing studio for pro photographers

Image Salon — Montreal photo‑editing studio for pro photographers

Challenge:

Challenge:

A static brochure site and manual file‑transfer workflow limited online bookings and slowed growth.

A static brochure site and manual file‑transfer workflow limited online bookings and slowed growth.

Solution:

Solution:

Redesigned the website from scratch—adding before/after sliders for every service—and built a client portal where photographers can upload thousands of images, choose retouching options, pay, and download finals.

Redesigned the website from scratch—adding before/after sliders for every service—and built a client portal where photographers can upload thousands of images, choose retouching options, pay, and download finals.

Birdie Houses:

↑ Bookings surpassed the owner’s three‑month forecast and fast‑tracked the launch of a second property.

Birdie Houses:

↑ Bookings surpassed the owner’s three‑month forecast and fast‑tracked the launch of a second property.

Client:

Client:

Birdie Houses — golf‑centric luxury homes with private concierge in Pinehurst NC, Myrtle Beach SC, and soon Arizona.

Birdie Houses — golf‑centric luxury homes with private concierge in Pinehurst NC, Myrtle Beach SC, and soon Arizona.

Challenge:

Challenge:

Huge social following but only the basic branding available in Figma —no site, no booking flow, and no way to convert golf fans into guests.

Huge social following but only the basic branding available in Figma —no site, no booking flow, and no way to convert golf fans into guests.

Solution:

Solution:

Created a luxury‑grade website from scratch: immersive property pages with custom photo galleries, a membership program, and a streamlined booking flow that mirrors high‑end travel sites.

Created a luxury‑grade website from scratch: immersive property pages with custom photo galleries, a membership program, and a streamlined booking flow that mirrors high‑end travel sites.

Quick Answers Before the  Sprint

Can we split the Sprint into two phases?

Yes—50 % upfront covers Insight + Concept, remainder on Handoff.

Yes—50 % upfront covers Insight + Concept, remainder on Handoff.

What if we already have a dev team?

Even better. I deliver Figma files + tokenised style guide; your devs ship Day 22.

Even better. I deliver Figma files + tokenised style guide; your devs ship Day 22.

Do you work equity‑plus‑cash?

For the right team, yes—minimum 50 % cash to cover sprint costs.

For the right team, yes—minimum 50 % cash to cover sprint costs.

Availability during the Sprint?

Daily Slack, 24‑hour turnaround on feedback, two Zoom reviews per week.

Daily Slack, 24‑hour turnaround on feedback, two Zoom reviews per week.

What happens after the Sprint?

Option A: handoff complete. Option B: roll into Fractional Head‑of‑Design.

Option A: handoff complete. Option B: roll into Fractional Head‑of‑Design.

Are the assets 100 % ours?

All Approved, final deliverables become your exclusive IP once the final invoice is paid. Unused drafts and exploration files stay in my archive.

All Approved, final deliverables become your exclusive IP once the final invoice is paid. Unused drafts and exploration files stay in my archive.

Ready to Start Building?

I take on just 4 founder teams per quarter so I can ship in 21 days without compromise.

I take on just 4 founder teams per quarter so I can ship in 21 days

without compromise.