Questions founders ask

Mostly B2B/B2C SaaS, AI tools, fintech, and internet startups from pre-seed to Series B. That said, we work with any company building digital products who values speed, craft, and strategic design thinking.

Yes. Early-stage startups are our bread and butter, but we work with companies at every stage, from pre-seed founders to established enterprises. We have worked with teams like Samsung, Lenovo, and Logitech.

We are not the best fit if you need constant same-day turnarounds, treat design as a commodity, or want to squeeze maximum output without respecting scope or timelines. We work best with founders who value craft and see design as a strategic partnership.

Freelancers handle one-off tasks well, but rarely cover multiple services or give you the continuity of a long-term product partner. A full-time senior designer costs far more and brings recruiting, benefits, and long-term commitment along with it. Artone gives you senior craft and product thinking at a fraction of that cost, with the flexibility to pause whenever you need.

On the call, we discuss your product, goals, and pain points. If it is a good fit, we send the agreement and invoice. Once paid, we set up your Slack channel and kick off within days.

It depends on the project's complexity, but a typical month covers something like an 8-section landing page designed + built in Framer, a quick brand identity with logo, colors, typography, and visual assets, and a set of 3-5 core product screens. If you would rather focus on one big initiative, we will dedicate the full month to it. For example, if you need product design, we can spend the entire month on UI/UX, building out your component system, and mapping user flows. In that case, the output is a significantly larger set of screens, whether that means the full app, a complete feature flow, or a major portion of your product.

Yes. Many clients use the retainer across several areas at once. We prioritize based on your business goals.

Yes. We have taken products from idea to launch many times. We can help with user research, wireframing, UI design, prototyping, building out your design system, and developing it into a working web or mobile app.

Yes. Beyond product, web, and brand design, we offer motion design and development. Motion covers product launch videos, explainer videos, micro-interactions and animations, and social and ad videos. Development covers web apps, mobile apps, websites, backends and APIs, and cleaning up MVPs built with AI tools. Both are included in the retainer like any other task, and also available as custom projects.

We hand off developer-friendly designs, and our developers can work alongside your engineering team if you need extra hands. We adapt to your workflow and make sure everything is built for smooth implementation.

Absolutely. We regularly collaborate with internal product, design, and engineering teams. We can plug into your existing structure or lead the design direction, whichever you prefer.

$5,000 per month for the standard retainer. Custom projects are quoted based on scope, payment split 50/25/25, with a minimum engagement of $2,000.

You pay a flat monthly fee for continuous design and development support. We deliver updates every other business day and hold optional weekly strategy calls. You can pause or cancel anytime with no long-term lock-in.

Yes. No minimums, no long-term lock-in. Use it for a month, pause, come back later. Many clients start with one month and stay because it works.

Yes. If the retainer is not the right fit, we can scope a custom project with a defined deliverable and timeline. Minimum engagement for custom projects is $2,000.

Unused retainer time does not roll over month to month, but you can pause once per 30-day cycle to preserve remaining days for up to 60 days. If you resume within that window, we continue with the time left. After 60 days, unused time expires. During a pause, no new work is started.

We revise until you're happy, that's part of how the retainer works. Design comes down to taste, so if something's off, tell us and we adjust until it's right, no cap on rounds. We ship strong, considered work from the first round, but when it's a matter of preference, we keep going until it matches yours. If the partnership isn't a fit within the first week, we offer a 75% refund.

You work directly with me, Razvan. I lead strategy and I'm your point of contact throughout, plus a senior designer from our team, and a developer when the work involves code.

Usually two: me plus a senior designer from our team, with a developer joining when there's code to write. You work with the same people throughout, not a rotating team or account manager.

We work through a dedicated Slack Connect channel. You can share briefs however you prefer: Google Docs, Loom videos, or quick messages. We deliver updates every other business day and hold weekly strategy calls to align on priorities and product direction.

Yes. We can work in your Figma files, Linear, Notion, or other tools you already use.

Access to relevant accounts and materials, a brief or walkthrough of your goals and project, and payment. Briefs can be a Google Doc, a Loom video, or a few Slack messages. We adapt to how you work.

Yes. All design files, assets, and code are transferred to you. You have full ownership from day one.

It's included in your retainer like any other task. We design your site in Figma first, build it in Framer, then transfer it to your account. You own it fully. Even if our engagement ends, the site stays with you. You keep full ownership and control, and you only pay Framer directly for hosting. There is no lock-in or dependency on us for maintenance or access, though we are happy to keep supporting you if needed.

Yes, we are happy to sign an NDA before discussing sensitive details. Our standard NDAs cover a two-year term.

Yes. We regularly work on unreleased features and products under NDA.

Usually within a few days, sometimes the next day. It comes down to our current availability and how urgent your timeline is. If you're on a deadline, tell us on the call and we'll be straight about what's realistic.

It depends on scope. A landing page might take a week. A full product design might span from one to several months. We break large initiatives into tasks and deliver continuously, so you see progress every few days.

Delayed feedback, unclear briefs, or shifting priorities. We mitigate this by communicating proactively, setting clear expectations upfront, and helping you prioritize what to build next.

If we have capacity, yes. Let us know your deadline during our first conversation and we will tell you immediately if we can hit it.