Helping designers discover companies with strong design culture.
Solo founder · Personal startup · MVP launched, v1 coming soon
THE PROBLEM
Designers struggle to judge a company’s design culture from the outside.
The signals exist, but they’re scattered across portfolios, org charts, hiring pages, talks, and community reputation.
INSIGHT
The opportunity wasn’t reviews. It was signals.
Instead of subjective ratings, I built a product around visible indicators of strong design culture; leadership, team structure, portfolios, content, and hiring.
WHAT I BUILT
A platform that brings design culture signals into one place.
A platform that brings design culture signals into one place
Company overviews
Team, portfolio, and content signals
Jobs as a signal of design investment
MVP LAUNCH INSIGHTS
The MVP resonated quickly.
400+ visitors in week one
12 designers reached out with feedback
6 company submissions
CHANGES FOR V1
Launch made the next priorities clear.
I rebuilt the product around three things:
Rebuild with Framer CMS
Improved visual design
A stronger jobs and company submission experience
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Cian O’Brien
Product Designer
Currently @ Nearmap
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