Product Design

Product design that moves the needle


Products exist to solve a problem. At our core, we're problem solvers – whether it's at the company level or we're addressing a specific experience. We begin by understanding the problem, distilling it down, and going back to first principles. Then we research solutions, brainstorm ideas and execute.
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Shaping

We start by collaborating on the product's core strategy. This involves digging into users and figuring out at a high level how the problem we're trying to solve should best be solved.

UI & Design Systems

Once the foundations are laid, we design the interface in high fidelity, in a system that's simple for devs to implement (get in touch to hear about our dev documentation process).
"NBS were a game-changer for us. Collaborating with them felt more like having a dedicated product and design team than dealing with an agency."
Ananda Krishna
CEO at Astra Security

Redesigns

Dealing with some design debt? We regularly partner with companies to spruce up or totally overhaul their interface. This could be as simple as a visual clean-up or a total UX overhaul.

All inclusive pricing

Scaler
US$1920
per week, billed every 2 weeks
Around 16 hours per week

Top priority support

All services

Real-time jams as needed

Pause or cancel anytime

Subscriptions

A full-service, dedicated design team for a simple weekly fee. We've partnered with companies from a couple of months to 3+ years (and counting). We like to start with a 2 week mini-sprint to see how we get on.

Sprints

Fixed-term projects scoped and priced up front.
How we work

Our process gets results. Fast.

Shaping

First, we meet jam!

We collaborate in-sync (over Zoom*) and spitball concepts in real time in Jam sessions at least once a week. This helps us shape the product strategy, ideate and figure out the hard stuff.
*on-site available occasionally in usa/europe!
Ideation

Lo-fi mocks in minutes

We're Figma power-users, and spin up rough design solutions at break-neck speed (often in front of your own eyes on Zoom). This helps us visualize ideas in real time and figure out if they're rubbish, or if they've got legs.
Visual Design

Go high fidelity

Once we have our rough draft, we make it work. We fill in the missing pieces and make it beautiful. And more importantly, we make sure it's actually achievable within our constraints (whether that's framework, budget or time).
Delivery

Formalize

Now that the messy, creative part is over, we'll componentize and document everything into the design system ready to either prototype or send to dev (and yes, we'll work with your devs to get it looking how it should).
Ultralight
Vertical SaaS New York City

Compliance automation for medtech innovators

"While they’ve certainly got the UI chops for modern SaaS work, we’ve been most impressed by their ability to collaborate on complicated UX decisions and deeply understand our customer needs."
Monik Sheth
Founder & CEO at Ultralight
Astra
Development San Francisco

Security conscious companies trust Astra for continuous Pentests

"NBS were a game-changer for us. Collaborating with them felt more like having a dedicated product and design team than dealing with an agency."
Ananda Krishna
CEO at Astra Security
Chronom
Development Tel Aviv

AI monitoring for Managed Service Providers

"What really stands out is NBS' ability to grasp even the most technical assignments and nail them on the first go."
Benny Rosner
CEO at Chronom.AI
Programa
Vertical SaaS Melbourne

Helping Interior Designers Quit Spreadsheets

"Highly skilled, reliable and combines strategic insights with great design. They’ve been fundamental to our success."
Traviss Orr
Co-Founder & CEO of Programa
Showwcase
Social San Francisco

The social network for developers

Temelio
Vertical SaaS New York City

Helping foundations deliver greater impact

"The NBS team were amazingly collaborative, quick, and thorough. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone looking for product design at any level!"
Maya Kuppermann
CEO at Temelio
Giraffe
Vertical SaaS Sydney

Creating better cities with Giraffe's urban planning platform

Bridle
Vertical SaaS San Francisco

Better barn & equestrian events management

Cheqpay
Fintech Miami

The payments app helping Mexico quit cash

"The NBS team have been critical in not just the UI but also thinking through the product experience from first principles."
Thomas Cecil
Founder of Cheqpay
Harper
Healthcare San Francisco

Connecting communities with pharmacy care

"Working with NBS is like a breath of fresh air. I really appreciate how detail oriented they are and how they have the process on lock."
Tara Debek
Founder at Harper
Jet
Fintech San Francisco

Socialized Crypto & NFT Trading

Move Your Mind
Mental Health New York City

Holistic wellbeing in the workplace

PLOT
Social

Discover & share great places

WanderWith
Social

Match with fellow travelers for new adventures

Wayland
Vertical SaaS New York City

The software for modern machine shops

"A remarkably smooth and rewarding experience. They bring a wealth of knowledge to the table, offering insights from past projects that enhance the present one."
David Brett
Founder & CEO at Wayland
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Let's make something great together.



Check out Marathon, the project app we created that enables our process