Aligned AI
Personal AI Workspace · Trust UX
DUDESIGN
Product design partnerfor AI startups.
Fortune 500 craft.Startup speed.
DUDESIGN is an independent product design partner for AI startups. Product judgment, UX/UI, and interface implementation. One engagement.
We've shipped for Audi, Samsung, 3M, Ford, Sony + Honda, and Costco. That same standard now serves Series A–B teams that need to move without lowering the bar.
Aligned AI
We designed a personal AI workspace where trust, clarity, and benchmark content ship together — not as a deck, but as product.
The engagement covered workspace UX, AI trust patterns, and benchmark docs — prototyped in code so PM and Eng could react to real interaction, not static mocks.
Deliverables
- AI Workspace
- Trust UX
- Product Design
- Shipped in Code
- B2B SaaS
- Client
- Aligned
- Scope
- Workspace UX + benchmark content
- Proof
- paulofreitas.design/work/aligned-ai
More work
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Product. Design. Implementation.
- ProductClarify the bet: discovery, priorities, and what success looks like
- DesignFlows, UX/UI, system, and a hi-fi prototype ready to build from
- ImplementationProduction UI in code: components and pages your team can extend
First surface in week two.
Discover
Product bets, architecture, and key flows locked
First surface
Screens in the product you can click through. Not a Figma dump
Design + build
Production UI continues. Standard hands over. Partner and Yearly stay on
Beyond the deliverables:
- ✓Weekly progress updates
Every week, a clear summary of what shipped and what's next. No status meetings.
- ✓Dedicated comms channel
Slack, email, or whatever you use. Direct line to the company.
- ✓Design system documentation
Everything your team needs to extend the work after the engagement ends.
- ✓Production UI package
Specs, assets, component library, production-ready files. No back-and-forth.
- ✓Iteration in the build
Feedback as we go. Not two rounds and a freeze. The timeline still holds.
- ✓Portfolio-grade case study
Published with your approval. Becomes part of your company's design story.
Compared to the usual options.
| Option | Typical cost | With DUDESIGN |
|---|---|---|
| Design agency (handoff) | $35–60k | A stronger body of work. Shipped in the product, not a file. |
| Full-time design engineer | $150–220k + equity | Senior partner capacity without a full-time seat |
| Software house MVP | $40–80k+ | Product taste first. Not a build-by-the-hour shop. |
Ways to work together.
Standard
A defined surface, designed and shipped
$7,000/mo
3-month commit. Billed monthly.
- Hi-fi prototype and production UI
- Iteration in the build, as the work needs it
- Production UI package in code
- First surface in week two
Best for
A first product surface with a defined end date.
Partner
Save $6,000The seat, six-month minimum
$6,000/mo
6-month commit. Billed monthly.
- Everything from Standard, plus:
- Product decisions and design system
- Ongoing product and UI shipping
- The next surface is in the seat, not a new project
Best for
An ongoing design seat, with a six-month commitment.
Recommended
Yearly
Save $24,000The same seat, for the year
$5,000/mo
12-month commit. Billed monthly.
- Everything from Partner, plus:
- Usability testing in the build
- Priority scheduling
- Quarterly design audit
- Design and UI through the year, not a project
Best for
Series A–B teams who already know this isn’t a one-surface problem.
Backend, auth, and infra available via engineering partners. A separate engagement, quoted in addition.
Fair terms. Clear dates.
Invoices issued on fixed dates, independent of feedback pace or deliverable status. Payment schedules scale to each engagement.
Standard
A defined surface, designed and shipped
$7,000/mo
3 months
Payment schedule
- Month 1At kick-off$7,000
- Months 2–3Same date each month$7,000/mo
Billed monthly. 3-month commit.
Partner
Save $6,000The seat, six-month minimum
$6,000/mo
6-month commit
Payment schedule
- Month 1At kick-off$6,000
- Months 2–6Same date each month$6,000/mo
- AfterMonth-to-month$6,000/mo
Billed monthly. 6-month commit.
Recommended
Yearly
Save $24,000The same seat, for the year
$5,000/mo
12-month commit
Payment schedule
- Month 1At kick-off$5,000
- Months 2–12Same date each month$5,000/mo
Billed monthly. 12-month commit.
Payment via wire transfer or ACH. Invoices payable within 7 days of receipt. All amounts in USD.
What you also get.
The work is in the product. These extras help it land with users and with the team.
Standard
A defined surface, designed and shipped
+2
bonuses included
What's added
- Recorded system tour
Twenty minutes they can replay for a new hire. Not a live engineering meeting.
- Co-authored story
A case study they can publish. You get the work on record.
Partner
The seat, six-month minimum
+2
bonuses included
What's added
- Everything in Standard, plus:
Recorded system tour and co-authored story.
- 30-day post-ship review
One session on the live surface. What to fix, what to leave.
- Internal rollout deck
Branded slides for board or all-hands. Ready to present.
Recommended
Yearly
The same seat, for the year
+1
bonuses included
What's added
- Everything in Partner
Post-ship review and internal rollout deck.
Before you ask.
- Do you replace our engineers?
No. We own product, design, and interface implementation. If you need backend, we can introduce trusted engineering partners. That's a separate engagement, quoted in addition.
- Do I own the work?
Yes. Full IP transfers on final payment. Source files and UI code included. DUDESIGN retains portfolio rights only.
- Can we start Standard and switch later?
Yes. You can move to Partner or Yearly anytime. Partner still has a 6-month commit. Yearly still has a 12-month commit.
- Can you work with our existing system?
Yes. We work in what you already have. If the interface isn't at the level the product needs, we raise it — same essence, higher standard. We don't keep weak design just because it exists.