UX + Product Design RetainerT.H. Ponders
Flexible, strategic design support—built around your product.
This ongoing design retainer is ideal for teams who need consistent, thoughtful UX and product design without the overhead of a full-time hire. Whether you’re shipping new features, refining an existing system, or just need a trusted design partner on call, we’ll shape a structure that works for your product, your process, and your team.
A full list of services I offer can be found in the deliverables section—but we’ll work together to define what actually makes sense for your needs. Every retainer is custom-scoped to fit the stage, goals, and rhythm of your project needs.
What's included
🧠 UX Strategy + Product Planning
Support for early-stage concepts, user flow mapping, feature prioritization, and high-level product thinking.
✏️ Wireframes + UI Design
Clean, accessible mockups in Figma for core flows, pages, and screens—ready for dev handoff or user testing.
🔍 UX Audits + Accessibility Checks
Review of existing products or flows with expert feedback on usability, clarity, and WCAG 2.0 accessibility compliance.
🧱 Design Systems + Component Libraries
Component-based systems and reusable design patterns tailored to your product’s structure, needs, and scalability.
🛠️ Developer-Ready Handoff Docs
Annotated frames, specs, and documentation to support smooth collaboration with engineering teams.
💬 Design + Dev Check-ins
Live or async sessions during the dev cycle to ensure clarity, avoid drift, and reduce back-and-forth at the finish line.
👨💻 Post-Build QA Support
Visual QA and functionality walkthroughs after implementation to catch layout, spacing, or accessibility issues before launch.
📊 Async Reviews + Ongoing Feedback
Consistent check-ins, design reviews, and revision rounds to keep your product moving forward—even in async workflows.
🎨 Style, Brand, and Voice Guide
Collaborative documentation to align your brand’s visuals, tone, and content standards across the product and beyond.
FAQs
We’ll scope that together. Some clients need just a few hours a week for design reviews and support, while others want 20–30+ hours a month for feature flows, systems work, or ongoing collaboration.
Anything from UX reviews and design systems to full product flows, UI polish, handoff docs, or team strategy. If it touches product design or UX, I can help you move it forward.
That’s totally fine. I’ve worked independently, as a solo designer at a 0 to 1 startup, and been embedded within product teams. I’m comfortable leading design decisions or collaborating closely with founders, engineers, and PMs.
We’ll figure out what works best—email, async check-ins, shared docs, or short calls. I’ll keep you in the loop and make sure you always know where things stand.
Yes! Retainers are scoped monthly, so if your needs change, we can adjust our plan and hours as we go.
T.H.'s other services
Starting at$110 /hr
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UX + Product Design RetainerT.H. Ponders
Starting at$110 /hr
Tags
Adobe XD
CSS
Figma
Framer
Sketch
UX Designer
UX Engineer
UX Researcher
Flexible, strategic design support—built around your product.
This ongoing design retainer is ideal for teams who need consistent, thoughtful UX and product design without the overhead of a full-time hire. Whether you’re shipping new features, refining an existing system, or just need a trusted design partner on call, we’ll shape a structure that works for your product, your process, and your team.
A full list of services I offer can be found in the deliverables section—but we’ll work together to define what actually makes sense for your needs. Every retainer is custom-scoped to fit the stage, goals, and rhythm of your project needs.
What's included
🧠 UX Strategy + Product Planning
Support for early-stage concepts, user flow mapping, feature prioritization, and high-level product thinking.
✏️ Wireframes + UI Design
Clean, accessible mockups in Figma for core flows, pages, and screens—ready for dev handoff or user testing.
🔍 UX Audits + Accessibility Checks
Review of existing products or flows with expert feedback on usability, clarity, and WCAG 2.0 accessibility compliance.
🧱 Design Systems + Component Libraries
Component-based systems and reusable design patterns tailored to your product’s structure, needs, and scalability.
🛠️ Developer-Ready Handoff Docs
Annotated frames, specs, and documentation to support smooth collaboration with engineering teams.
💬 Design + Dev Check-ins
Live or async sessions during the dev cycle to ensure clarity, avoid drift, and reduce back-and-forth at the finish line.
👨💻 Post-Build QA Support
Visual QA and functionality walkthroughs after implementation to catch layout, spacing, or accessibility issues before launch.
📊 Async Reviews + Ongoing Feedback
Consistent check-ins, design reviews, and revision rounds to keep your product moving forward—even in async workflows.
🎨 Style, Brand, and Voice Guide
Collaborative documentation to align your brand’s visuals, tone, and content standards across the product and beyond.
FAQs
We’ll scope that together. Some clients need just a few hours a week for design reviews and support, while others want 20–30+ hours a month for feature flows, systems work, or ongoing collaboration.
Anything from UX reviews and design systems to full product flows, UI polish, handoff docs, or team strategy. If it touches product design or UX, I can help you move it forward.
That’s totally fine. I’ve worked independently, as a solo designer at a 0 to 1 startup, and been embedded within product teams. I’m comfortable leading design decisions or collaborating closely with founders, engineers, and PMs.
We’ll figure out what works best—email, async check-ins, shared docs, or short calls. I’ll keep you in the loop and make sure you always know where things stand.
Yes! Retainers are scoped monthly, so if your needs change, we can adjust our plan and hours as we go.
T.H.'s other services
$110 /hr