The previous designer ghosted. The agency overpromised and underdelivered. The freelancer disappeared mid-project. The Figma file is a graveyard, the Framer site is half-broken, the launch was last week.

I take over rescue projects: pick up where someone else left off, fix what's broken, ship what needs to ship. No drama, no I-told-you-so, just figuring out what's actually salvageable and getting you across the line.

How it works: send me what you have (Figma file, Framer project, repo access, original brief if there is one, and an honest read on where things stand). I review it within 1 business day and send back a rescue plan: what's salvageable, what needs to be rebuilt, realistic timeline, and what it will actually take to ship. From there we agree on scope and I get to work.

What rescue projects typically involve: untangling and reorganizing existing files, finishing partially built pages or features, fixing broken responsive behavior, replacing or repairing dev work that doesn't match the design, completing or replacing CMS setups, salvaging brand and design system work, and getting things to a state where your team can actually maintain them after.

This is premium-priced. Rescues take more cognitive load than greenfield work — you're inheriting someone else's decisions, working backwards from what's there, and often making hard calls about what to keep vs rebuild. The price reflects that.

Good fit: launch-deadline projects abandoned by a previous contractor, agency-delivered work that doesn't match expectations, internal projects stalled out mid-build, anything where "we just need to get this shipped" is the priority.

Not a fit for: "the previous person was bad, but I also don't have budget" — rescue is more expensive than greenfield, not less. If budget is the constraint, my Design Audit service ($700) is a better starting point.