engagements

Projects

4 to 12 weeks · Starting at 7K/Week*
Strategic brand solutions at every business stage

A design project gives the work a clear shape. When the scope is defined, the timeline is set, and the deliverables can be measured from start to finish, a project engagement gives you a direct path to a finished outcome. UntilNow runs design projects with the deliverables and dates agreed upfront, so you always know what you are getting and when.

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A design project gives the work a clear shape. When the scope is defined, the timeline is set, and the deliverables can be measured from start to finish, a project engagement gives you a direct path to a finished outcome. UntilNow runs design projects with the deliverables and dates agreed upfront, so you always know what you are getting and when.

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It’s been a highly collaborative process, from the start right through to scale. UntilNow took the time. It’s been a highly collaborative process, from the start right through to scale. UntilNow took the time.
Yosuke Hall

Yosuke Hall

Co-Founder

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Who you’ll work with

Fractional support from people who’ve done it before.

We bring together UntilNow team members and independent experts to offer high-impact, hands-on support.

Rob McCreery
Part Time
Advisory
Part Time
Advisory
Rob McCreery
Fractional Business Strategy

Helps clients set long-term strategy that will lead to success, whilst also managing the UntilNow business and helping it grow. Previously: Deloitte, Fusion Labs.

Ian Davis
Part Time
Advisory
Part Time
Advisory
Ian Davis
Fractional COO/CEO ‘Wingman’/Growth Advisor

Helps founders and CEOs drive growth, innovation, and transformation across tech, media, telecom and education. Previously: Telstra, Kayo and Foxtel.

Kaga Bryan
Part Time
Advisory
Part Time
Advisory
Kaga Bryan
Head of Brand

Helps clients build compelling brand and creative strategies. Previously: The Iconic, Publicis Groupe.

Tyler Wilchek
Part Time
Advisory
Part Time
Advisory
Tyler Wilchek
Fractional CMO

Helps clients grow through data-driven marketing and strategic leadership. Previously: The Iconic, BricX, BoozeBud, Montu.

Francesco de Chirico
Part Time
Advisory
Part Time
Advisory
Francesco de Chirico
Head of Design

Helps clients define and deliver high-impact product and design strategies. Previously: Airtasker, The Iconic, Campaign Monitor.

Simon Reynolds
Part Time
Advisory
Part Time
Advisory
Simon Reynolds
Fractional CMO

Helps founders and scale marketplaces by embedding directly into early-stage teams. Previously: Airtasker, Vivian Health, Hatch.

Berty Bhuruth
Part Time
Advisory
Part Time
Advisory
Berty Bhuruth
Fractional Design and Product Lead

Helps clients define user-led product experiences and solve complex problems through thoughtful design. Previously: Honeywell, Canon.

Engagement

Custom

Tell us what you need and we will define the best approach based on your needs

Why Choose a Project Engagement?

A project engagement suits work that can be scoped, priced, and delivered against a clear brief. You know what you need, we agree on what good looks like, and we build to it.

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At UntilNow we run projects in two modes. Fixed scope projects cover defined deliverables such as websites, brand identities, design systems, and apps, where the outcome and timeline are locked in before we begin. Discovery projects cover strategy, positioning, and innovation work, where the answer emerges through research and iteration rather than a finished brief.

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Both give you a senior team focused on a single outcome, with clear milestones and a defined end point.

Projects vs In-House Team

A project has a clear beginning and end. Where the alternative is hiring a team to deliver it or piecing it together with freelancers, a project brings you a senior team for a defined, focused push against one brief, one timeline, and one budget.

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When the work can be quantified and the goalposts are stable, it's the most efficient way to reach the outcome.

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Project

One team, every discipline

Strategy, design, and dev in one place, ready to start without the months of hiring to assemble it internally.

A single accountable partner

One team owning the outcome, not you managing four or five new hires through their first project together.

Fixed price, fixed timeline

A defined scope and end date locked in before we start, no open ended commitment running past the work.

Senior craft as standard

Senior practitioners on every brief, the level a one off project budget can't usually justify hiring in house.

From brief to kickoff in weeks

The engagement ends when the work does, no team left on payroll once the project lands.

Two ways of working with us on Projects

Fixed Scope

Websites, brand identities, design systems, and apps where the deliverables and timeline are locked in upfront.

SUPPORT

We work as a senior team alongside yours, focused on a single outcome against a defined brief and timeline. Either to launch a new website, deliver a rebrand, build a design system, or ship a new app.

Ways of working

  • Detailed project plan with milestones
  • Fixed timeline and budget
  • Defined deliverables
  • Regular progress updates
  • Final handoff with documentation

Discovery

Strategy, positioning, and innovation work where the answer emerges through research and iteration, not a brief.

SUPPORT

We embed a senior team into your strategic question, running research, testing concepts, and iterating until the answer becomes clear. You finish with a direction you can build on with confidence.

Ways of working

  • Discovery workshops
  • Strategic research & insights
  • Iterative concept development
  • Flexible scope adaptation
  • Recommendations & roadmap

Not sure which fits? Tell us where you're at and we'll shape the right engagement.

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What can we help you with?

Our goal is to help companies unlock great ideas and get them to market quickly.

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Business outcomes

A well run project turns a clear brief into work you can ship and measure.

An ongoing partner compounds in value as the team builds shared context over time.
Defined deliverables completed on an agreed timeline
Clear cost control within a fixed, quantified scope
A finished asset ready to launch, whether a website, identity, design system, or product
Sharper positioning and direction from focused discovery work
A clean handover so your team can run with the result
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UX/UI Audits

UX audits with shippable recommendations. UntilNow audits product experience, web journeys, and accessibility, then translates findings into prioritised actions your team can ship this quarter.

Localisation and Translation

Localisation that keeps the brand intact. UntilNow takes brands into new regions and languages with design, copy, and tech working together, not translation bolted onto a finished site late.

Concept Validation

Concept validation that produces decisions. UntilNow runs sprint based engagements that move teams past internal opinion and into real evidence, with prototypes and user testing in weeks.

MVP Design and Build

MVPs that ship in months. UntilNow takes founders from validated concept to production grade product in 8 to 12 weeks, with strategy, design, and engineering handled by one team, one studio.

AI Image Libraries

Bespoke AI image libraries trained on your brand. Replace generic stock with on brand imagery your team can generate on demand across web, social, and campaign work, governed and on system.

AI-Powered Creative

AI powered creative, human led judgment. UntilNow blends generative tooling with design direction and production craft, delivering brand consistent video, imagery, and copy variants at AI scale.

Email Templates

Branded email systems for marketing, lifecycle, and transactional flows. UntilNow designs and builds them directly into your ESP, with modular components ready for in house teams to extend.

Packaging and Merchandise Design

Packaging that performs on shelf. UntilNow designs the structure, graphics, copy, and finish of consumer, FMCG, and premium packaging with brand and production rigour from concept to dieline.

Print Design

Reports, brochures, books, and editorial print that give brands a physical presence beyond the screen. UntilNow designs and produces print with the same craft and production rigour as digital.

Ebook and Report Design

Reports people actually read. UntilNow designs annual reports, research reports, ebooks, and whitepapers that turn long form content into something marketing and comms teams can actually point to.

Presentation Design

Decks that earn the room. UntilNow designs investor decks, sales decks, keynotes, and branded template systems that translate strategy into a story leadership and BD teams can actually pitch.

Android App Development

UntilNow designs and develops Android apps that blend performance, usability, and scalability. Partner with a leading Australian studio to build Kotlin native experiences your users will love.

iOS App Development

UntilNow designs iOS apps that blend technical excellence with intuitive UX. We combine strategy, design, and engineering to build secure, scalable apps for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, natively.

Website Design

UntilNow designs and builds websites that do more than look good. They drive results. We blend strategy, UX, and technical precision to create experiences that engage users and scale with confidence.

Digital Product Design

Design products that people love to use. UntilNow's digital product design studio blends strategy, research, and creativity to craft intuitive, high performing products from concept to launch.

Brand Positioning

Sharp positioning workshops that find the wedge separating you from the field, translated into a one page brief your team can act on across marketing, sales, product, and campaign work on day one.

Webflow Development

Build fast, scalable, and visually striking websites with UntilNow, a leading Webflow development studio in Australia. We build high performing, conversion ready sites that bring ideas to life.

UX/UI Design

Transform your website or app with UntilNow's UX/UI design studio. We design intuitive, user centred experiences that blend creativity and strategy to drive engagement, conversions, and growth.

Tone of Voice

Verbal identity systems that make every team sound like one brand. UntilNow builds voice principles, do's and don'ts, and worked examples writers can actually apply across every surface you own.

Social Media Design

UntilNow is a Sydney social media studio helping brands grow with strategy, content, campaigns, and community engagement. We build awareness, drive results, and make every post genuinely count.

SEO Optimisation

SEO that respects the brand. UntilNow blends technical audits, on page work, and content strategy to grow organic traffic without flattening the experience or ruining the homepage in the process.

No Code Dev

No code development in Webflow, Framer, Bubble, and Airtable. UntilNow builds marketing sites, internal tools, and lightweight web apps with the engineering rigour your team can actually own.

Motion Design

Bring ideas to life with UntilNow, a motion design studio in Australia crafting captivating animations, explainer videos, and brand visuals that tell stories with movement, meaning, and emotion.

AI Automation

Streamline workflows, reduce costs, and scale faster with intelligent automation. UntilNow helps teams integrate AI that actually works, from marketing and operations through to data analytics.

Innovation Strategy

Innovation strategy without the buzzwords. UntilNow helps founders and exec teams pick where to bet, validate fast with real users and data, and ship new products in months rather than quarters.

Illustration Design

Illustration that makes your brand unmistakable. UntilNow creates original artwork, icon systems, and character design that give your brand a distinctive visual voice competitors can't copy.

Design Systems

Ship faster, stay consistent. UntilNow builds design systems that scale, from foundations and tokens through to component libraries, Storybook docs, and governance frameworks teams actually adopt.

Copywriting

Brand, editorial, product marketing, and ad copy with a clear point of view. UntilNow writes words designed to work harder, paired with design from the start so every surface earns its space.

Messaging Frameworks

Messaging hierarchies that align teams around the right message for the right audience, every time. UntilNow ends the copy debates with a single source of truth marketing and sales can share.

Ad Creative

Scroll stopping ad creative across static, motion, and video. Concept, production, and variants built to test, scale, and earn attention in the crowded feeds your audience actually scrolls.

Brand Guidelines

Practical brand books and digital portals designed to be used, not shelved. UntilNow builds guideline systems that align teams, agencies, and partners around one consistent, scalable brand.

App Development

Bring your idea to life with UntilNow, a strategic app development studio in Australia. From mobile to web, we design and build digital products that inspire engagement and drive real growth.

Brand Strategy

Brand strategy that travels from boardroom to backlog. UntilNow partners with founders and marketing leaders to define positioning, architecture, and messaging your team can actually act on.

Brand Naming

A name is more than a word. It's the start of your brand story. UntilNow creates distinctive, market ready names for startups and rebrands, blending creativity, clarity, and strategy that lasts.

Website Development

Your website is often your customer's first impression. UntilNow blends design precision with robust functionality and performance to ensure your website looks as good as it works and flows.

Visual Identity

Build a visual identity that tells your brand's story. UntilNow crafts cohesive logos, colour systems, and design languages that create recognition, trust, and lasting consistency across channels.

User Research Agency

Make every design decision backed by insight. UntilNow specialises in usability testing, audience analysis, and data led UX research that shapes high impact, user centred digital products fast.

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Flagship
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Tandem
FLA
Bigger
Tandem
Snowmelt
Prophero
Bigger
Chris O'Brien
Carma
Sven
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Spriggy
Cake
Carma
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Who do we work with

Some of our clients

From early-stage startups to ambitious scaleups, we partner with bold teams bringing transformative ideas to life. Each collaboration reflects our passion for crafting thoughtful, impactful solutions—whether it’s building memorable brands, designing seamless digital experiences, or solving complex challenges with clarity and purpose. Together, we create work that drives progress and leaves a lasting impression.

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FAQs

What is a project engagement?
A project engagement is design or brand work delivered against a defined scope, timeline, and set of deliverables. You agree what will be produced and by when, and we build to that brief.
What kinds of work suit a project?
Projects suit work that can be clearly scoped, such as a website, a brand identity, a design system, or a product build. They also suit focused discovery work like strategy, positioning, or innovation sprints.
What is the difference between a fixed scope project and a discovery project?
A fixed scope project has defined deliverables and a set timeline locked in upfront, ideal when you know exactly what you need. A discovery project is more exploratory, where the answer emerges through research and iteration rather than a finished brief.
How is a project different from a retainer?
A project has a clear start and end and delivers a specific outcome. A retainer gives you ongoing design capability over time. Choose a project when the work can be quantified, and a retainer when you need a continuous partner.
How long does a typical project take?
Timelines depend on scope. A focused discovery sprint may run a few weeks, while a larger build can run across several months. [VERIFY: confirm typical duration ranges for common project types such as identity vs full website build]
How is a project priced?
Projects are quoted against a defined scope, so cost is agreed before work begins. This gives you clear budget control with no open commitment.
What happens if the scope changes partway through?
If priorities shift, we agree any changes to scope, cost, and timeline together before proceeding, so there are no surprises.
Who works on my project?
You work with a senior UntilNow team matched to the brief, spanning the design, brand, product, and strategy skills the work needs. [VERIFY: confirm team composition and seniority for project work]
What do I receive at the end of a project?
You receive the agreed deliverables in launch ready form, along with a handover so your team can confidently carry the work forward.
Can a project lead into ongoing work?
Yes. Many clients begin with a project and move into a retainer or fractional engagement once they see the value of an ongoing partnership.
How we do it

Startup pace

You want to move fast. So do we. We operate as a nimble, high-powered team working hand-in-hand with early-stage founders. We know your world and understand the tradeoffs. We help you to prioritise design tasks to have the greatest impact.

Shared tools and face-2-face interactions

Right from the project kick-off, we'll establish a working rhythm that matches the needs of your team using common tools like Figma and Slack.

Sydney-based, globally powered

We have built an incredible network of incredibly talented designers and thinkers - both locally and globally. Each person in team is hand-selected based on expertise and project chemistry to bring your product vision to life.

Business Goals

We’re allergic to agency overhead, bureaucracy, and process. We evaluate our work based on business results, not industry awards. We’re proud of the growth we’ve helped create.

Highly collaborative

Expect stand-ups, shared tools, workshops and ceremonies to keep you in the loop. We’ll involve you as much as you’d like to be involved this also extends towards any advisors, or others who you would like to bring along on the journey.


Strategy with execution

Exploring the right questions is as important speed of delivery.  We seek to understand the problem you aim to solve, and how design is best leverage to boost business impact. This informs how we build the product now to efficiently achieve your future goals.

Case Studies

Arkeus
Arkeus
A website built with the same precision as the technology it sells.
Deeligence
Deeligence
Harnessing AI to streamline how law firms provide due diligence.
Sven
Sven
Taking the pain out of temporary work

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