Lifeguard
Essential Designs was able to create a cutting edge application that will save lives, they always say "Anything can be done" and are definitely able to deliver on that promise.
Jeff Hardy, Founder
Product Design
For Apps, Platforms and User Workflows
Design the product before you build the wrong thing. We help teams define user flows, UX, UI, prototypes, and product decisions that support real business outcomes.
Essential Designs combines senior product thinking, UX/UI design, and development experience so design decisions stay practical, buildable, and aligned with timelines.
★★★★★ 5.0 average rating from 100+ reviews
Google
5.0 ★★★★★
46 reviews
Clutch
5.0 ★★★★★
34 reviews
DesignRush
5.0 ★★★★★
30 reviews
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Our Clients
Making hundreds of businesses
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Teck Resources
We've been engaged with Essential Designs for several years now and we've found that the value they deliver is significantly above everyone else that we deal with.
Rick Twaddle, SBA
Schneider Electric
We are a company present in more than 150 countries. I was very happy with their efficiency. They were responsive and happy to make any changes that we required.
Kirill Kudymov, Product Manager
Handld
I had a lot of trust in them, everyone knew their job, and they worked very efficiently. The trust and communication skills were what distinguished them from their competitors.
Cristen Phipps, Owner
Process
The Essential Product Design Process
A practical design process for turning ideas into user flows, interfaces, prototypes, and build-ready product plans.
01
Discovery
We define your goals, users, requirements, timeline, and business case before design or development begins.
02
Scope
We turn the idea into a fixed-price plan with clear features, assumptions, milestones, and delivery expectations.
03
Design
We map user flows, screens, interactions, and product details so the experience can be validated early.
04
Development
Senior developers build the product in focused stages, with regular updates and practical communication.
05
Testing
We test usability, performance, integrations, permissions, and edge cases before launch.
06
Launch
We support deployment, handoff, tracking, documentation, and future improvements after release.
Need product design clarity? Let's map the experience first.
Before investing in development, we help you validate the workflow, interface, and product direction with clear UX and buildable design.
Discuss Product Design
Why Essential Designs
Product Design That Stays Connected to Development
For commercial search, product design needs to show more than polished screens. Buyers need a practical process that turns ideas, user needs, and business goals into build-ready app and software experiences.
UX + UI
User flows, wireframes, prototypes, and interface systems
Build-ready
Design decisions reviewed through a development lens
Fewer surprises
Scope, interactions, and edge cases clarified early
App + web
Mobile apps, web apps, portals, dashboards, and platforms
Can you design before development is approved?
Yes. Product design can be used to validate user flows, screens, requirements, and scope before committing to a full software or app development build.
Do your designers work with developers?
Yes. Our design process is connected to senior development review so interface decisions stay practical, technically realistic, and easier to estimate.
What kinds of products do you design?
We design mobile apps, web applications, dashboards, customer portals, admin tools, workflow software, SaaS products, and other custom digital products.
Selected Work
See the kind of apps and platforms we build.
A quick look at real mobile apps, web platforms, SaaS portals, and business systems from the Essential Designs portfolio.
Emerson Electric
Mobile AppModernized field operations app with dashboards, alerts, reporting, and low-data workflows.
Field operations modernization
Teck Resources
Web AppResponsive EHSC application for on-site safety checks and reporting.
Enterprise safety software
Lifeguard
Mobile AppGroundbreaking safe-consumption platform with emergency response workflows.
Life-saving mobile app
Good Roads
Web PlatformVendor database and technical-services portal for government procurement workflows.
Procurement SaaS portal
Honeywell
Web AppGlobal license-key management software for a complex enterprise workflow.
License management system
All Skin
Mobile AppPersonalized skincare app using product data, surveys, and routine analysis.
Personalized product matching
What We Do for Product Design
Product Discovery
We clarify users, goals, business requirements, constraints, and product priorities before visual design begins.
UX Flows & Wireframes
We map journeys, screens, navigation, and interactions so teams can validate the experience before development.
UI Design & Prototypes
We create polished interfaces and clickable prototypes for apps, portals, dashboards, and software platforms.
Design-to-Development Handoff
We keep design practical for development, with clear specs, components, communication, and senior technical review.
Helpful resources
Helpful UX And Product Design Guides
Review these guides when you need to clarify user flows, interface decisions, and product design priorities before development.
Read the guides
UI/UX Design Checklist Ten practical checks for improving usability before product design moves into development. Why UX Reduces Development Costs How better product decisions up front reduce rework and improve software performance. Enterprise Software Design Challenges Common UX issues in complex business systems and how to design around them.
The Essentials of Product Design
Product design is not just about visuals. It is about creating a user-friendly, functional, and reliable digital product that supports business goals.
We help define the problem, understand users, map workflows, and design interactions before development decisions become expensive.
Because Essential Designs also builds software, our UX/UI work is grounded in what can be developed, tested, launched, and supported.
Clear communication matters through design. We keep product decisions visible so stakeholders understand what is being designed and why.
The result is a cleaner product roadmap, stronger user experience, and fewer surprises when development begins.
UX, UI, product strategy, and developer-aware design in one roadmap.
We help teams turn product ideas into intuitive, build-ready digital experiences for mobile apps, web apps, and software platforms.
