High-performance design for Founders who build fast
High-performance design for Founders who build fast
High-performance design for Founders who build fast
Tribe is a senior design team with art direction embedded into your workflow. Product, web, marketing, and brand designs, all shipped through one monthly retainer.
Tribe Designworks
Design agency
Projects done
100+
Reviews
4.9/5
02
R
Regular Agency
Design agency
03
F
Fiverr Designers
Freelancers
04
U
Upwork Designers
Freelancers
"This was a no brainer retainer. We get agency-level output, with almost no overhead, and the availability of a full-time team."
"This was a no brainer retainer. We get agency-level output, with almost no overhead, and the availability of a full-time team."
"This was a no brainer retainer. We get agency-level output, with almost no overhead, and the availability of a full-time team."
"This was a no brainer retainer. We get agency-level output, with almost no overhead, and the responsiveness of a full-time team."
Bhaumik patel
Founder & CEO @Atrium
(02)
Who we are for
Best for teams past the messy MVP stage
We won't be a great fit for
01
You're preparing for launch or relaunch, but your current website or product UI looks weak.
02
You're getting ready for fundraising, and you need to look credible for investors.
03
Design has turned into a bottleneck: too many design needs, DIY or in-house capacities are not enough.
04
You've overgrown your early design: your design assets feel early-stage while you're aiming higher.
05
You don't want to build an in-house team (yet) and you'd rather plug in a senior external team.
(02)
Who we are for
Best for teams past the messy MVP stage
We won't be a great fit for
01
You're preparing for launch or relaunch, but your current website or product UI looks weak.
02
You're getting ready for fundraising, and you need to look credible for investors.
03
Design has turned into a bottleneck: too many design needs, DIY or in-house capacities are not enough.
04
You've overgrown your early design: your design assets feel early-stage while you're aiming higher.
05
You don't want to build an in-house team (yet) and you'd rather plug in a senior external team.
(02)
Who we are for
Best for teams past the messy MVP stage
We won't be a great fit for
01
You're preparing for launch or relaunch, but your current website or product UI looks weak.
02
You're getting ready for fundraising, and you need to look credible for investors.
03
Design has turned into a bottleneck: too many design needs, DIY or in-house capacities are not enough.
04
You've overgrown your early design: your design assets feel early-stage while you're aiming higher.
05
You don't want to build an in-house team (yet) and you'd rather plug in a senior external team.
(02)
Who we are for
Best for teams past the messy MVP stage
01
You're preparing for launch or relaunch, but your current website or product UI looks weak.
02
You're getting ready for fundraising, and you need to look credible for investors.
03
Design has turned into a bottleneck: too many design needs, DIY or in-house capacities are not enough.
04
You've overgrown your early design: your design assets feel early-stage while you're aiming higher.
05
You don't want to build an in-house team (yet) and you'd rather plug in a senior external team.
We won't be a great fit for
Need a one-off design?
Need a one-off design?
Need a one-off design?
Need a one-off design?
Not sure if you're ready for a retainer, but would like to get fast and professional help with branding, launching a new website, or designing a feature?
Not sure if you're ready for a retainer, but would like to get fast and professional help with branding, launching a new website, or designing a feature?
Not sure if you're ready for a retainer, but would like to get fast and professional help with branding, launching a new website, or designing a feature?
No pressure, if we are not a good fit – we will tell you.
No pressure, if we are not a good fit – we will tell you.
(03)
What we do
From idea to promotion, one team covers all design needs.
From idea to promotion, one team covers all design needs.
From idea to promotion, one team covers all design needs.
From idea to promotion, one team covers all design needs.
(04)
How Tribe works
We take all design worries off your hands
Most startups do not have a design problem. They have a delivery problem. We solve it.
We're always in touch
A lead designer runs your day-to-day using Slack, Figma, and Linear, with weekly calls to set and adjust priorities while staying fully async.
Our quality is consistent
You work with a compact, senior design squad led by an art director, with peer review maintaining quality without slowing delivery.
All your design needs are covered
You get on-demand access to the full bench across brand, product, web, graphic, and motion without hiring or managing additional specialists.
(04)
What happens during the first week
We take all design worries off your hands
Simple workflow, always in sync.
Intake form
Before kickoff; you fill, we analyze.
Kickoff call
Go through form, clarify priorities.
Plan
Roadmap for the next few weeks.
Weekly calls
Review, decide, adjust.
24/7 access
Slack + Figma + Linear; async progress.
(04)
How Tribe works
We take all design worries off your hands
Most startups do not have a design problem. They have a delivery problem. We solve it.
We're always in touch
A lead designer runs your day-to-day using Slack, Figma, and Linear, with weekly calls to set and adjust priorities while staying fully async.
Our quality is consistent
You work with a compact, senior design squad led by an art director, with peer review maintaining quality without slowing delivery.
All your design needs are covered
You get on-demand access to the full bench across brand, product, web, graphic, and motion without hiring or managing additional specialists.
(04)
What happens during the first week
We take all design worries off your hands
Simple workflow, always in sync.
Intake form
Before kickoff; you fill, we analyze.
Kickoff call
Go through form, clarify priorities.
Plan
Roadmap for the next few weeks.
Weekly calls
Review, decide, adjust.
24/7 access
Slack + Figma + Linear; async progress.
(05)
What happens during the first week
Design no longer slows you down
Design no longer slows you down
Intake form
so we understand context and constraints.
Simple workflow, always in sync.
Kickoff call
to align on priorities and success criteria.
Plan
for the next two to three weeks.
First deliverables
First deliverables shipped
Slack + Figma + Linear; async progress.
(06)
Our case Studies
What fast + senior looks like
What fast + senior looks like
Testimonials
Absolutely great working with Tribe.
“The simplicity with which you've boiled down the process makes it feel like we're not working with an external design team at all but like we've hired a fully formed, in-house department ready to handle every design need.”
Geoffrey Langford
Sr. Product Manager
Design stopped being something we had to think about all the time.
"Speed to production was a huge difference, because I think a lot of folks who work with design agencies or brand agencies, the fear is that you’re going to get into this like psychology experiment for three months and then come out with a concept, but nothing that actually helps you move the business forward.
That wasn’t the experience I had with Tribe."
"Speed to production was a huge difference, because I think a lot of folks who work with design agencies or brand agencies, the fear is that you’re going to get into this like psychology experiment for three months and then come out with a concept, but nothing that actually helps you move the business forward.
That wasn’t the experience I had with Tribe."
Ahmed F. Haque
Founder
I have recommended Tribe to multiple founders, and I would do so consistently.
"I pride myself on only recommending things I believe in and trust, and Tribe is the top of that list for me.
Tribe is more than a design agency. It’s a team member that understands what you do and can build things that are extremely visually appealing, but also understands what design should mean and do for a user.
And I think that’s irreplaceable."
Braden Weissman
Co-founder
This is top-tier design at pre-success prices.
“I’ve worked with some incredibly talented designers at a very high level, from senior to staff, and honestly, your design work is right up there at the same level.
I feel lucky to have you now because in a few years, I’m not sure we’ll be able to afford you.”
Wei Sun
Founder
(07)
Why partner with us
The output of a team.
The simplicity of one hire.
The output of a team.
The simplicity of one hire.
The output of a team.
The simplicity of one hire.
The output of a team.
The simplicity of one hire.
Benefit
Experienced designer
Experience level
First deliverable in 24h
Direct Slack access to your designer
Initiative
Product, brand, marketing
Copywriting & messaging included
Cost efficiency
10+ years avg
Proactive, self-driven
1 team = 1 designer’s salary
Benefit
Experienced designer
Experience level
First deliverable in 24h
Direct Slack access to your designer
Initiative
Product, brand, marketing
Copywriting & messaging included
Cost efficiency
Regular agencies
Rotating juniors
Mixed
Wait for briefs
Extra cost
x2-3 cost
Benefit
Experienced designer
Experience level
First deliverable in 24h
Direct Slack access to your designer
Initiative
Product, brand, marketing
Copywriting & messaging included
Cost efficiency
Freelancers
1 Person
Varies
Depend on availability
Async chaos
Needs direction
Cheaper, but often lower quality
Benefit
Experienced designer
Experience level
First deliverable in 24h
Direct Slack access to your designer
Initiative
Product, brand, marketing
Copywriting & messaging included
Cost efficiency
In-house designer
1 Person
Depends on hire
Needs management
Overhead + benefits
Team
Experience level
Speed
Design scope
Copywriting & messaging
Cost efficiency
Senior designers + art director
10+ years avg
Proactive, self-driven
Proactive, self-driven
1 team = 1 designer’s salary
Regular agencies
Rotating juniors
Mixed
2-4 weeks to kickoff
Siloed teams
Extra cost
x2-3 cost
Freelancers
1 Person
Varies
Depend on availability
Limited skills
Cheaper, but often lower quality
In-house designer
1 Person
Depends on a hire
Onboarding lag
Needs management
Update
We built Tribe to fix the design problem every startup hits: too slow, too scattered, too junior, with no expertise in your niche.
A versatile senior design team in one hire
A versatile senior design team in one hire
A versatile senior design team in one hire
A versatile senior design team in one hire
Frequently asked question
Frequently asked question
Frequently asked question
Who is Tribe best for?
How does pricing work?
Do you handle development?
How fast can we start?
What tools do you use?
What if I already have a brand or partial design system?
Do we own the design files?
How does dev handoff work?
How do you handle privacy and confidentiality?
How fast do you usually deliver?
What if I only need one specific deliverable or a one-off project?
Are there any requests you don’t support?
Founder call:
see if we’re a good fit.
We’ll talk through what you’re building and decide if working together makes sense.
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Founder call: see if we’re a good fit.
We’ll talk through what you’re building and decide if working together makes sense.