Consulting
Research first, then design, then proof, from Ryan Cody, a designer who also ships the code, with trusted contractors when a project needs more hands. Hire Jovian Design for a whole project, or pick one piece off the grab-and-go menu below. Every price is shown up front, as an estimate, and confirmed in writing before any money changes hands.
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What we do
Every project starts with what your users actually need, and ends by measuring whether it helped. Each piece of work follows the process, and the case studies show it applied.
From discovery to shipped interface.
Designed and built by the same person.
Making the platform feel human.
Mission work is our home turf.
Engagement kits
Each kit bundles steps from the process for a type of project. Book a kit, or take its pieces one at a time from the menu below. Estimates, always negotiable.
Engagement kit
from about $3,150
You know something’s wrong but not what to fix first.
Process steps
You get: A findings document, a one-page brief everyone has agreed to, a journey map, and a ranked list of what to fix first.
Includes: UX review, Problem-framing workshop, User interviews
Engagement kit
from about $3,400
You have a product or prototype and want proof before you spend on a build.
Process steps
You get: Five interviews, a journey map, a five-person usability test with pass criteria, and a prioritized change list.
Includes: User interviews, Usability test
Engagement kit
from about $4,150
You need a site that brings in customers, not just a template.
Process steps
You get: A brief, a five-page site you can edit yourself, analytics and Google Business Profile, and a 30-day after-launch check.
Includes: Problem-framing workshop, Small business website, After-launch check
Engagement kit
from about $6,200
You have an app idea and want to see it, and test it, before paying to build it.
Process steps
You get: Interviews with the people it’s for, a clickable 8–12 screen prototype, a usability test and a next-step estimate.
Includes: User interviews, Mobile app prototype, Usability test
Engagement kit
from about $3,200
Every screen looks a little different and each new one costs too much.
Process steps
You get: Colors, type and components in Figma, and the same components coded and checked, ready to reuse.
Includes: Visual design, Build from your designs
Engagement kit
Custom estimate
Nonprofits, health and public-sector teams with intake, referral or client portals, often on Salesforce Experience Cloud.
Process steps
You get: The full process: baseline, research with the people served, a software and hand-off map, tested designs, and the portal built and measured.
Estimated in hours after a free call; billed against a written estimate.
The menu
Find out what's wrong and what people need, before anyone spends on a fix.
from $650
A senior designer works through one website or app the way your customers do, and tells you what's getting in their way.
from $600
Get everyone who has to say yes in one room, remote or in person, and leave agreeing on what to fix first.
from $1,900
Five conversations with your customers, clients or staff, to learn what they actually do, not what we assume.
from $1,500
Five people try one important task on your site, app or prototype. Pass criteria are set before anyone watches.
The menu
Decide how it works, then how it looks, in files a developer can build from.
from $1,200
See every screen, hand-off and tool a task crosses, including where it breaks.
from $950
Up to 6 screens of structure and behavior, with your real content and real error states.
from $1,600
A look that holds together on every screen, starting with the three that matter most.
from $2,800
See and click through your app idea before paying to build it, on iPhone or Android.
The menu
Designed and built by the same person, so nothing gets lost in the hand-off.
from $1,200
A clean, fast single page that says who you are and how to reach you.
from $2,900
Up to five pages for a local business or small organization, ready to bring in customers.
from $1,600
Already have designs? One page or a set of components, coded and checked.
from $650
A month after launch, measure again and see what really changed.
The menu
For when you just need a designer around.
$100
A working hour on whatever's stuck: a screen, a flow, a site, a decision.
from $150 / month
Small changes, fixes and updates, without having to find someone every time.
from $1,600 / month
A reserved block of design and build time every month, at a lower hourly cost than one-off work.
Bigger or custom work
Full projects, Salesforce work, research programs, anything not on the menu: estimated in hours, by step or by two-week sprint, with a written estimate before work starts.
Prices on this site are based on an average of $80–$100 an hour. Depending on the work, the rate runs from about $60 to $150 an hour, and it’s always negotiable: for nonprofits, local small businesses and tight budgets, we’ll fit the scope to what you can spend rather than not do the work. Problems discovered along the way can add time; we tell you before anything adds cost.
The fine print
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