# HollowTrace

> HollowTrace is a design and engineering studio. Brand, product design, and production software are built by one team, from first sketch to production deploy, with no handoff between a design agency and a dev shop.

## Services

- Brand: identity and visual language, typography and motion principles, guidelines delivered as design tokens.
- Product design: research and product strategy, UX, UI and interaction design, design systems and component libraries.
- Engineering: web apps in TypeScript and React, native iOS in Swift and SwiftUI, APIs, data, and LLM-powered features.
- Launch: marketing sites and landing pages, interactive and WebGL experiences, performance, SEO and analytics.

## Process

1. Frame: define goals, constraints, users, and success. Ends with a scoped plan and a fixed timeline.
2. Shape: design moves fast and lands in code early, as clickable prototypes.
3. Build: designers and engineers work the same tickets in the same repo, with weekly demos and a live preview link.
4. Ship: launch, measure, iterate, then hand over code, documentation, and a design system.

## Engagements

- Sprint (2–4 weeks): one focused problem, such as a prototype, brand refresh, launch page, or technical spike.
- Launch (6–12 weeks): brand, marketing site, and a v1 product shipped together.
- Embedded (monthly): a senior design and engineering pod working inside a client's roadmap.

Every engagement is scoped and priced up front. Pricing is shared after a first call.

## Contact

- Email: hello@hollowtrace.com