Your zero to one product design and build partner
Turn early ideas into sharp product experiences. Designed, built, and ready to ship without hiring full-time.
When founders bring us in
Ship the first version
You have the idea. We help shape the product, design the experience, and build the interface that users understand instantly.
Move fast after a raise
Your roadmap just got real, and expectations got higher. Investors want to see speed, clarity, and product progress, not a long hiring process.
Level up your product
Your product works, but the experience needs to mature. We bring clarity, consistency, and systems so it can scale.
Past work
Founders love working with us
Chalk moves incredibly fast and delivers high-quality work. He was able to onboard quickly and give us senior design support exactly when we needed it. Dan is extremely flexible on delivery time and quality and iterates fast on feedback.
How we work
Embedded design partner
Directly embedded with your team to help shape roadmap priorities, drive execution, and raise the quality of what ships. 2-month min.
6-week product sprint
A focused engagement to design and ship something meaningful, whether that's a new product, a critical flow, or a launch-ready MVP.
FAQs
Full-time hires take months to find and onboard. Agencies are slow and expensive. Freelancers are inconsistent. We give you senior-level design embedded in your team, without the overhead or ramp-up time.
Most deliverables ship within days, not weeks. We work in tight loops with your team so nothing sits in a queue. You'll see progress in real time.
We design in code. You get working, production-grade front-end, not a static Figma file. Sometimes that's a coded prototype your team takes and runs with; when we're embedded, we open PRs straight into your repo, reviewed like any other. Next.js, React, Tailwind, shadcn. No translation layer where the details get lost.
We work in your stack, using Cursor and Claude to move from design to working front-end fast. Depending on the engagement, that's a coded prototype we hand to your team, or, when we're embedded, branches and PRs your team reviews and merges directly. Either way, what you approve already runs, so nothing gets lost between design and production.
Book a call, we'll talk through your goals and timeline. If it's a fit, we can kick off within days, not weeks.
We iterate fast and welcome honest feedback. If a direction isn't working, we pivot quickly. You're never locked into something that doesn't feel right.
The name comes from a simple moment watching my daughter draw with chalk. Chalk is lightweight, fast, and expressive. You try ideas, wipe them away, and try again. That spirit is at the core of Chalk Studio. We help teams explore ideas quickly, iterate without friction, and turn rough sketches into real products without losing momentum.
I'm , an interface designer and front-end builder based in Southern California. Chalk is my independent studio practice.
I've served as the first designer at several early-stage companies and worked on large-scale products at Coinbase. I partner directly with founders and product teams to turn ambitious ideas into thoughtful, high-quality products that ship quickly.
Teams typically bring me in to define a new product, prepare for launch, or navigate a major transition.
I'm currently scheduling engagements for August 2026.
