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About

Manifesto

Design that matches the sophistication of your products. Visual foundations engineered with the same precision as the technology they represent.

Design should evolve as your product does. That’s why we build scalable systems: brand identities that grow with your team, websites that adapt as your product matures, 6–12 month refresh cycles because your technology doesn’t stand still.

Solo studio, direct access, no agency bloat. I work with founders who can’t afford to get it wrong. Clear scopes, fixed timelines, defined outcomes. You know what you’re getting, when it’s done, and what it costs before we start.

Clean, precise, systematic. Built for the builders of the physical future.

Profile

Imran Ashraf

Founder, Fytra Visual Systems

Industry

  • EVs
  • Robotics
  • Clean energy
  • Next-generation hardware
  • Architectural tech
  • Consumer electronics
  • MedTech

Stage

Raised capital, or raising

You’re Seed to Series B with real capital in play — closed or in motion. The product is past napkin stage: prototype or early product in validation. Design has to match the engineering rigor investors already bought into. You need identity and web that hold up in diligence, not a stopgap site that undercuts the round.

Hiring the first team

Headcount is coming: first design, marketing, or commercial hires. Before they arrive, you need systems — brand foundations and a site structure they can grow into, not a one-off look they’ll throw away. Technical founders who can’t afford to get this wrong set the visual baseline once, then hire against it.

Preparing for a funding round

The deck is strong; the public face isn’t. Investors will look past slides to the site and brand — and right now those don’t match the sophistication of what you’ve built. You need a clear commercial face before the round closes: precise, systematic design that signals hard-tech credibility in follow-up and diligence.

Launching a product publicly

The product is leaving the lab. Customers, press, and partners will meet you online first. You need brand foundations that scale with the roadmap — identity and web built as systems, not a launch campaign you’ll outgrow in a quarter. First public face of a technical company, done once and done properly.

Scaling from pilot to production

You’ve proven the tech in pilot; production and go-to-market are next. The visual identity still feels like an early-stage placeholder while the product has moved on. Design has to catch up to engineering so buyers, partners, and hires see the company you’ve actually become — not the one you were at first build.

Building a commercial presence

You’re establishing the first real commercial face for a hard-tech company: site, brand, and narrative that speak to buyers and partners, not just engineers. Seed to Series B, working product, no room for agency theatre. Clear scopes, fixed outcomes — a presence that matches the sophistication of what you ship.

Clients

  • Lunar Energy
  • CelLink Technologies
  • Morf Architecture
  • RK Architecture
  • Slack
  • Jasper
  • Latecheckout
  • Turbo Design Co
  • Delphi Digital
  • Salesforce
  • The Content House
  • Solara
  • Zero
  • BePresent
  • Kernel
  • Xare
  • Jarvie
  • Tandem

Clarity, precision, and pace

“They gave us a public face that finally matched the product. Clear, precise, and ready for diligence — not a stopgap site we’d replace after the round.”

Alex Rivera · Founder & CEO, Lunar Energy

Hard-tech without the fluff

“They get hard-tech without the fluff. Direct, systematic, and fast — the brand finally feels like it belongs next to the robots.”

Sam Okonkwo · Head of Product, CelLink Technologies

A system we could grow into

“A visual system we could actually grow into — not a one-off look. Proposals, product, and site finally feel like one practice.”

Jordan Hale · Creative Director, Morf Architecture

Precise, technical, easy

“Precise, technical, and easy to work with. We got a clear direction in days — no agency theatre.”

Riley Chen · Co-founder, Daily Brands

Brand and site as one system

“Brand and site landed as one system. Fast decisions, no rework loops.”

Client name · VP Marketing, Axion Robotics

Clarity hard-tech teams ship with

“The kind of visual clarity hard-tech teams actually ship with.”

Client name · Founder, Northwind Labs

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Pricing

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Pricing

Offerings

Clear, fixed-scope projects. No retainers, no open-ended timelines, no agency bloat. You know what you're getting, when it's done, and what it costs before we start.

Brand Identity

£10k–£15k

2–4 weeks

A visual system for hard-tech — marks, palette, type, and guidelines you can grow into.

  • Logo and brand marks
  • Color palette system
  • Typography system
  • Brand guidelines
  • Visual mockups
  • Homepage draft (demonstrates the system)

Websites

£15k–£30k

2–3 months

Design through production — Figma to Astro, with CMS and launch support.

  • Design in Figma
  • Built with Astro/React
  • CMS setup (Sanity)
  • Fully responsive
  • Production-ready
  • On-page SEO
  • 30-day support post-launch

Design Retainer

£6k/mo

Ongoing

Ongoing design support — updates, iterations, and priority access as your product moves.

  • 20 hours of design support per month
  • Brand and website updates
  • Design iterations every 1–2 days
  • Weekly protected time for meetings
  • Async project management (Notion/Figma)
  • Priority support
  • Access to all work files from day 1

SOS

£3k

2 weeks

A two-week sprint on whatever needs it most — unblock, ship, or dig out of a design hole.

  • Focused 2-week design sprint
  • Work on any priority: brand, web, product UI, or launch assets
  • Daily progress with quick turnarounds
  • Clear outcome defined at kickoff
  • Handoff of all working files

Frequently asked questions

Straight answers on process, timing, ownership, and how we work together.

Process

How does a project typically start?

short kickoff, locked brief, then work begins against the agreed scope.

How do payments work?

deposit to begin, then milestones tied to approvals.

Who owns the files at the end?

you own the deliverables; working files are handed off at close.

What happens after launch?

websites include a short post-launch window; ongoing help is a separate retainer.

Timelines

How long does a typical project take?

brand 2–4 weeks; websites 2–3 months; SOS is two weeks; retainers are ongoing.

Can we move faster than the listed range?

sometimes, if scope is tight and decision-makers are available.

What slows timelines down?

delayed feedback, shifting scope, and missing brand/product inputs.

Do you work to fixed end dates?

yes for fixed-scope work; dates are set at kickoff against the locked brief.

Scoping

What’s included in a fixed-scope project?

clear brief, deliverables, timeline, and price before we start.

What if we need to change scope mid-project?

we re-scope and re-price before continuing; no silent creep.

How detailed is the brief before kickoff?

enough to lock outcomes, not a 40-page RFP.

Are revisions unlimited?

no; rounds are defined per offering so quality and schedule stay intact.

Comms

How do we stay in sync during a project?

one primary contact each side, async channel, milestone reviews.

What tools do you use?

typically Figma, Notion, and a shared async channel.

How often do we meet?

milestone reviews by default; more only when decisions need it.

Who should be in the room for reviews?

people who can decide; feedback without authority stalls progress.

Fit

What kinds of companies are a good fit?

hard-tech and physical-product teams that need systems matching their rigor.

Do you work with teams outside hard-tech?

studio is built for hard-tech; exceptions only when the fit is clearly right.

Which industries do you know best?

energy, hardware, robotics, climate, industrial, and adjacent deep-tech.

Do you take early-stage startups?

yes, when the product and ambition justify a durable visual system.

What are you a poor fit for?

open-ended work without outcomes, brand-as-decoration, or committees without owners.

Brand Identity

What’s included in Brand Identity?

marks, palette, type, guidelines, mockups, and a homepage draft that proves the system.

Do we get a full brand book?

practical guidelines you can ship with, not a museum binder.

Can you refresh an existing brand instead of starting over?

yes when the core is sound; we’ll say if a full rebuild is the better call.

Is the homepage draft a live website?

no; it’s a designed demonstration of the system, not production build.

Websites

What’s included in a website project?

Figma design through Astro build, CMS, responsive production, SEO basics, 30-day support.

Do you build on Webflow / Framer?

default stack is Astro + Sanity; other stacks only by exception.

Who writes the copy?

you own final copy; we can structure and tighten as part of design.

Can you migrate an existing site?

yes when content and IA are part of the scoped rebuild.

Is hosting included?

we set you up for production; hosting/billing stays in your account.

Design Retainer

What’s included in the retainer?

~20 hours/month, brand/web updates, fast iterations, protected meeting time, priority access.

What happens to unused hours?

define carry-over policy here; draft: limited rollover within a short window.

Can we pause the retainer?

yes with notice; restart depends on capacity.

Is this a good fit right after a brand or website project?

often yes — for shipping follow-through without reopening a full fixed-scope engagement.

SOS

What is SOS for?

a two-week sprint to unblock, ship, or dig out of a design hole.

What can we put in an SOS sprint?

brand, web, product UI, or launch assets — one clear priority at kickoff.

How fast do we start?

as soon as the outcome is defined and the slot is booked.

What do we get at the end of two weeks?

the agreed outcome plus handoff of all working files.

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Projects

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Lunar Energy

Clean energy

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Clean energy · 2024 · Brand identity & website

Residential battery storage with pilot fleets in California and the UK. The product was ready for a Series B conversation. The website still looked like a lab notebook.

Overview

Lunar had proven the tech in pilot. Production scale and a larger round were next — but anyone who left the deck and hit the public site felt the gap. Engineering looked series-B. The brand looked seed.

We treated brand and site as one system. Mark, type, colour, and motion were designed to hold up under diligence and still feel precise on a product screen. Copy led with what the battery does, why the architecture matters, and who it is for — utilities, EPCs, and homeowners — without soft agency language.

The site was rebuilt around proof: fleet data, deployment maps, and a clear path from interest to conversation. Templates for decks and press meant every new meeting pointed at the same face instead of a stopgap they’d replace after the raise.

What shipped was a commercial presence the company could grow into for eighteen months, not a campaign that peaked at launch.

Scope

  • Brand foundations — mark, type, colour, motion principles
  • Product narrative for investors, utilities, and homeowners
  • Marketing site structured around proof, not promise
  • Launch kit: deck templates, social, press assets

Outcomes

  • One system used in diligence rooms, hiring, and partner intros
  • Identity reused across pitch decks, product UI, and field kits
  • Marketing could extend the component library without a redesign
“They gave us a public face that finally matched the product. Clear, precise, and ready for diligence — not a stopgap site we’d replace after the round.”
Alex Rivera · Founder & CEO, Lunar Energy

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Visual pair

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CelLink

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CelLink

Robotics

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Robotics · 2024 · Brand & product narrative

Industrial robotics that won the demo room and lost the follow-up. Hardware looked exact. Everything around it — site, deck, leave-behinds — felt soft next to the machines.

Overview

CelLink’s demos closed interest. The materials after the demo didn’t. Buyers remembered the robots and forgot the company — because the brand didn’t carry the same rigor as the hardware.

We started with positioning: what job does this cell actually do for an operations lead, in their language. From there identity and site followed the stack — clear hierarchy, no decorative noise, proof over promise. Spec sheets, integration diagrams, and deployment stories sat in the same system as the careers page.

Sales walked into rooms with leave-behinds that looked like they belonged next to the cell. Recruiting stopped improvising a second story for candidates. One narrative, from first meeting through offer letter.

The work was less about a new look and more about closing the gap between what the product is and how the company shows up.

Scope

  • Positioning around the job the product does on the line
  • Visual identity matched to engineering culture
  • Product site for buyers, partners, and recruiting
  • Sales collateral and demo leave-behinds

Outcomes

  • Narrative that translated capability into buyer language
  • Identity as systematic as the robotics stack behind it
  • Sales and recruiting running from the same site structure
“They get hard-tech without the fluff. Direct, systematic, and fast — the brand finally feels like it belongs next to the robots.”
Sam Okonkwo · Head of Product, CelLink Technologies

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Visual pair

Visual

Morf

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Morf

Architecture

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Architecture · 2025 · Identity system

An architecture–software practice stuck between soft studio aesthetics and generic SaaS chrome. Neither matched how the work actually gets done.

Overview

Morf sits between architecture studio and software company. Their previous identity leaned too far into either soft atelier photography or generic product chrome — so proposals, product screens, and the website felt like three practices.

We audited those surfaces as one set, then built a geometric, restrained system that could flex across all three. Hierarchy and spacing do the work. Imagery supports the argument; it doesn’t perform.

The website now leads with how they think — brief, method, delivery — instead of a portfolio collage. Proposal templates and product moments pull from the same type, colour, and layout rules. Guidelines cover mark usage and modular layouts so the team can extend into a new deck or release without calling us back.

The point wasn’t a louder brand. It was one practice, readable in every surface a client or hire would see.

Scope

  • Brand audit across proposals, product, and site
  • Modular identity for print and digital
  • Website redesign that leads with process
  • Guidelines the internal team could extend

Outcomes

  • One identity across proposals, product UI, and web
  • Site that shows process without drowning in imagery
  • Team shipping new decks without a redesign cycle
“A visual system we could actually grow into — not a one-off look. Proposals, product, and site finally feel like one practice.”
Jordan Hale · Creative Director, Morf Architecture

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Visual pair

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Lunar Energy

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Fytra

Intro

Fytra builds visual systems for hard-tech companies: EVs, robotics, clean energy, the builders of the physical future.

Scalable design foundations that capture the sophistication of your product and become your brand and website, built to evolve as your product does.

Clean, precise, systematic.

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Clients

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Projects

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