Chris @ Halaska Studio
@chalaska
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Building the best product design studio for web3⚡️ Helping startups launch better 🚀 Ex. Google, Immutable, CBA, Infinex
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I want to connect with:
- UX + UI designers
- Web3 designers
- Mobile app designers
- Landing page designers
- Front end devs
- Brand designers
Tag your mates!
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I'm hiring a UX Designer with strong UI skills and experience or interest in web3/crypto
- 3-5 days/w
- Overlap with Syd, AU timezone
Post samples of your work as a comment and I'll reach out to successful candidates.
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I’m on the hunt for some freelancers:
- Web3 UX Designers
- Mobile app UX Designers
Tag your heroes!
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designers: "build in public"
me: posts WIP design
designers: "Your icon is misaligned by 4 pixels"
🤦♂️
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Landed a $13,400/m client!
This client needs UX expertise with crypto experience as they want a best-in-class blockchain product.
They see the value that design with the proper context of a complex space can deliver.
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Looking for a freelance UX/UI designer with:
- Interest in AI
- Interest in gaming
- Interest in creating jaw dropping designs
- Overlap with the Australian time zone
- Immediate start, 2 days per week
Tag your mates ⚡️
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How many Aussie Web3 builders are out here? Give me a like or comment so I know who you are 🙋
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Another client signed!
This brings us to $50k in recurring product design subs and around $30k per month of additional project work.
We haven't even hit our 2 month milestone yet and are pumped for a masssive 2024!
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We’ve hit 2 months and Halaska Studio has grown to an expected $2M 🤯🥳
Currently monthly revenue is $169K AUD with 72% of this from design subscriptions.
The success may seem sudden but the truth is we’ve been building up to this for 18+ years.
Here's how:
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Landed our first $5,995/m client!
They couldn't justify a full-time design hire yet wanted the thinking + quality of what I've delivered for Google.
They surprised me in their opinion of the design subscription model being perfect for their on-demand needs.
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After dabbling in NFTs over the past 6 months I haven't come across anything like
@CyberBrokers_
. The highest quality art I've seen with a strong community to boot. Looking forward to the future
@josiebellini
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Looking for a freelance UI master who obsesses over interface and design components ⚡️
Post examples of your best work 👇
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In just two months we've achieved:
- 13 clients signed
- 9 active contractors
- 1 intern
- $2M+ projected annual revenue
❤️🔥❤️🔥
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If your footer isn't a full-width logo is it even a footer?
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Less than 2 months and $67k in monthly subs and another $83k non-sub projects.
Incredibly grateful for this quick growth.
This enables me to hire and grow great talent while kicking off initiatives to push the design industry forward.
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More clients signed, some put on pause!
This brings us to $90k in recurring product design subs excluding our project-based work.
We've been open for just over 3 months and I couldn't be prouder!
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Another client signed! 🎉
On occasion I take equity for projects I believe in, this is one of them. A web3 profile with real value.
Very excited to bring this to life with some of the talented designers on my team.
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Disappointed to see so much negativity towards being transparent online.
I’m creating jobs, training and mentoring designers while working on educational content to push the industry forward.
If you’d rather me post a WIP design instead, you’ve got the wrong perspective.
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I’m looking for a brand designer to help with a couple of upcoming projects, who do you recommend?
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I just signed another client for $18K/month 🥳
They searched for DEX Designer on LinkedIn where I came up as the most prominent result
I'm most excited about putting my new process into practice after being inspired by the likes of
@_hunterhammonds
+
@uiuxadrian
⚡️
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Less than 2 months in and landed my 7th client! 🎉
This is a NZ recruitment company with a really fun new branding that I'm excited to see come to life.
I'll be directing one of my designers on this project while supporting with workshops and guidance.
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The amount of work that went into the
@CyberBrokers_
quest 2 is insane, the closest thing to the 'Ready Player One' hunt for keys I've seen :)
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My process for assessing design talent has shifted:
OLD: browsing through portfolios, dribbble + behance
NEW: scrolling their Twitter/X timeline
Times are changing, adapt.
#buildinpublic
#DareToShare
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Landed our 10th + biggest client at $21,100/m!
This client has an existing web3 DeFi product + design team, wanting an in-depth audit and improved UX flows.
They acknowledge the value that web3 expertise with a solid foundational design grounding can bring.
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Considering offering paid internships for designers wanting to skill up in web3.
Would you be interested?
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How I price my design services:
I set a standard value for my studio's time to make the process straight forward.
I value my studio's time at $1200 usd / day.
My core monthly package is roughly 3 days allocation per week, resulting in $15K / month.
My Immersive monthly
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Is it just me, or are dark mode interfaces becoming more of a necessity than a preference?
As we dive deeper into screen time, it's not only about the aesthetics – it's about user comfort and experience.
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Introducing the Startup Design Success Suite ⚡
At Halaska Studio we partner with forward thinking startups to design world leading products. Our deep passion & expertise in web3, tech & AI allows us to transform your design journey into a story of success!
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Here's the truth:
I didn't goto uni.
I didn't get financial help from my parents.
I didn't know design was a career.
I've been hooked ever since.
If you have the passion you have the ability.
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Stop asking 'which design is better' while giving no context and a screenshot
Start asking 'What could I improve with this?'
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Every morning I make my coffee, sit on the balcony and catch up on X.
It’s my favourite part of the day bringing me peace and motivation.
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I built my studio from $0 to $169K / month in just two months of operation 🤯
This number absolutely blew my mind and scared the living hell out of me.
I knew at this moment I need to take a pause on taking on new work and focus on delivering to the quality bar that's always
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5,000 followers 🥳
That’s:
5,000 following my journey
5,000 people motivating me
5,000 reasons to keep sharing
Thank you 😍
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I'm looking for a UI illustrator and would love to work with an indigenous Australian artist for the project, does anyone know anyone/have reccs?
#indigenous
#australian
#Illustrator
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I've been working as a design professional for 20+ years and I STRUGGLE to find talent that delivers on the quality bar and context needed.
If I can't find them, I can only imagine how hard it is for startup founders!
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Never stop learning.
I took some time to get some tips from Dann Petty's online course,
Immediately found improvements and actioned them on
Thanks for the clear, approachable teaching style
@DannPetty
🤙
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How I landed my first client:
I wanted to be in the communities where my ideal clients are, so joined an online education platform for founders.
Joined the slack and got involved in the convo, helping where I could.
Someone who runs the platform approached me.
✅ Signed.
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If there's an advertising agency behind
@goblintownwtf
@McGoblinBurger
I take my hat off to you, especially if it's actually for
@McDonalds
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Looking for examples of really well done case studies for product design
What have you seen lately?
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The design system we've made for
@infinex_app
is legitimately the cleanest, most advanced I've ever seen in my career. Can't wait to show you the details!
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Want new leads for your service? 🙋♂️
Post on X and LinkedIn. It's as simple as that.
Every week that I've spent more time on socials has consistently resulted in an influx of new client calls.
It's without a doubt the most effective way to land new leads for me.
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Spending this week working from a motorhome travelling around Tasmania, Australia.
It has its challenges but definitely worthwhile.
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One of my most enjoyable design subs:
- 1 designer working remotely
- I leave feedback in Figma or loom
- Overnight they make changes
- Repeat daily
- I sync with the client in a weekly meeting + slack
- Smooth, fast + effective
It’s fun, client thinks the designs are “epic”
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It’s taken 18 years and i’m only now getting over ‘imposter syndrome’.
FYI about 80% of designers, even at Google, have imposter syndrome.
You’re not alone.
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Finishing up my contract working on web3 trading app,
@infinex_app
today.
✨ Designed the product 0-1
✨ Built a design practice from scratch
✨ Brand, design, motion, illustration + research
❤️ Couldn't be prouder of these 4 months
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There is a very real chance will hit $80k+ in monthly recurring revenue in a couple of weeks, not including the $50k+ in ~2month projects.
So incredibly grateful & excited 🤯😍
Watch this space web3.
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A designer in web2 has the exact same skillset as one in web3.
A great designer in web2 may also be a terrible designer in web3.
Why? Because the context needed to solve the problems of web3 has a very steep learning curve.
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I'm Chris.
I've been a passionate designer for 18+ years.
I live in Sydney, Australia.
I was going to be a chef before I realised I could get paid to do my hobby (design).
My Career started in creative advertising, then big tech and now crypto.
I've been working on mastering
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What happens when you post about needing a dev on LinkedIn 🤦♂️
Not to mention the 20+ phone calls to my personal number last night....
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Looking for a designer with experience working on decentralised exchanges/similar for ongoing work.
Post examples of your work in the comments to be considered 👇
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Landed our second client of the week! 🎉
This is for a website design + build to stand out as the leader in their space. We used project pricing due to the defined specs and budget.
My references spoke to my quality and ability to hit deadlines which was 'music to their ears'.
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Looking for a designer with experience creating case studies, bonus if you’re good at motion design too.
Post screenshots of your case study work below to be considered 👇
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So I got an overwhelming amount of responses to my last tweet about connecting with Aussie web3 product builders. My next question, are there any decent discord groups for this audience?
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I have over 18 years of design experience and I’m still buying this from
@DannPetty
🐐
Introducing my new design process course—ReConfirm: The Ultimate Design Process!
This course will help you become a faster + more efficient designer.
To celebrate, get ReConfirm for $150 or all 4 courses for just $100 more within 24hrs.
Buy it today!
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The people who state that any web2 designer can easily design for web3 should have spent the hour I just did with a client trying to understand their complex infrastructure when even they didn't know how it all worked.
🤯
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I may or may not be working on my pricing to add clarity…again
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I share transparently because:
It grows my audience > lands clients & motivates designers > I can create jobs > I can hire paid interns > i can keep offering free mentorship > I can build tools for design education.
If you think it's ego, that's on you.
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We've just hit over $200,000 after running for only 3 months🚀
I put the early success down to 3 core things:
Integrity / Doing the right thing
Quality / Doing it the right way
Culture / Doing it as a team
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When I started design I used to look with wide eyes at studios like North Kingdom, Fantasy and MediaMonks.
These were the best in the industry. Full stop.
Now I get to hire some of the INCREDIBLE talent who worked at these studios. PUMPED!
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I'm looking for a motion designer who can create a series of short videos for case studies showcasing designs and interactions.
Share examples of your work and apply below:
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@Abmankendrick
@iamAbiodunAA
@its_YOGO
@darasoba
@stephanieorkuma
@Daviowhite
B is the only one which clearly indicates which is the currently selected tab.
The other two make it hard to determine if the blue is an action to tap on or an indicator of status.
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I just created a high-level product development process to help a client understand when product, design and development are owners, contributors or just informed.
If you're interesting in access to the Figjam just comment 'me' and I'll DM you 😍
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Design costs thousands.
Bad design costs a lot more.
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Within 2 weeks of launching my design studio I signed 4 clients with another 10 in negotiation, all approached me.
People ask me how I did it as they want to replicate.
I've built my network up by doing good work for 18+ years. This is how I landed them.
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Clients had trouble understanding the differences between my packages so I'm testing an updated 'addon' model:
Design Monthly - $9k
+ Priority package + $3k
+ Capacity package + $6k
+ Integration package + $9k
What do you think of this model?
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The constant battle between charging what you know your services are worth VS landing clients to kick start your studio
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Don't get put off by the learning curve in designing for web3.
The blockchain space is changing so rapidly that there are no experts.
Jump in and stay on top of trends.
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Looking for a freelance design system expert:
- can take an existing brand direction and build out beautiful components
- best in class system setup with primitives etc
- can create systems that can be adjusted to suit any brand
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Why I changed my pfp from
@moonbirds
back to myself:
-
#web3
should add value to your real-world identity, from the clothing you wear to your house ownership & more
- To bring a
#web2
audience over, we need to remove the mysterious, scammy &suspicious stereotypes
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Halaska Studio is growing!
We're starting our 3rd week with 4 clients already in progress and 9 in negotiation. This means I'm needing to bolster my team with talented individuals who can live up to my quality bar.
I'm looking for a junior/mid UX designer!
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Landed our 4th client in 2 weeks, pushing us to $46.9k per month!
2 x subs = $20.9k AUD per month
2 x projects = $52k AUD over ~2 months
Delivering the best work possible while growing the team is my current focus. Time for personal and professional growth!
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A quick 4 month update for
🏁 6 projects completed
⚡️ 5 active projects (2 completing soon)
🖐 1 sub on pause
🎨 3 active designers
🚀 3K+ new followers
It's been a heads down start to the year!
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Post valuable insights = 500-1K views
Post revenue $$ = 100K+ views
We're trying to do the right thing out here but X isn't making it easy 😅😂
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I recently saved two weeks of work by using
@relume_io
to sitemap and wireframe a comprehensive site based on my prompts.
Expertise + AI = Excellence ⚡️
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Saw some stats that blew my mind for device breakdown on a crypto project today:
Mobile 80%
Tablets 18%
Desktop 2%
Majority of users, China.
I had always assumed desktop was the majority world-wide due to browser wallets and lack of mobile support.
I was very wrong.
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My studio has only been open for around 3 months and I have changed my website at least 100 times 🤣
I'm always trying to tweak to make sure the offering and value is clear and would love your thoughts
☝️Feedback welcome 😍
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I design for web3 without using purple gradients
I design dashboards without a UI kit
I design DEXs and marketplaces cleaner than web2
AMA
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