KODARA/Services
Strategic Design × Engineering · Est. 2014

Senior design
& engineering,
without the agency tax.

Four ways to work together — from a one-week diagnostic to a fractional partner who knows your codebase. AI compresses the timelines; 12 years of pattern recognition does the rest.

EXPERIENCE
12yr
Design + engineering on both sides of the table.
INDUSTRIES
6+
Healthcare, fintech, web3, e-com, SaaS, entertainment.
ENGAGEMENT MODELS
4.
Audit, build, retainer, advisory.
RESPONSE TIME
48hr
Quick read on whether we're a fit.
Trusted by teams at[ SELECTED CLIENTS ]
QUALIGENCE
What I do

Four senior services,
scoped to your shape.

[04 / SERVICES]
01 / 04
Foundations + Governance

Design Systems.

Build the design system that scales with you. Tokens, components, documentation, and the governance model that keeps it from drifting six months later.

Included in the engagement
  • Token architecture
  • Component library
  • Figma + code parity
  • Documentation site
  • Governance model
  • Team onboarding
  • Accessibility audit
  • Migration plan
[ 01 · SPECIFICATIONS ]
TIMELINE
4–8 weeks
TEAM
Solo or paired with your eng
DELIVERY
Tokens, components, docs, training
STARTING AT
$24K
SCOPE THIS SERVICE
02 / 04
Production Builds

Frontend Development.

Production-grade frontend work in React, Next.js, TanStack Start. Pixel-faithful, performant, accessible. The kind of code that survives your next team turnover.

Included in the engagement
  • React / Next.js / TanStack
  • TypeScript end-to-end
  • Performance budgets
  • A11y by default
  • CI/CD setup
  • Component testing
  • Storybook stories
  • Handoff & training
[ 02 · SPECIFICATIONS ]
TIMELINE
2–10 weeks
STACK
React, TS, Tailwind, Vercel
DELIVERY
Shipped & documented
STARTING AT
$18K
SCOPE THIS SERVICE
03 / 04
Audits + Strategy

UI / UX Consulting.

A focused diagnostic of your product. Heuristic review, flow analysis, prioritized roadmap. The work that happens before you commit budget to the wrong solution.

Included in the engagement
  • Heuristic UX audit
  • User-flow mapping
  • Conversion analysis
  • IA recommendations
  • A11y review
  • Prioritized roadmap
  • Stakeholder workshop
  • Quick-win wireframes
[ 03 · SPECIFICATIONS ]
TIMELINE
1–3 weeks
FORMAT
Async + 2 live sessions
DELIVERY
Audit deck + roadmap
STARTING AT
$8K
SCOPE THIS SERVICE
04 / 04
Identity Systems

Brand & Visual Design.

Identity systems for companies that want to look like they mean it. Logo, type, color, voice, and the visual language that holds it all together — without the agency markup.

Included in the engagement
  • Brand strategy
  • Logo & wordmark
  • Type & color system
  • Brand voice guide
  • Asset library
  • Web typography
  • Social templates
  • Launch toolkit
[ 04 · SPECIFICATIONS ]
TIMELINE
4–6 weeks
OUTPUT
Brand book + asset library
DELIVERY
Figma + Drive + PDF
STARTING AT
$14K
SCOPE THIS SERVICE
120+
PROJECTS SHIPPED
Across early-stage, growth, and enterprise teams.
12yr
SENIOR EXPERIENCE
Brand, product, engineering — usually on the same project.
48hr
RESPONSE WINDOW
From questionnaire submit to "yes / no / let's talk".
3×
FASTER DELIVERY
AI-augmented pipeline compresses what used to take months.

Not sure where you fit?

Drop your email and one line about your project — I'll reply with a recommendation, or honestly tell you who'd be a better fit.

AVG. RESPONSE: UNDER 48 HOURS · NO NEWSLETTER · NO SALES SEQUENCE
Tools & stack

The same toolchain
I'd recommend to you.

What gets used on most engagements. Bring a different stack and I adapt — the point is shipping something that survives two years without a rewrite.

FRAMEWORK
Next.js
PRODUCTION
FRAMEWORK
TanStack Start
SSR / SPA
STYLE
Tailwind CSS
UTILITY
STYLE
CSS Vars
TOKENS
DESIGN
Figma
SPEC + LIBRARY
DESIGN
Storybook
COMPONENT QA
LANGUAGE
TypeScript
END-TO-END
TESTING
Vitest
UNIT + UI
DEPLOY
Vercel
EDGE
DEPLOY
Fly.io
BACKEND
DB
Postgres
NEON / SUPABASE
AI
Claude + GPT
PAIRING
Frequently asked

Eight answers
before you ask.

The questions I hear most on first calls. If yours isn't here, the questionnaire has a free-text field for it.

No account managers, no junior staffing, no markup on rates. You work directly with me, decisions happen in the same day they come up, and the strategic thinking is baked in — not billed on top.

Ready to scope it?

Let's see if
we're a fit.

Six minutes. Eight questions. A response in your inbox inside 48 hours — yes, no, or who you should talk to instead.