Independent Design Studio · araw.studio

Design that
leaves no one
in the dark.

Araw builds the systems, audits the gaps, and shapes the strategy that makes digital products work for everyone. Senior-level design systems and accessibility — for nonprofits, small businesses, and social impact organizations that refuse to leave people behind.

Design Systems
$97 — $5,000
Accessibility Audits
$500 — $800
UX Strategy
$300 — $350
Design Systems
WCAG Accessibility
UX Strategy
USWDS
Senior-Led
Global Experience
01

What's breaking your product

01
No Design System
Without a shared system, every feature is rebuilt from scratch. Design and engineering fall out of sync. Inconsistency compounds silently until your product feels fractured — and fixing it costs 3× more than building it right the first time.
02
Accessibility Gaps
1 in 4 adults in the US has a disability. ADA lawsuits against digital products tripled in five years. If your product can't be navigated by keyboard or read by a screen reader, that exclusion is already costing you — in users, trust, and legal exposure.
03
No UX Direction
Building without a UX strategy means shipping based on assumptions. User needs go unvalidated, priorities drift, and the product diverges from the people it's meant to serve — often without anyone noticing until the metrics make it unavoidable.
Araw doesn't ask who deserves the light. Neither does good design.
Araw · Brand Intent, 2025
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What Araw does

Flagship Design Systems
System Build
A complete Figma design system from scratch — color tokens, typography scale, component library, accessibility annotations, and governance documentation. Built for your team to maintain without you.
$2,500–5,000
System Audit
Review of your existing system for scalability gaps, inconsistency patterns, governance failures, and accessibility compliance. Deliverable: prioritized findings + rebuild roadmap.
$800–1,200
Figma Starter Kit
WCAG-compliant component library — buttons, forms, color tokens, typography, accessibility annotations. Ready to deploy on day one. Built from 5+ years of real system governance.
$97 · Instant
Core Accessibility Audits
Standard Audit
Full WCAG 2.1 AA review. Every issue ranked Critical / Major / Minor with exact criteria citations and dev-ready fixes. Delivered as a prioritized PDF in 48 hours.
$500 · 48hr
Priority Audit
Everything in Standard — plus 24-hour turnaround, 30-min implementation call, and 7-day follow-up access. For teams with hard deadlines.
$800 · 24hr
USWDS Review
Compliance review against US Web Design System standards for government contractors, public sector teams, and federally-funded organizations.
$600
Strategic UX Strategy
Strategy Review
Async written review of your product's UX direction — research gaps, prioritization roadmap, usability recommendations, and next steps delivered as a structured strategy doc.
$350 · Async
Design Audit Report
A full UX audit of your product's flows, hierarchy, and usability — standalone or as an add-on to any accessibility audit. Findings with severity ratings and redesign direction.
$300 / +$150
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Why Araw

Real Systems Work
Governed a unified design system across 5+ digital products — reduced design-to-dev time by 30%. Every recommendation comes from systems that actually shipped.
Proven
Global Field Depth
Designed accessible platforms used in 4 countries, serving 1,000+ users in disaster-affected regions. Accessibility built for real-world constraints — not just checklists.
Field-Tested
Senior, Not Junior
5+ years of WCAG, USWDS, and design systems expertise. Not an automated scanner. Not a junior contractor. Human judgment from a designer who has shipped work at scale.
Senior Level
Mission-Aligned
Built for nonprofits, social impact orgs, small businesses, and individual brands. Organizations that care about who they're reaching — and need a partner who cares too.
Values-Driven
5+
Years WCAG
& systems
5+
Products
governed
4
Countries
deployed
30%
Dev time
reduced
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What clients say

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Let's build something
everyone can use.

Design systems. Accessibility audits. UX strategy. Senior-level craft, honest pricing, built for organizations doing work that matters.

— Nonprofits, social impact orgs, small businesses, and individual brands welcome.