Why teams ship with us
Since
2015
11+ years shipping software
Projects
100+
Across 4 continents
Retainers
30+
Active clients
Zone
CST
Same time zone as US teams
Full design for web and mobile apps. User research, wireframes, prototypes, component libraries, final specs. All in Figma, all with dev handoff built in. We've designed SaaS dashboards, health tracking apps, news platforms, e-commerce stores.
Logo, visual identity, brand guidelines. We've built brand systems for Escazu Magazine, San Diego FC, EA Grand Prix Esports, and others. Branding has been a core service since 2015.
Infographics, interactive maps, dynamic charts, dashboards. We've worked with La Republica, Semanario Universidad, and Ojo al Clima to turn complex datasets into stories people read.
Interactive prototypes you can test with real users before writing code. Figma prototyping to simulate flows, collect feedback, validate before building.
The problem with hiring a design agency and a dev shop separately is the handoff. The designer delivers mockups. The developer says "this isn't buildable." Three weeks of back and forth. We've seen it happen to clients before they found us.
At 5e, designers and developers are the same team, in the same Slack channels, on the same sprint cycles. When a designer proposes an interaction, the developer who'll build it is already in the room. That doesn't make the design worse. It makes it real.
In practice: your designer and frontend developer share a Figma file. The designer uses auto layout and component variants. The developer inspects spacing, colors, and assets directly. No separate spec document. No guessing.
This shaves weeks off most projects. We've seen it firsthand: a feature that normally takes a 2-week design cycle, a handoff meeting, and 2 weeks of development ships in 3 weeks total when the team talks to each other.
Our UX/UI design services work usually covers user research, UX audits, flows, wireframes, visual design, design systems, interactive prototypes, and developer-ready handoff.
Costa Rica gives product teams in North America faster collaboration on workshops, reviews, handoff, and implementation QA.
Design pricing depends on whether you need an audit, a focused sprint, a full product redesign, or ongoing product design support.
Audits and rapid UX sprints can take 1-2 weeks. Full product or feature design tracks usually run 3-6 weeks before handoff and iteration.
Figma, clickable prototypes, design systems, product UX mapping, and detailed screens that developers can implement without guesswork.
Yes. We can work inside an existing design system, extend a product team, or redesign one flow at a time.
Yes. We regularly work with teams in the US and Canada, and Costa Rica gives us practical overlap for standups, reviews, QA, and quick decisions during the workday.
SaaS, ecommerce, fintech, media, health, and internal tools.
Yes. We often stay involved through implementation QA, design system maintenance, and post-launch UX iteration.
We start with user goals, friction points, product context, and the decisions that matter most to revenue or retention. Then we scope the right design sprint.
Environmental platform for BIOFIN Costa Rica, created to explain biodiversity finance solutions and connect conservation work with economic policy.
Medical website for an ENT specialist with HuliHealth appointment booking, treatment information, and educational resources for patients and students.
Pro-bono magazine website for Guía Orgullo, created to publish LGBTQ+ culture, photography, illustration, and editorial work online.
