One client spot available for October 2024.

One client spot available for October 2024.

An independent designer working across brand, product, and user experience.

Think Big.
Move Fast.

Think Big.
Move Fast.

Add an already-up-to-speed principal-level product designer & product manager to your team. Right now.

Korpi Design Co. is an independent design studio working across brand, product, and user experience. Add an already-up-to-speed principal-level product designer & product manager to your team. Right now.

Korpi Design Co. is an independent design studio working across brand, product, and user experience. Add an already-up-to-speed principal-level product designer & product manager to your team. Right now.

Think Big.
Move Fast.

Korpi Design Co. is an independent design studio working across brand, product, and user experience. Add an already-up-to-speed principal-level product designer & product manager to your team. Right now.

A different breed of design partner

We've all been there: product meetings that devolve into endless loops of opinions.

Let's break the cycle.

Unlike agency account managers who parachute in and out, or unreliable freelancers who might lack the big-picture perspective, I become an extension of your team. Think in-house principal designer, not outside vendor. This translates to visualizing clear directions that your team can rally around, not just churning through endless strategy sessions or brainstorming sessions that go in circles.

Startups & New Products

I've partnered with founders, heads of product, and heads of engineering to take numerous products from zero-to-one and been the founding design hire at multiple startups.

No In-house Design Team

You have a solid plan and product thinking but no in-house design or research resources in-house to execute it. Mitigate the risk of a full-time hire too early and the overhead of an agency.

Over-stretched Design Teams

Too much for your design team to take on? Need strategic help with future product planning? Fractional design leadership? I'll seamlessly integrate and get up to speed lightening fast.

Focused on bringing your ideas to life

Everything from creative workshops to innovative A.I. and mobile design. Let's work together to make your vision a reality.

Product Design Workshops + Strategic Direction

Kickstart your project with a workshop to refine ideas and build a solid foundation for development. I'll help shape and visualize your product's direction, aligning goals, schedule and design strategy.

Design for A.I. + Conversational Systems

With a background in complex conversational products, I bring a unique perspective to designing AI products. We'll create intuitive and engaging AI experiences that the complex accessible and enjoyable.

Deep Native Mobile Expertise

My work has been recognized with multiple App of the Day awards and I was an early contributor to the first release of Material Design at Google. Not to mention designing for DoCoMo phones in Japan 20+ years ago.

Connected Hardware Experiences

Leading design for connected hardware projects at GoPro, Contour, Moment, and Google has equipped me with the skills to ensure hardware and software work together to deliver a seamless user experience.

Branding

Responsive Web Design

Copywriting

Human/Computer Interaction

Design systems

Design for A.I.

Prototyping

Analytics & experimentation

Design leadership

Product management

Creative direction

A different breed of design partner

We've all been there: product meetings that devolve into endless loops of opinions.

Let's break the cycle.

Unlike agency account managers who parachute in and out, or unreliable freelancers who might lack the big-picture perspective, I become an extension of your team. Think in-house principal designer, not outside vendor. This translates to visualizing clear directions that your team can rally around, not just churning through endless strategy sessions or brainstorming sessions that go in circles.

Startups & New Products

I've partnered with founders, heads of product, and heads of engineering to take numerous products from zero-to-one and been the founding design hire at multiple startups.

No In-house Design Team

You have a solid plan and product thinking but no in-house design or research resources in-house to execute it. Mitigate the risk of a full-time hire too early and the overhead of an agency.

Over-stretched Design Teams

Too much for your design team to take on? Need strategic help with future product planning? Fractional design leadership? I'll seamlessly integrate and get up to speed lightening fast.

Focused on bringing your ideas to life

Everything from creative workshops to innovative A.I. and mobile design. Let's work together to make your vision a reality.

Product Design Workshops + Strategic Direction

Kickstart your project with a workshop to refine ideas and build a solid foundation for development. I'll help shape and visualize your product's direction, aligning goals, schedule and design strategy.

Design for A.I. + Conversational Systems

With a background in complex conversational products, I bring a unique perspective to designing AI products. We'll create intuitive and engaging AI experiences that the complex accessible and enjoyable.

Deep Native Mobile Expertise

My work has been recognized with multiple App of the Day awards and I was an early contributor to the first release of Material Design at Google. Not to mention designing for DoCoMo phones in Japan 20+ years ago.

Connected Hardware Experiences

Leading design for connected hardware projects at GoPro, Contour, Moment, and Google has equipped me with the skills to ensure hardware and software work together to deliver a seamless user experience.

Branding

Responsive Web Design

Copywriting

Human/Computer Interaction

Design systems

Design for A.I.

Prototyping

Analytics & experimentation

Design leadership

Product management

Creative direction

20+

20+

20+

Years working with founders, agencies, and enterprise teams.

25+

25+

25+

Startups, agencies, and Fortune 100 companies partnered with.

100M+

100M+

100M+

Customers have used products I've helped manage, design, & build.

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"Kevin was a critical asset in the relaunch of Google Fonts. He worked as the lead product designer collaborating with Research, Engineering, and Product under tight deadlines. His work was high quality and always on time. Although Kevin was remote, he had tremendous impact as the design lead and strategist. Our launch would not have been possible without Kevin's ability to quickly ramp up and fit into the existing team."

Director of UX, Google Material Fonts & Icons

"With a discerning eye for detail and commitment to excellence, Kevin consistently pushes the limits of product development, while simultaneously driving the process forward, unearthing numerous avenues for enhancing team dynamics and business efficacy. Kevin is a valuable asset to the world of product development, and his contributions to GoPro and the field of UX are elevated having worked with him.”

Principal Designer, Cameras & Hardware, GoPro

"We hired Kevin to help with product incubation and future roadmap articulation. He delivered consistently with great quality and with a great attitude! I'd recommend Kevin without hesitation for his natural product acumen and collaborative approach."

Wearables Design Lead, Google Pixel

“If I were starting a company and needed a kick-ass designer, Kevin would be the first person I’d call. I was especially impressed with how creative and thorough Kevin is in his design work. One of the best designers I’ve worked with at Google.”

Director of Product Management, Google

"Kevin brought maturity, perspective, and passion to evolving our products at Katalyst.  In addition to refining our design language, Kevin revamped our onboarding experience with our product.  What I appreciated most was Kevin's end-to-end thinking, mapping out the user journey from when they see our product from the first time outside of the app all the way to completing their first workout."

VP of Product, Katalyst Fitness

“Kevin embodies leadership by example, inspiring trust and creating a culture of opportunity and vision. He provides the means to execute and the just-right structure for people, across disciplines and organizations, to generate fresh ideas and unlock complex puzzles. Kevin’s his sense of business and his humanity make him a first class organizational leader, designer and mentor to many.”

Senior UX Manager, Google Cloud

Hold Fast Studio is the design practice of Kevin Korpi.

Hold Fast Studio is the design practice of Kevin Korpi, founded in 2018.