hi, i'm brett clouser

your fractional design partner on the product journey

I help ambitious teams solve their critical business challenges with high-impact design strategy and execution, delivered at lightning-fast startup speed.

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Trusted by the most ambitious brands

Selected Work

Building EarPlane’s unified digital ecosystem, driving sales and brand engagement

Website, App, Webflow Development
EarPlanes
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EarPlanes
Building EarPlane’s unified digital ecosystem, driving sales and brand engagement
Website, App, Webflow Development
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How Cowboy crafted a smooth ride to online sales

UI Design
Cowboy
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Cowboy
How Cowboy crafted a smooth ride to online sales
UI Design
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Driving user retention: the redesigned NiaHealth dashboard experience

UX Design, UI Design
NiaHealth
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NiaHealth
Driving user retention: the redesigned NiaHealth dashboard experience
UX Design, UI Design
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Smirnoff's digital reinvention: fueling cocktail discovery, seamless shopping, and a spark of mischief.
UX Design, UI Design
Smirnoff
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Smirnoff
Smirnoff's digital reinvention: fueling cocktail discovery, seamless shopping, and a spark of mischief.
UX Design, UI Design
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Lightning-fast speed.
Uncompromising craft.

The design partner for founders with aggressive roadmaps.

About

Teams turn to me when they require a senior-level design partner where speed and quality are paramount. I’ve spent the last 15+ years building and scaling products for startups and Global Organizations. Today, I help high-growth teams build products that rely on quality, speed, and flexibility without compromise.

As your design partner, I will:
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Translate your vision into a clear, actionable product strategy
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Evolve your brands digital experience with a modern, scalable design system
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Collaborate directly with your dev team to iterate quickly
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Create high-fidelity prototypes to test and refine concepts
capabilities

Your Full Stack
Design Partner

Product Design

Web Design

App Design

Brand Design

Strategy

Design Systems

0→1 Projects

Pitch Decks

Ecommerce

SaaS

Webflow

Co-founder level investment, delivered with the flexibility you need. It's direct access, on your terms.

approach

Guided by Three Core Principles

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You shouldn't pay for downtime. This is a commitment without the fixed salary; you get co-founder-level investment, but with the immediate ability to pause or scale capacity so your budget always stays synced with your development pace.
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The person doing the work is the person you talk to. No middlemen, no inefficiencies. You'll have ongoing, direct access to a lead designer who genuinely owns your goals as their own, ensuring zero friction and full context on every project.
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We ship together. Our integrated partnership is focused on one goal: driving features from concept to code, fast. This is practical, action-driven work, not theoretical design.
how we'll make it happen

From idea
to implementation

The clear path for transforming an initial idea into a powerful, market-ready solution.

Discovery

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Design

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two mobile phones of the weatherx mobile app
model showcasing bright glossy lipstick with an overlay of the maybelline product over the image.
martini cocktaiil drinks with a UI design overlay of the ingredients component from the website.
woman inserting earplanes earplugs into her ear with an iOS alert on the bottom telling her to insert earplugs as the pressure is changing.
mobile UI of the health data tracking for nia health on a blue gradient background.
a woman and a man embracing, both dressed in red shirts. the woman is holding a smirnoff vodka bottle.
mobile vehicle configurator UI element on top of an image of a family around a blue suv.
thumbnail of the nike ai max campaign graphic with shoes floating in the clouds
woman riding a bicycle. over the image is a UI of the product storytelling page from the cowboy mobile website.
color selector overlay over a samsung galaxy phone on a dark green background
two mobile phones of the weatherx mobile app
3d render of the earplanes earplugs
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Development

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FREE design audit

The 15-minute friction audit

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Having the full app UI as a key visual is heavy cognitive load for users. Consider updating with a simple UI component that communicates core benefit to suppliers (i.e. save time/boosts insights).

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Consider simplifying the nav by combining the three B2B audiences into a singular nav item (i.e. Partners) and nest the three segments in a dropdown.

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This is a low-intent CTA. Let’s refine it to something like <Request Demo> to better qualify prospective leads and encourage product feature discovery

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User Interface Design, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Mobile App Design, E-Commerce, Rapid Prototyping, Design Systems, Webflow Development

User Interface Design

User Experience Design

Interaction Design

Mobile App Design

E-Commerce

Rapid Prototyping

Design Systems

Webflow Development

from 0→1

Fractional design
for early-stage companies

I’ve worked directly with founding teams and brands, building 0→1 products and designing apps.  Whether you’re looking to craft an MVP, refine your existing product, or develop new product features—I will leverage my deep product knowledge to craft delightful user experiences.

As a fractional design partner, I'll help:
Translate your vision into a clear, actionable product strategy
Create high-fidelity prototypes to test and refine concepts
Collaborate directly with your dev team to iterate quickly
WeatherX mobile app on two iphone mockups
Mobile mockup of Cowboy ecommerce product page on top of a woman riding a bicycle
scaling for growth

Strategic product design
for established brands

I've spent the last 15 years crafting memorable web experiences for established brands like Smirnoff, Maybelline, Samsung, Dermstore, Cowboy and Dell. I specialize in redesigning digital platforms and product feature enhancements that drive key business outcomes.

As a strategic design partner, I'll help:
Conduct a comprehensive UX audit and find enhancement opportunities
Evolve your brands digital experience with a modern, scalable design system
Provide ongoing implementation support, ensuring a seamless handoff
Two mobile phones with screenshots of the weatherx mobile app for migraine relief