Hello. The name is
August
Reyes
I art-direct and design for teams who already know what they are building, and need it to feel like one thing instead of forty.
Two slots open from September 2026
Independent of the Year 2025
Art Direction & Interface
Art
Direction
98%
210+
launches behind me
Working across nine time zones
15
Years working independently, almost always with teams of under twenty people.
Background
Forty projects taught me the same lesson forty times.
I spent my twenties inside agencies making things look expensive. Somewhere around the fourth rebrand that never shipped, I started asking what the work was actually for. These days I take fewer clients, ask the awkward questions in week one, and stay until the thing is live.
- I read your support inbox before I open a design file.
- One senior person on the work from first call to launch — nothing gets passed down.
- If I think the project is the wrong project, you hear it before you pay me.
In their words
What clients say once the invoice is paid.
We briefed three studios before this one. August spent his first week inside our support inbox rather than a design file, then showed us the two screens costing us signups. Setup completion moved forty-four points.
Priya Raghunathan
Co-founder, Brightsill
The handover is the part that surprised me. Our two engineers built the entire marketing site from his component library in eight days and never once had to message him.
Tomas Berger
CTO, Coalfield
Fixed price, weekly demos, and in week two he told us to cut a feature rather than design it. That single conversation saved us a full quarter of engineering.
Elena Marchetti
Head of Product, Petrichor
Notebook
Things I keep having to explain.
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Hello world!
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FAQ
Asked before nearly every project.
How long does a project usually take?
A full product engagement runs six weeks end to end. An identity is three to four. A second opinion is one week. If your deadline is tighter than that, tell me early and I will say honestly whether it fits.
Is the price fixed?
Yes, wherever the scope is defined. One number, one payment schedule and a written list of what sits inside it. Anything outside becomes a conversation before work starts, never a surprise line on an invoice.
Can you work alongside our engineers?
That is the normal arrangement. I join your stand-ups, write specs in whatever format your team already uses, and stay reachable for a month after handover so questions get answered rather than guessed at.
What lands in my hands at the end?
Source files, a component library with every state documented, a token sheet, exported assets and a written spec covering behaviour and edge cases. Build engagements also include block patterns and a configured theme.json.
Do you take small pieces of work?
Sometimes. A single landing page, a pricing rewrite or a one-week review all fit comfortably. Anything larger tends to work better as a short sprint than as hours scattered across a quarter.
Who owns the work at the end?
You do, completely, once the final payment clears. Files transfer into your accounts rather than living in mine. I only ask permission to show the work publicly, and I will keep it private if you would rather.