Digital Product Design & AI Innovation, since 2019
Noctra Studio is an independent design and engineering studio based in Austin, Texas. We partner with founders and product teams to design, prototype, and build digital experiences — from early-stage MVPs to AI-native platforms used by millions.
Featured work
A handful of the products we've taken from first sketch to measurable business results.
HEALTHCARE
Redesigning a telehealth intake flow around an AI triage assistant, cutting time-to-first-appointment from 11 minutes to under 3.
FINTECH
A unified design system and trading dashboard rebuild for a mid-market wealth platform, replacing four legacy front-ends with one.
MOBILITY
An AI-powered route engine and companion app redesign for a metro micromobility network spanning 9 cities.
E-COMMERCE
Full brand relaunch and headless storefront rebuild for a direct-to-consumer furniture company scaling past its first flagship store.
SAAS
An operator-facing fleet console and component library built to keep pace with a robotics team shipping weekly.
FINTECH · AI
An AI copilot for wealth advisors that drafts client-ready portfolio narratives, embedded directly into the advisor's daily workflow.
What we do
We work end-to-end, or plug into wherever your team needs the most leverage.
Research-led interface design for web and native products — from flows and wireframes to pixel-perfect, motion-ready screens.
Scalable component libraries and documentation that let your team ship consistent product faster, in Figma and in code.
Designing the interaction layer for AI features — prompts, copilots, agents — so they feel trustworthy, not bolted on.
Naming, identity systems, and brand voice for companies that need to look as sharp as their product performs.
Full-stack build of what we design — performant marketing sites, web apps, and native mobile products.
Roadmapping, positioning, and prioritization workshops that turn a vague opportunity into a fundable, buildable plan.
How we work
Every engagement follows the same backbone, tuned to your timeline and team.
Stakeholder interviews, user research, and a competitive teardown to understand the real problem before we touch a pixel.
We synthesize research into product principles, information architecture, and a scoped plan everyone signs off on.
Wireframes to high-fidelity UI, tested with real users along the way — not delivered as a surprise at the end.
Our engineers build the front end (and, when needed, the back end) in tight loops with the design team.
QA, performance passes, and a documented handoff — plus 30 days of post-launch support built into every engagement.
About Noctra
Founded in 2019 by Elena Marsh and Dorian Voss, Noctra Studio started as a two-person freelance practice and grew into a full-service design and engineering studio without ever losing the founder-led attention we started with. We're a deliberately small team — big enough to run complex, multi-discipline product engagements, small enough that a founder is in every kickoff call.
Founder & Creative Director
Formerly a design lead at a Bay Area fintech unicorn. Sets the studio's design bar and leads our largest brand engagements.
Co-Founder & Head of AI Product
Ex-machine learning engineer turned product lead. Runs every engagement that touches an AI feature or copilot.
Head of Design Systems
Built component libraries for three public companies before joining Noctra in 2021. Obsessed with tokens done right.
Lead Product Engineer
Leads the engineering pod. Ships production React, Swift, and Kotlin, and reviews every pull request personally.
Brand & Motion Director
Directs identity and motion work across every case study. Previously at an independent branding agency in Mexico City.
Head of Client Strategy
The first call on every new engagement. Keeps scopes honest and timelines realistic for 20+ active clients a year.
Client feedback
"Noctra rebuilt our entire intake experience in six weeks and it just... worked. Our signup numbers haven't looked like this since launch."
"They didn't just hand us Figma files. Their engineers sat with ours for the full build. That's rare, and it's why the dashboard shipped on time."
"Our rebrand needed to feel premium without alienating our existing customers. Noctra threaded that needle better than any agency we'd talked to."
Engagement models
Every quote is scoped to your project after a free 30-minute discovery call — these are starting points, not menus.
From $12,000
A focused 2–4 week engagement for a single flow, feature, or design audit. Ideal for validating a direction fast.
From $18,000/mo
An ongoing monthly retainer with a dedicated pod covering design, design systems, and front-end development.
Custom quote
Full product design and development from zero to launch — the model behind most of our featured case studies.
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