Canvas & Core Labs

Services

Fixed scope. Fixed price. No guesswork.

Fixed-price packages for startups, and custom projects for established teams. A clear scope, a set timeline, and one team that designs and builds.

Launch Sprint

One big moment, done fast.

From $4,000

1 week

For a raise, a product launch or a conference on the calendar. Pick one focus.

  • Fundraise focus: pitch deck design, up to 20 slides, plus a one-page teaser
  • Launch focus: announcement graphics, landing page design and 10 to 15 social and ad assets
  • A short motion piece with the launch focus
  • Two rounds of revisions

Best for A deadline in the next few weeks.

Ask about Launch Sprint

Creative Partner

Ongoing creative, without a full-time hire.

From $4,000 / month

3-month minimum

For teams that need a steady flow of on-brand work after launch.

  • Social, ads, blog graphics and campaign assets
  • Landing page and deck updates
  • Clear monthly capacity and fast turnaround
  • Option to add a fractional art director

Best for Life after the Launch System, or any brand that ships every week.

Ask about Creative Partner

Custom projects

Need something the packages don't cover?

We also take on custom projects: campaigns, event and conference creative, motion, pitch and sales decks, and design support for in-house teams. Tell us the scope and we'll quote it.

Tell us the scope

Design + build

Need it built? We build what we design.

Add a production website build to any package. Our engineering lead takes the design straight to a fast, production-ready site, so there's no handoff to an outside developer and nothing gets lost along the way.

Website build from $5,000

Add a website build

Creative Partner tiers

Ongoing creative, sized to you.

Essentials

$4,000 / month

Up to about 20 assets a month, one request at a time, 48 to 72 hour turnaround.

Growth

$7,000 / month

Up to about 40 assets, two requests in progress, campaign concepts and one landing page or deck update a month.

Embedded

From $10,000 / month

A fractional art director: a weekly sync, launch campaigns, product marketing visuals and direction of other freelancers.

How it works

From first call to launch day.

  1. 01

    Intro call

    30 minutes on what's coming up, your timeline and whether we're a fit.

  2. 02

    Fixed proposal

    Scope, price and dates in writing. No hourly billing and no surprise invoices.

  3. 03

    Kickoff

    50% to start and the rest on delivery. Retainers are billed monthly in advance.

  4. 04

    Design, review, deliver

    Set review rounds at each phase, then final files and guidelines your team can run with.

Why us

Why teams choose us.

01

Design and engineering in one studio

Our art director designs it and our engineer builds it. Nothing gets lost in a handoff, and nothing has to be redesigned to ship.

02

AI speed, an art director's eye

We use AI to explore more directions and produce more assets, faster. Every final piece is directed and refined by hand.

03

We launch our own products

PrediBall reached 9,000 users in its first month. We bring the same launch thinking to yours.

Who you'll work with

Founder-led, start to finish.

Somaiyeh Ghaffarnia

MFA in Brand and Marketing Design

Co-founder, CMO & COO · Creative direction

Art director with 14 years in brand and marketing design across cybersecurity, fintech, crypto, healthcare and consumer tech. She has led brand and campaign work at Fortinet, Securitize, Abra and Vanguard, holds a Master's degree in Brand and Marketing, and leads every Canvas & Core Labs engagement.

Sajad Mirzaei

PhD in Software Engineering

Co-founder, CEO & CTO · Engineering

Sajad leads technical architecture and overall company strategy. He holds a Ph.D. in Software Engineering and drives the “Core” of the business, building the websites and products we design on scalable, modern technology.

Start a project

Have a launch coming up?

Tell us what's coming and when. We'll recommend a package and send a fixed quote.