Questions, answered
What UNO Studio does, how we work, and what to expect.
What is UNO Studio?
UNO Studio is an AI-enabled design studio. We help businesses look the part: we provide ongoing brand design support, and we design and build digital products from idea to launch.
What does UNO Studio do?
Brand design support, brand identity, pitch decks and presentations, editorial and internal documents, marketing and social assets, motion graphics, illustration, and product design and development.
Who do you work with?
Startups and growth companies, typically Seed to Series B and beyond, that treat design as part of how they win: fundraising, selling and building trust. We work with teams across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the US.
Where is UNO Studio based?
UNO Studio was founded in December 2022. We're built in Africa and work remotely with teams around the world.
Who founded UNO Studio?
Abdul (AbdulBasit), Founder & Creative Director, with more than 16 years in design.
How does working with UNO Studio work?
You get a dedicated design lead and a team of designers who learn your brand. You send briefs by email, we deliver and keep you updated asynchronously, and final files arrive through Google Drive.
How fast do you deliver?
It depends on the brief. As a guide: social assets or 6 UI screens in about 48 hours, a pitch deck in about 2 weeks, a brand identity in about 6 weeks. Rush and weekend work is available.
What are your working hours?
9am–5pm West Africa Time (UTC+1), Monday to Friday. That covers the full UK and European working day, the Gulf's afternoon and US East Coast mornings. For the US West Coast, we work while you sleep.
Do we need lots of calls?
No. We work asynchronously by email (WhatsApp and iMessage are fine too) and keep calls for when they're truly needed. That time goes into the work instead.
What plans do you offer?
An ongoing partnership (with a six-month trial: if we're not the right fit, we refund 50% of the retainer fees paid during the trial), a monthly subscription, or one-off projects. Pause with one month's notice; end with 60 days' notice.
How much does UNO Studio cost?
It depends on your plan and scope. Chat with Abdul on this site for starting prices and a rough estimate in under a minute.
Who owns the work?
You do. Once paid for, the final deliverables and source files are yours. We keep the right to show the work in our portfolio, unless your agreement or NDA says otherwise. We sign NDAs whenever you need one.
How do you use AI?
AI helps us explore and produce faster. Our designers direct every piece, make every decision and refine the output to our standard. We never train AI on your confidential material: briefs, data or unreleased files. Unless your agreement says otherwise, finished work, with names and identifying details removed, may be used to train our own AI tools.
Does UNO Studio build its own products?
Yes: KnowYourTax (knowyourtax.app) and POMEO Predikts (pomeopredikts.com) are live, and UNOVERSE and MAMA are planned for 2027.
How do I start?
Chat with Abdul on this site, or email hello@unostudio.design. Abdul usually replies within a few hours.
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