Mobile App Design: Native vs Cross-Platform UX
Native or cross-platform? The UX differences matter more than the technical ones.
A design practice with 18+ years of experience across telecoms, SaaS, healthcare, retail and more. Senior thinking, without the agency overhead.
| Trevatt Design | Agency | In-house hire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to start | Days | 2 to 4 weeks | 3 to 6 months |
| Who you work with | Senior designer, directly | Account manager | Whoever you find |
| Commitment | Flexible | Project lock-in | Salary + benefits |
| Overhead | None | Agency margins | HR, onboarding, equipment |
| Seniority | 18+ years, guaranteed | Variable | Luck of the hire |
The right discipline for the right problem. Not a fixed package, not a junior team.
From strategy to brand book. Positioning, naming, logo, colour, typography, guidelines.
Research, information architecture, user flows, wireframes, prototyping, testing.
Visual interfaces, design systems, interaction design, accessibility, component libraries.
Front-end build, CMS setup, animation, performance optimisation, deployment.
The end product is always something your customers use. Here's what that looks like.
Marketing sites, corporate sites, campaign microsites. Built to perform, not just look good.
iOS, Android, cross-platform. From research and wireframes through to developer handoff.
Complex B2B tools, admin systems, SaaS products. Data-heavy interfaces made usable.
Shopify, WooCommerce, custom stores. Designed around how people actually buy things.
Rebrand and website design for a global telecoms provider.
Brand strategy, identity and website for a meal kit delivery service.
B2B portal for enterprise eSIM management. Complex flows, simplified.
iPad app helping people with dementia capture and share their life story.
Web app platform for remote hiring and team management.
Brand identity and website for a counselling and therapy practice.
Clients and teams I have worked with
"Michael is one of the best UI/UX professionals I've had the pleasure to work with. He brings not only an in-depth understanding of design and user experience to the table but is also able to adapt to the context and find pragmatic ways of implementing large complex visions. He was able to create a cohesive UI/UX vision spanning from B2C to B2B offers, across portals and mobile applications. I would love the idea of working with Michael again any day."
"Even as a Senior Copywriter who communicates for a living, I find it difficult to write a recommendation that really does Michael justice. Yes, he's ferociously intelligent. Yes, he's incredibly easy to work with. Yes, the depth of his knowledge is frankly humbling. Suffice it to say that if you hire Michael, you won't just be gaining an asset, but rather a secret weapon."
"The reason that I always come back to Michael for design work is that he is the type of listener that forces me to describe exactly what I'm thinking and declare what it is I am trying to achieve. He always pragmatically researches the field I'm working in and comes back with consistently impressive designs."
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