https://veljanoski.com/blog/ Design systems practice, independent UX teardowns of public EU SaaS products, and how-I-work process posts. One post every two weeks. en Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://veljanoski.com/blog/ux-audit-cost/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/ux-audit-cost/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski How I work What a SaaS UX audit costs in 2026, from €10 gigs to $60,000 research firms: what each price buys, what moves the number and how to check a quote. https://veljanoski.com/blog/fix-lovable-app-developer-or-designer/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/fix-lovable-app-developer-or-designer/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski AI-built apps Who to hire when your Lovable, Bolt or v0 app is not working: the symptoms that need a developer, the ones that need a designer, and how to brief either. https://veljanoski.com/blog/ai-built-app-launch-checklist/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/ai-built-app-launch-checklist/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski AI-built apps A pre-launch UX checklist for apps built with Lovable, Bolt, v0 and Cursor: 28 checks for what the preview hides, from empty accounts to email links. https://veljanoski.com/blog/ai-built-app-looks-generic/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/ai-built-app-looks-generic/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski AI-built apps Why apps built with Lovable, Bolt, v0 and Cursor all look alike, the seven tells users notice, and the fixes that turn an AI-built app into a product. https://veljanoski.com/blog/when-to-hire-a-design-system-consultant/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/when-to-hire-a-design-system-consultant/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski Design systems practice Seven signs your SaaS needs a design system consultant, three signs it is too early, what a good engagement includes and how to judge a consultant. https://veljanoski.com/blog/fractional-product-designer-vs-head-of-design/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/fractional-product-designer-vs-head-of-design/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski How I work Fractional product designer, fractional head of design or a full-time head of design: what each one does, the stage each fits, and how to choose. https://veljanoski.com/blog/ux-audit-vs-usability-testing/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/ux-audit-vs-usability-testing/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski How I work A UX audit is an expert review of your product. Usability testing watches real users try it. What each finds, how long each takes, and which to run first. https://veljanoski.com/blog/freelance-product-designer-rates/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/freelance-product-designer-rates/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski How I work Senior freelance product designers charge $90 to $150 an hour in the US and $60 to $110 in Europe. Rates by seniority, monthly retainers and project prices. https://veljanoski.com/blog/hire-a-product-designer-saas-startup/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/hire-a-product-designer-saas-startup/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski How I work When a SaaS startup needs a product designer, the four ways to hire one, what each costs in 2026, and how to judge a portfolio in ten minutes. https://veljanoski.com/blog/freelance-product-designer-vs-agency-vs-toptal/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/freelance-product-designer-vs-agency-vs-toptal/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski How I work Freelance product designer, design agency or Toptal: who does the work, what it costs, how fast you get screens, and when each is the right call. https://veljanoski.com/blog/gliakit-design-system/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/gliakit-design-system/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski Design systems practice The full build of GliaKit: Figma variables, a 1:1 Tailwind token map, shadcn components, light and dark, AI rules files, the mistakes in v1 and what v2 changed. https://veljanoski.com/blog/saas-ux-audit-checklist/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/saas-ux-audit-checklist/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski How I work The 40-point checklist behind every SaaS UX audit I run: onboarding, navigation, core workflows, forms, empty states, billing and accessibility. https://veljanoski.com/blog/how-i-run-a-product-sprint/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/how-i-run-a-product-sprint/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski How I work The exact process behind my Product Sprint: kickoff, Figma structure, async Loom reviews, and a handoff developers actually use. https://veljanoski.com/blog/pipedrive-ux-teardown/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/pipedrive-ux-teardown/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski SaaS UX teardown An independent UX teardown of Pipedrive: what the pipeline-first model gets right, where the friction sits, and what I would change first. https://veljanoski.com/blog/tokens-before-components/ https://veljanoski.com/blog/tokens-before-components/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dejan Veljanoski Design systems practice The order of operations that keeps a design system honest: semantic tokens first, Figma variables and code in lockstep, components last.