Technology · UX/UI design

UX design agency for SaaS, fintech and e-commerce products

We research your users, structure the information and prototype in Figma before a single line of code is written. Less rework in development, more people finishing what they came to do.

Hands holding a phone over hand-drawn wireframes and sticky notes, the early sketching stage at a UX design agency
+80% online sales (2021) · Mundo Aventura
Quick answer

What does a UX design agency do?

A UX design agency researches how people use a digital product and redesigns it so they finish key tasks with less friction. DataLab covers user research, information architecture, wireframes, interactive Figma prototypes, usability testing, visual UI design and a documented design system, then measures whether users buy, sign up or pay more easily.

The problem

Problems we solve

✕ 01

Users drop off mid-flow

Long forms, confusing steps or buttons nobody sees: carts and sign-ups get abandoned, and your traffic spend goes with them.

✕ 02

Design happens during development

Without a validated prototype, decisions get made in code, where every change costs more time and money.

✕ 03

Inconsistent interfaces

Every screen looks like a different product because there are no shared components or style guide. The team redesigns the same thing again and again.

✕ 04

Opinions instead of evidence

The redesign is decided by whoever talks loudest in the meeting, not by what users actually do.

What's included

What you get with UX/UI design

  1. User and market research

    Interviews, analytics and heatmap reviews, and a competitor benchmark to understand what users need and where they get stuck.

  2. Information architecture

    Sitemap or app map, content hierarchy and navigation labels, so everything is where users expect to find it.

  3. User flows and wireframes

    Journeys for critical tasks—checkout, sign-up, payment, application—and low-fidelity wireframes to agree on structure before visual design.

  4. Interactive Figma prototypes

    High-fidelity clickable prototypes to validate with users and stakeholders before development starts.

  5. Usability testing

    Sessions with real users on the prototype, with findings ranked by impact and the fixes already applied.

  6. UI design

    Final web and mobile screens in your brand identity, with states, micro-interactions and responsive behavior.

  7. Design system and style guide

    A Figma component library, color and type tokens, and usage rules so the product scales without losing consistency.

  8. UX writing and developer handoff

    Clear interface copy, specs and Figma handoff so developers build it right the first time.

How we work

How we work: UX/UI design, step by step

  1. Weeks 1–2

    Discovery

    Business goals, analytics review, user interviews and an audit of the current experience.

  2. Weeks 2–3

    Architecture and flows

    Information architecture, critical tasks and wireframes agreed with your team before visual design.

  3. Weeks 3–5

    Prototype and test

    Interactive Figma prototype, usability tests with users and evidence-based iterations.

  4. Weeks 5–7

    UI design and design system

    Final screens, components and style guide, documented and ready for development.

  5. Week 7 onward

    Handoff and measurement

    Developer handoff, implementation review and measurement of the impact on conversion and task completion.

Stage timings are estimates: your project's schedule is set in the proposal.

Case studies

Products we designed that are live today

See case studies

+80%in online sales in under a month (2021)Mundo AventuraDataLab redesigned the online ticket purchase for Mundo Aventura, Colombia's most-visited amusement park, and connected it to QR-code park entry. The UX redesign grew online sales 80% in under a month and cut abandoned checkouts 80% from month one (figures published in 2021), and QR access reduced park entry time by 60%.
80,000+successful transactions per monthEducapitalIn 12 months, DataLab built the SaaS transaction core for Educapital, a Colombian edtech and fintech company that works with schools, covering issuance, payments and portfolio risk. The platform serves 50+ schools, processes 80,000+ successful transactions a month, and helped the company raise more than USD 5 million.
COP 1B+a month in loan processingStarkapitalIn 10 months, DataLab built the SaaS core for Starkapital, a Colombian fintech that finances taxis and other public transport vehicles. The platform covers every loan from origination to portfolio management and now handles more than COP 1 billion a month in loan processing.
Why DataLab

What sets us apart

Platforms and tools

  • Figma
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Microsoft Clarity
  • WordPress
  • Shopify

Design measured in revenue

For Mundo Aventura, a redesigned online checkout lifted online sales 80% in under a month and cut abandoned purchases by 80% (figures published in 2021).

We design what we can build

The same company builds websites, e-commerce and custom software, with 200+ technology projects delivered, so every screen is buildable from day one.

Nearshore, overlapping hours

Bogotá stays on UTC−5 all year: New York time in winter, one hour behind it in summer and two to three hours ahead of San Francisco, so workshops and design reviews run live, with feedback while your team is online.

Sprints you review

We run Scrum—sprint-based delivery with a review at the end of each sprint. When the design moves into web or software development, that work is within the scope of our ISO 9001:2015 certification.

Engagement models

Ways to engage and how pricing works

Fixed-scope project

Redesign of a website, an app or a specific flow, with scope, deliverables and timeline defined up front.

Dedicated UX/UI designer

A designer embedded in your product team by sprint, with supervision, training and backfill handled by DataLab.

Design plus development

We design and build the full product with you—website, online store or custom software—with one accountable team.

What drives the cost?

Every proposal is built around your goals, scope and timeline. We send you a detailed quote at no cost.

  • Number of screens, templates and flows: a checkout redesign is not the same as a full platform.
  • Research depth: number of interviews, usability tests and user segments, plus participant recruiting.
  • Platforms covered: website, mobile app, admin dashboard or several at once.
  • Whether the design system is built from scratch or extends an existing one.
  • Prototype fidelity and level of interaction.
  • Accessibility requirements, languages and compliance reviews in regulated industries such as healthcare or financial services.

UX vs. UI design: why your product needs both

UX (user experience) design defines how a product works: the steps someone takes to buy, sign up or apply for a loan, what they see first and where they can go wrong. UI (user interface) design defines how it looks and feels: typography, color, buttons, icons and states. One without the other fails. A beautiful interface on a confusing flow doesn't sell, and a logical flow with a sloppy interface doesn't earn trust.

That's why we handle both, in that order. First we understand users and their tasks; then we structure the information and test flows with prototypes; finally we design the visual layer and document it in a design system. Every design decision has a reason behind it, and your developers get clear specs instead of guesswork. For SaaS and fintech products, that also means designing roles, permissions, empty states and error states from the start. If your product is still an idea, start with product discovery: it pins down the business model, the features and a clickable prototype before every screen gets designed.

How we prove UX design works

Good design shows up in the numbers. Before proposing changes, we measure a baseline—conversion rate, drop-off per step, time to complete a task and common errors—using GA4 and heatmaps. Session recordings show where people hesitate, and funnel reports show exactly where they leave. After launch, we measure the same indicators again to see what changed and why.

Mundo Aventura, Colombia's most visited amusement park, is the clearest example. We redesigned its online ticket purchase flow to make it faster and more intuitive. According to figures published in 2021, user experience improved 300%, site visits grew 70% in under three months, online sales rose 80% in under a month, and purchases abandoned mid-checkout dropped 80% from the first month. That's the standard we hold ourselves to: design you can defend with data in a board meeting.

A nearshore UX design agency that also builds

Many UX design agencies hand off a Figma file and move on. DataLab designs and builds. The same company has delivered more than 200 technology projects, including the SaaS and fintech platforms our custom software development team built for Educapital (issuance, payments and portfolio risk for 50+ schools) and Starkapital (vehicle lending from origination to portfolio), so our designers work next to the developers who will ship the product. That shortens feedback loops and keeps designs realistic.

Our team works from Bogotá, Colombia, on UTC−5 all year, which overlaps with US Eastern and Central business hours for live workshops and reviews. We also design for adoption, not just conversion: for Colmédica we built an internal platform with an information timeline, real-time interactions and department leaderboards, so teams have a reason to use it instead of falling back on email and chat. One team, from research to release.

Frequently asked questions

UX/UI design: frequently asked questions

01

How much do UX/UI design services cost?

It depends on the number of screens and flows, research depth, the platforms covered and whether you need a design system from scratch. DataLab quotes after a discovery session and puts the scope, deliverables, timeline and assigned team in writing, so you know exactly what you're paying for before the project starts.

02

How long does a UX/UI design project take?

A single flow, such as a checkout, can be solved in a few weeks; a full platform takes several sprints. We work in Scrum, so you see and review progress at the end of every sprint instead of waiting for one big reveal. The exact timeline is defined in the proposal.

03

What's the difference between UX and UI design?

UX design covers the whole experience: what users need, the steps they take and where they get stuck. UI design covers the visual and interactive layer: color, typography, buttons and states. At DataLab they're handled together: flows are validated with prototypes first, then the final interface is designed on top of them.

04

Do we get the Figma files?

Yes. We work in Figma files your team can access from day one, and at the end you receive the prototype, the design system with its components and the developer specs. Your team can keep iterating on the product with or without us, and nothing stays locked in our accounts.

05

Can you improve the UX of an existing product without replatforming?

Yes. We start with an audit of the current experience and your analytics, prioritize the highest-impact changes and design them for your current platform, whether that's WordPress, Shopify or a custom stack. Often the biggest return comes from redesigning two or three critical steps, not the whole product.

06

Do you run usability tests with real users?

Yes. We test prototypes with people who match your user profiles, in remote or in-person sessions, and document where they hesitate, where they make mistakes and what they expected to find. Findings are ranked by impact and applied before development, when fixing things is still cheap.

07

Why hire a nearshore UX design agency in Colombia?

You get a design and development team working on hours that overlap with the US workday, without the overnight delays of offshore vendors. DataLab works in Scrum, runs an ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management system and can build what it designs, so research, design and implementation stay with one accountable partner.

08

Do you also develop what you design?

Yes. DataLab has delivered more than 200 technology projects: websites, online stores and custom software, including SaaS and fintech platforms. Designing and building with the same team avoids losses in translation from design to code and helps ensure that what you test with users is what actually ships.

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