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title: "Design Approach & Method | Blixt & Dunder"
description: We find the real problem, design with the system in mind, and stay engaged past launch. No handoff theatre, no strategy decks that go nowhere. Just design that ships.
url: https://www.blixtdunder.com/approach/
slug: approach
updatedAt: 2026-02-16T13:05:47.386452+00:00
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# We _embed_ in complex product teams and make design work

Not as a vendor. As the people who fix what's broken and build what lasts, from strategy through to shipped components.

### We start by finding the real problem

Most briefs describe a symptom. Before we design anything, we spend time with your team, your users, and your data to find what's actually broken. Sometimes that's a product flow. Sometimes it's a component architecture that nobody owns. Sometimes the brief itself is pointing at the wrong thing. We say so early.

### We work in the open, not in isolation

You'll see progress every week: rough sketches, prototypes, working components, not polished decks at project milestones. We embed with your team rather than disappearing into a studio. Feedback shapes the work. That's not a disclaimer, it's how good products get built.

### We design with the system in mind

Every product decision we make gets made with the system in mind. Not because we're obsessed with documentation, but because design that can't scale isn't finished. It's deferred debt. We work across Figma and code. Handoff is not a phase; it's a non-event. It's a [DesignOps](/designops "Learn more about how we approach DesignOps") mindset, and it shapes everything we do.

### We ship, then make it hold

Launch isn't the end. It's where most design work quietly falls apart. We stay engaged through governance, component ownership, and team enablement, because the design system you built in Q1 should still be intact in Q4.

We've done this with Vipps MobilePay, BEC, Nets, Tryg, and Falck. We know what enterprise product work looks like from the inside. If you're tired of consultants who think more than they ship, [we should talk](/contact "Contact us").

## Projects that changed companies

### ISS

Defined a content governance model and redesigned the corporate website for one of the world's largest workplace service providers. Our work spanned content strategy and web design across 40+ markets. _A consistent digital presence at genuine global scale._

_Tags: Strategy, Branding_

### Solde

Developed the brand identity and packaging design for a specialty coffee company built around full supply chain transparency. We continue to run their ecommerce operation, covering everything from design to ongoing optimisation of [solde.se](https://www.solde.se/ "Visit Solde for great coffee"). _A brand and shop that keeps growing, year on year._

_Tags: Branding_

- [Get in touch](/contact/) — Wanna dance with us?
- [How we've built our dream company](https://medium.com/blixtdunder/how-ive-built-my-dream-company-53db3d4cdfa6) — Our thoughts