Founder-led
You talk to the person designing and building
About
Creative Croods founder
Creative Croods founder Faizan Ishtiaq started this founder-led design studio in 2016. We help startups and growth teams ship better products through senior design and production-ready React/Next.js on a fixed-price model, with clear timelines and full ownership.
Since 2016 — founder-led design & frontend for startups and growth teams.
Founder
Led by the founder
Creative Croods is run by Faizan Ishtiaq, a graphic and web design professional with over a decade of experience. Every engagement is founder-led — you work directly with the person designing and building, not through account managers or rotating juniors.
Faizan founded the studio in 2016 to offer a clearer alternative to traditional agencies: senior attention, fixed pricing, production-ready output, and full ownership of the work.
Since then, the studio has delivered branding, product UI, and web projects for 150+ clients, including long-term partnerships with companies across the US, UK, and beyond.
Direct communication with the person designing and building
Consistent quality and decisions across the project
No handoffs mid-engagement
Clear accountability from start to finish
Background highlights
- ✓ Founded Creative Croods in 2016
- ✓ 10+ years in design and digital experiences
- ✓ Top Rated Plus on Upwork
- ✓ Branding, web design, UI, and frontend delivery
- ✓ 150+ clients · 450+ projects
- ✓ Based in Lahore, working with teams worldwide
Why this studio exists
Most design experiences fall into two traps: large agencies that add layers and cost, or marketplaces that trade quality for speed. Creative Croods was built in 2016 as a third option — senior work, fixed pricing, and a direct line to the founder.
The goal is simple: help teams move faster without sacrificing craft or ownership.
Model
What makes the model different
Fixed price
Clear cost before work starts
Design + frontend
Figma and production-ready React/Next.js
No layers
No account managers standing between you and the work
Ownership
You keep the files and the code
Flexible
Pause or cancel anytime
Experience
450+ projects for 150+ clients
We’ve delivered projects across SaaS, fintech, media, and growth-stage products. The work ranges from product UI and design systems to full frontend implementation. The constant is senior attention and shipping-quality output.
Product design · Design systems · Marketing sites · React/Next.js frontend
Philosophy
A few things we believe
- ✓ Clarity beats complexity
- ✓ Fixed scope and fixed price create better work
- ✓ The best communication is direct
- ✓ Design should be ready to ship, not just present
- ✓ Clients should own what they pay for
Client feedback
Real reviews, from real clients.
5.0-rated work, quoted directly, nothing rewritten.
“I have been working with Faizan for over 8 years now and he's my main go-to designer for all sorts of projects. He's very creative, reliable, fast, and pays great attention to details. I highly recommend you work with him on any of your design or development projects.”
Private Design Project · 8+ year client
ReliableDetail OrientedCommitted to Quality
“Faizan is a PRO! He has handled many graphics design projects for me and aced each of them! What I love about Faizan is that he pays attention to detail, does unlimited revisions, and does whatever it takes to make the customer happy! So grateful to be working with such an awesome partner!”
Biz Cards Private
$36 · Fixed price
Committed to QualityDetail OrientedSolution OrientedCollaborative
“Faizan did a great job getting us over the last couple of months. He's a talented designer, reliable, and easy to work with.”
Ongoing Full-Stack Graphic Design Support for Marketing Agency
$25,376.67 · 1,269 hours
ReliableCommitted to QualityCollaborative
“His team was very quick to help us make some modifications to our project. Happy to work with them in the future again. Thank you!”
WordPress Developer Needed (Immediate hire)
$45 · $10/hr · 4 hours
ReliableCollaborativeSolution Oriented
“Faizan is amazing, super fast with his work and project, the communication was excellent, the quality of his work and multiple revisions helped a lot to create an awesome result, really happy with his work and attitude and I strongly recommend him.”
Logo Winners Mastermind
$30 · Fixed price
Clear CommunicatorCommitted to Quality
“Pleasure to work with. We have worked together for years on various projects. Very knowledgeable and fair. Will continue to work with him.”
Update WordPress site and plugins
Reliable
Work with us
Work with us
If you want senior design and frontend without the usual overhead, start the retainer or book a 20-minute call. You’ll work directly with the founder.