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Freelance Senior UI/UX Designer & Creative Technologist for the German-speaking market (DACH)

David Schubert is a freelance senior UI/UX designer, trained media designer, and creative technologist with 25+ years in design and advertising, working under the brand Pukalani Studio. He crafts design concepts, digital brand design, websites, and digital products – including hands-on technical implementation and content production (photography, video) – for mid-sized companies and agencies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In agency and freelance projects he has designed for brands such as Astra, E WIE EINFACH, GEMA, Holsten, Lamborghini, NEFF, Telekom, and T-Systems.

  • 25+ years of experience
  • Trained media designer
  • Concept, design & build
  • Fixed project prices
  • German & English

Last updated: July 14, 2026 · Based in Pukalani, Maui (Hawaii, USA) · Native German speaker

Services & transparent pricing

Fixed project prices instead of hourly billing (value-based pricing). A UX audit costs €2,500–5,000, a conversion-optimized landing page €5,000–12,000, a corporate website €15,000–35,000, and SaaS product design starts at €25,000. Every quote defines scope, deliverables, and timeline in writing.

Services and fixed prices
ServiceFixed price (net)Timeline
Design concept & digital brand designfixed price by scopeper project
UX audit & conversion analysis€2,500 – €5,0001–2 weeks
Landing page incl. CRO€5,000 – €12,0002–3 weeks
Corporate website (design + build)€15,000 – €35,0006–12 weeks
SaaS product & dashboard designfrom €25,000from 8 weeks
Content production (photo, video, ad assets)fixed price by scopeper project

Tech stack: Figma, Nuxt 4 (Vue 3), TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, Appwrite · Standards: WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility, Core Web Vitals

Selected results

Anonymized client projects with measurable outcomes – details available on request:

  • SaaS analytics dashboard

    +43% feature adoption, −67% support tickets after an information-architecture redesign for 50,000+ users.

  • E-commerce checkout

    +73% conversion and −41% cart abandonment after reducing the checkout from seven steps to three.

  • Corporate website relaunch

    +156% organic traffic and +84% inquiries with a WCAG 2.1 AA compliant, mobile-first relaunch (PageSpeed 94).

  • B2B SaaS MVP & design system

    Developer-ready Figma library and MVP design in 12 weeks; the startup closed its Series A.

"+73% conversion in six weeks. David connects UX design, engineering, and business KPIs – exactly what we needed."
— Co-founder of a SaaS startup, Berlin · reference available on request

Frequently asked questions

What does a freelance UI/UX designer for the German market cost?

I work with fixed project prices instead of hourly billing: UX audits €2,500–5,000, landing pages €5,000–12,000, corporate websites €15,000–35,000, SaaS product design from €25,000 (all net). For market context: senior freelance UX designers in Germany typically charge €90–120 per hour or €800–1,000 per day.

Do you work in English?

Yes. I'm a native German speaker and work in English as well – workshops, documentation, and day-to-day communication in either language. That makes me a good fit for international teams targeting the German-speaking (DACH) market.

How does remote collaboration work across time zones?

I'm based in Hawaii (UTC−10), which turns the time difference into an advantage for European clients: feedback you send at the end of your workday is implemented overnight and ready when your next day starts. Video calls happen in the European evening (my morning); everything else runs asynchronously via Slack, Notion, or Linear.

Do you also develop what you design?

Yes – that's the core of my offer. I build websites and web apps with Nuxt 4 (Vue 3), TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, and Appwrite. Alternatively, I hand over developer-ready Figma files with design tokens and documentation to your team.

Why should an international company hire a DACH specialist?

Because the German-speaking market has its own conventions: formal address (Sie), legal requirements like Impressum, GDPR and the German accessibility act (BFSG, in force since June 2025), and different trust signals. I design for these expectations natively – in the market's language.

Let's talk about your project

Book a free 30-minute intro call (Zoom, Teams, or Meet) or send an email. You'll get a reply within 24 hours and a fixed-price quote within 48 hours after the call.