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Show the next useful thing.
Catalog first. Clear availability sits alongside the tool instead of hiding behind a second trip. Detail and borrowing steps keep their place as someone explores.
AVAILABLE THIS WEEK18V combi drillReserve ↘
Independent design practicePublic preview · incubation portfolio
Give good work
its own way of
being seen.
A considered design system can make useful software feel at home in its world. We bring the product, its people and its details together, then make the whole thing work.
One complete demonstration. Invented product, real interactions.
01 / A system in context✳
EXPLOREToolsMy loansVisit usSAMPLE HOURS
FRI 10am—4pm
FRI 10am—4pm
BORROW, MAKE, RETURNMake room
for making.
for making.
Good tools, ready for the next pair of hands.
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Tools for the garden
Tools for the garden
01A friendly front door to a practical, hands-on service.↗
A point of view 01—03
A system is a way
to make choices hold together.
Not decoration added at the end. Not a kit of parts left to fend for itself. We connect why a product exists to what someone sees, reads, and does next.
See that thinking in practiceSelected demonstration 01 / 01
Common Thread✳
A fictional neighborhood tool library,
designed from shelf to pickup.
THE IDEA01
Borrow a tool.
Feel welcome
before you arrive.
Common Thread is a made-up community tool library. Its small but consequential journey—from finding the right drill to knowing when the workshop is open—gives this system a real job to do.
Concept, not client work
Sample inventory and availability. No live library.
Sample inventory and availability. No live library.
COMMON THREAD / VISUAL PRINCIPLECT—01
A LIBRARY OF HANDS-ON THINGSMake
room for
making.Sign-painter's warmth, library-card clarity.
room for
making.Sign-painter's warmth, library-card clarity.
FIELD GREEN / WORKSHOP OCHRE / PAPERTYPE × OBJECT × PLACE
COLOR NOTES
01 — THE CHARACTER
Field greens, tool-shop ochre and generous paper space keep the interface grounded in a shared workshop. Hand-drawn object studies give this library its own visual vocabulary; practical labels stay crisp when people need a quick answer.
Explore the whole experienceAn interactive product sample 02—03
From “I need a tool”
to ready to go.
Follow a fictional member through a practical catalog. Browse what’s ready, check the visit details, and prepare a sample reservation. Nothing is sent and no inventory is live.
iLocal demonstration — sample people, sample stock, sample availability. Reservation steps are simulated in this browser; there is no sign-in or checkout.
Explore the system's states
Local examples of loading, empty, and recovery states.
The system behind the screen 03 / 03
Character, carried
through the details.
A practical interface is made
of a hundred small decisions.
Warm voice.
Clear shelf labels.
Expressive serif headlines give the library a human presence. A restrained sans and roomy line lengths keep inventory, dates and instructions easy to scan.
Make room
for making.CHECK THE SIZE. PICK A DAY.
WE'LL HAVE IT READY.
for making.CHECK THE SIZE. PICK A DAY.
WE'LL HAVE IT READY.
Say what happened
and what to do.
Availability can change. Empty searches and failed refreshes explain themselves, then offer a useful way back.
TRY AGAINCouldn't refresh the sample list.
Your search is still here.↻
Your search is still here.↻
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Ready to leave the screen.
A delivery includes the editable design tokens, reusable interface patterns, working prototype source and a compact implementation guide with accessibility and adoption notes.
A proposed studio package
One useful product.
A system built to fit.
A focused engagement to take one real product journey from first questions to a cohesive, working front end.
PROPOSED FIXED PACKAGE
€8,000 EUR
For one product experience · modeled as 10 studio days at a proposed €800/day blended rate.
Sales unavailable pending owner approval.WHAT'S INCLUDED01 PACKAGE
- 01Product framingOne working session, journey map and agreed success criteria.
- 02Distinctive visual systemPrinciples, type, color, spacing, layout and reusable component states.
- 03Connected product experienceResponsive, accessible layouts for up to three agreed journeys.
- 04Working handoffPrototype source, token files, adoption notes and one implementation review.
Not included
Production backend, account/payment integrations, hosting, ongoing support, licensed photography or a full content migration.
Tailoring
Scope covers one application and up to three journeys. Bespoke scope beyond it would be quoted after approval; no commissions are being accepted.
Proposed rights
After full payment, the client would own their final bespoke deliverables. Forma retains pre-existing tools and general know-how. Terms remain subject to owner review and agreement.
PLANNING ESTIMATE / NOT A MARKET RATE✳
FORMA / 2026 INDEPENDENT DESIGN-SYSTEM PRACTICE
Let the product
sound like itself.
This is a public preview of Forma’s incubation portfolio. The sample is fictional, and price and terms are proposals. Sales are unavailable pending owner approval. The demo sends no booking or order; this static preview includes no ongoing support.
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