# Things > A digital product design and engineering studio in Istanbul and Elazığ, Türkiye. Things is a digital product design and engineering studio founded in 2018, working from Istanbul and Elazığ, Türkiye. We provide UX research, UX/UI design, design systems, and frontend engineering for brands in fintech, healthcare, energy, e-commerce, and entertainment. We have shipped more than fifty products and hold a Red Dot Design Award. Founded 2018. Offices in İstanbul and Elazığ. Contact: hello@things.ist. Services: UX Research, UX & UI Design, Design Systems, Frontend Development, Product Strategy. ## Pages - [Home](https://things.com.tr): Overview of the studio, services, and featured work. - [Work](https://things.com.tr/work): Case studies and shipped projects across design and engineering. - [Services](https://things.com.tr/services): The service lines the studio offers, from research to frontend engineering. - [Studio](https://things.com.tr/studio): Who the studio is, how it works, and where its offices are. - [Contact](https://things.com.tr/contact): How to get in touch to start a project. ## Services — all on https://things.com.tr/services - Design: We don't just design interfaces - we build experiences. As builders, we craft pixel-perfect, AI-enhanced design systems that ship fast and scale endlessly. - UX Research: Every decision we make starts with the user. Our research practice uncovers deep insights that guide every pixel we build - no guesswork, just evidence. - Frontend Development: We turn designs into blazing-fast, pixel-perfect interfaces. Modern frameworks, clean code, and obsessive attention to performance - that's how we ship frontends. ## Blog - [CLAUDE.md for Design Teams: Teaching AI Your Brand](https://things.com.tr/blog/claude-md-for-design-teams): How design teams use CLAUDE.md and agent context files to teach AI their brand: tokens, typography, voice, and do/don't rules that keep output on-brand. - [Design-to-Code with AI: How We Eliminated Handoff Gaps](https://things.com.tr/blog/design-to-code-with-ai): How AI-augmented design-to-code workflows eliminate handoff gaps, and why designers and engineers under one roof still matter. From Things Studio. - [How Enterprises Should Approach a Product Redesign](https://things.com.tr/blog/how-enterprises-should-approach-a-product-redesign): A practical guide to the enterprise UX redesign process: scoping, governance, design systems, phased migration, and choosing the right design partner. - [How to Build an AI Design Workflow: From Prompt to Production](https://things.com.tr/blog/how-to-build-an-ai-design-workflow): A practical guide to building an AI design workflow: mapping AI to every phase, choosing tools, and keeping human craft at the center. - [How to Choose a UX Design Partner: Agency vs. Studio](https://things.com.tr/blog/how-to-choose-a-ux-design-partner): How to choose a UX design agency or studio: model differences, what to evaluate, red flags, questions to ask, and why Turkey is a design talent hub. - [How to Do UX Research with AI: Faster Insight Without Losing Rigor](https://things.com.tr/blog/how-to-do-ux-research-with-ai): A practical guide to AI UX research (synthesis, synthetic users, interview analysis) and how to move fast without corrupting your evidence. - [How to Do UX & UI Analysis with AI: Heuristic Reviews, Audits, and Beyond](https://things.com.tr/blog/how-to-do-ux-ui-analysis-with-ai): A practical guide to AI-assisted UX audits: heuristic evaluation with LLMs, accessibility checks, analytics analysis, and where AI still falls short. - [How to Do UX & UI Design with AI: A Practical Guide from a Red Dot–Awarded Studio](https://things.com.tr/blog/how-to-do-ux-ui-design-with-ai): How AI actually fits into UX and UI design: a practical workflow from research to handoff, by Things, a Red Dot–awarded design studio. - [Should You Redesign or Audit First? How to Decide](https://things.com.tr/blog/should-you-redesign-or-audit-first): A UX audit before a redesign protects what works and fixes what doesn't. Here's how to decide which your product needs, with a practical framework. - [What Does Product Design Actually Cost? A Studio's Honest Breakdown](https://things.com.tr/blog/what-does-product-design-actually-cost): How much does UX and product design cost? An honest breakdown of pricing models, cost drivers, and what to ask for, from the studio behind 50+ products. - [What Is an AI-Augmented Design Studio? (And Why It Beats Both Agencies and AI Tools)](https://things.com.tr/blog/what-is-an-ai-augmented-design-studio): What an AI-augmented design studio is, how it compares to agencies and DIY AI tools, and how to evaluate one before you hire. - [What Is a Design.md File? How Markdown Design Docs Power AI-Assisted Product Teams](https://things.com.tr/blog/what-is-design-md-ai-design-documentation): Learn what a design.md file is, what belongs in one, and how markdown design docs keep AI-generated UI on-brand, with a full annotated example. - [What It Takes to Win a Red Dot: Lessons from Our First Submission](https://things.com.tr/blog/what-it-takes-to-win-a-red-dot): How Things won a Red Dot on its first submission: what juries actually evaluate, why research beats aesthetics, and practical Red Dot submission tips. - [Remote, Lab, Guerrilla: Which Usability Testing Method When?](https://things.com.tr/blog/which-usability-testing-method-when): Remote, lab, contextual, or guerrilla usability testing? A practical comparison of methods, sample sizes, and when to use each, from Things Studio. - [Will AI Replace UX Designers? What Actually Changes](https://things.com.tr/blog/will-ai-replace-ux-designers): AI won't replace UX designers. It replaces tasks, not judgment. Here's what actually changes in the role, hiring, and how clients choose partners. ## Optional - [Privacy Policy](https://things.com.tr/privacy): How the studio handles personal data. - [Terms of Use](https://things.com.tr/terms): The terms that govern use of this site.