SaaS Product Design

Methodology for building production SaaS features that drive user adoption and retention. Focused on patterns that reduce time-to-value and handle the complexity of multi-tenant, subscription-based applications.

For design system tokens and accessibility, see /ux-design. For React component patterns, see /react. For API contracts behind features, see /api-design. For domain modeling, see /domain-design.

1. Design Philosophy

Progressive complexity

Start simple, reveal complexity as the user needs it. A new user should reach their first moment of value within 60 seconds. Advanced features unlock progressively.