Critical is a founding design studio for thoughtful teams.

We partner with startups to design products, brands and businesses that stand out in a sea of slop and attract top talent.

Critical is run by Tom Petty, an experienced Founding Designer who has spent the past 15 years building startups to be proud of.

To talk about a partnership, email hi@critical.partners.

Recent partnerships

  • incident.io

    Product, Brand, Web

  • Plain

    Brand, Web, Creative Direction

  • Bricklane

    Product, Design System

  • Semaloop

    Brand, Web

Recent partnership project preview.