- Public beta
- Accessibility technology
- WebMCP exploration
EasyACR
An accessibility evidence product designed and built to help software teams collect automated findings and prepare structured draft evidence for review.
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Independent design studio · Healthcare and financial services
Clear, credible design for work for your organization.
ciedesigns design brings clarity to complex digital products and websites, especially in healthcare and financial services. Every engagement connects research, strategy, accessible design, and implementation while keeping business goals and user needs aligned.
We have experience designing in environments shaped by HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, GDPR, and CCPA/CPRA — with accessibility considered throughout the work.
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Since 2012
An independent Texas design practice, formed as CIE Designs LLC, offering flexible support options.
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Focused services
A recurring track record in healthcare and financial services with a practical approach to WCAG accessibility.
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Multiple awards
Recognition from the Communicator Awards and the Davey Awards.
Ways to work together
Three focused engagements
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cie Identity
A practical identity foundation for a new organization or an established brand that needs greater consistency.
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cie Website
A structured redesign for organizations replacing a dated, difficult-to-maintain, or unclear website.
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cie Product
Product strategy and interface design for teams building healthcare, accessibility, and financial-service tools.
How we work together
Four steps with clear decisions
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Discover
Define the audience, business need, constraints, regulatory context, and evidence of success.
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Design
Shape the structure, visual direction, reusable patterns, and key flows before expanding the work.
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Validate
Review accessibility and usability at the level the project calls for, from design checks through manual and coded testing.
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Deliver
Provide implementation-ready assets, documented decisions, and a direct handoff to the people building or maintaining the work.
Organization fit
Who this is for
ciedesigns is best suited for healthcare and financial-services organizations, regulated businesses, growing companies, and product teams that need experienced design leadership without expanding their permanent staff.
The studio is a strong fit for organizations modernizing an established website, developing an accessible digital product, improving a design system, or bringing greater structure to the path from research and strategy through design and implementation.
ciedesigns provides direct access to experienced designers, engineers and product strategists.
A good fit
- Healthcare organizations, health-information initiatives, and health-adjacent products
- Community banks, wealth-management practices, and financial-product teams
- Leaders who value accessible, maintainable design
- Teams that have engineering capacity and need focused product-design leadership
Probably not
- Large procurement processes that require a full-service agency
- Projects needing several designers working in parallel
- Open-ended production work without priorities or a decision maker
- Requests for a legal or compliance guarantee
Selected work
Recent work and projects
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- Healthcare
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A regional health information exchange
A responsive WordPress site raising awareness of a multi-organization exchange.
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- Financial services
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A community bank
Two full site launches integrated with the bank's online-banking platform.
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- Healthcare
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A hospital system’s regional training platform
A training site where administrators created courses for staff completion.
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- Healthcare
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A healthcare-software company
A responsive redesign of the corporate website, its visual system, and revised content.
About ciedesigns
A recurring track record in healthcare and financial services
Founded in 2012, ciedesigns is a solo studio built around direct collaboration. The practice combines brand and website work with experience designing enterprise products, design systems, and accessible interfaces.
More about ciedesigns- Sectors
- Healthcare · Public health · Banking · Wealth management · Fintech
- Practice
- Brand identity · Website design & build · Product design · Design systems
- Recognition
- Multiple Communicator and Davey Awards
Questions worth answering early
Is ciedesigns an agency?
No. ciedesigns is a solo studio. You work directly with the designer responsible for the work. Trusted specialists may be recommended when a project needs capabilities outside the agreed scope.
Can you work with our developers?
Yes. Product and website engagements can be structured around an existing engineering team, with reusable components, documented states, and implementation review as needed.
Does accessibility testing guarantee compliance?
No. Accessibility work can reduce barriers and improve conformance, but it is not a certification or legal guarantee. The depth of review is defined for each engagement.
What does a first conversation cover?
The first conversation covers the problem, audience, scope, timeline, decision makers, technical constraints, and whether ciedesigns is the right fit.
Tell me what you're working on.
Share the essentials and get a response within one business day.