You Have the Dream. I'll Build It.
I'm Chris Carter. Design, development, and everything in between to bring your vision to life. One task at a time. 48-hour turnaround. No outsourcing, ever.
Companies Impacted & Added Value To
My Promise to You
Not features. Not buzzwords. Values I build every project on.
Honesty
I'll tell you the truth about your project, even when it's hard to hear. No upselling, no scope creep games. Just honest counsel from someone who cares about your outcome.
No Outsourcing. Ever.
Every design, every line of code, every revision. That's me. I never outsource. I never subcontract. When you hire Design Dream, you get Chris Carter. Period.
Purpose-Driven Work
I believe the gifts I've been given aren't mine to keep. They're mine to use for others. That's not a marketing line. It's the reason Design Dream exists.
48-Hour Turnaround
I work with urgency because your dreams can't wait. Average turnaround: 48 hours. Not because I rush. Because I focus. One task, full attention, no distractions.
How It Works
Five steps. No meetings. No hassle.
Subscribe
Choose your plan and get instant access to Basecamp. No onboarding meetings, no sales calls.
Create Tasks in Basecamp
Describe what you need (design, development, or both). Add unlimited tasks to your backlog.
Move One Issue to "In Progress"
Drag one task to In Progress when you're ready. I'll start working on it immediately.
I Work on It
Full focus on your task. No meetings, no status updates. Just heads-down work, delivered in an average of 48 hours.
Review & Move to "Done"
Review the work (in code or design). Love it? Move to Done. Need changes? Add a comment and I'll iterate until you're satisfied.
What You Get
Product Design
- UI/UX for web and mobile apps
- User flows and wireframes
- Interactive prototypes (Figma, Framer)
- Design systems and component libraries
- Responsive layouts
Web Development
- Landing pages and marketing sites
- Web applications (SaaS, dashboards)
- E-commerce sites
- CMS integration
- Frontend + backend (Next.js, React, Node.js)
Mobile App Design & Development
- iOS and Android app design (Figma)
- React Native development
- App prototypes and user testing
- Note: Native iOS/Android quoted separately
AI & Automation
- ChatGPT-style chat integrations
- AI-powered search and recommendations
- Workflow automation
- Custom AI features for your product
Featured Work
A look at projects I've led for companies like Microsoft, building products used by millions.
Connected Care
Microsoft Health Futures
I led design for a patient engagement platform at Microsoft Health Futures, taking it from concept to product across an 18-month engagement. The challenge: prove that connected care could meaningfully improve patient outcomes while navigating the complexity of healthcare data, AI, and real human needs.
- Proved customer interest through research-driven prototyping, validating the concept before a single line of production code was written.
- Innovated with AI to surface personalized health insights, designing interfaces that made complex medical data feel approachable and actionable.
- Found product-market fit by iterating across three product waves, each informed by real patient and clinician feedback.
“This is a great example of a true end-to-end experience thinking about patient engagement.”
— Microsoft Health & Life Sciences Product Leader
What Clients Say
“The best freelancer I have ever worked with! I have nothing but good things to say about him.”
Lead Capture Page
“Chris is amazing to work with -- he is highly skilled, he offers great recommendations informed by competitive intel, and has amazing communication skills. He's able to translate requirements into creative solutions.”
Website Redesign
“Amazing work again by Chris! This was a bigger project that required a lot of milestones and feedback cycles - he was responsive and exceeded our expectations with the quality of work.”
Job Board Design
“Chris is an unbelievably talented app and web UX designer. He has great insights into how to design something that will perform well, and really engage users.”
iOS App Onboarding
“Chris was an absolute pleasure to work with, he treated our project like it was his own and in turn a now lifelong relationship. I recommend to anyone and everyone.”
Product Management
“Chris is a super smart guy and asks the right questions as it relates to UX testing and design. He pointed out major flaws in our designs and ultimately made our product better.”
UX Audit
“Chris was extremely patient and thoughtful about his decisions. His experience was definitely highlighted both in his communication and his work.”
Digital Media Platform
“Chris was awesome to work with. Very communicative and gave us what we needed. He was conscientious of our timeline and flexible when we needed him to be.”
Customer Journey Map
“Chris has been a great partner for our teams and brought thoughtful process and keen observations to each project.”
E-Commerce UX
“Chris is amazing, talented and loves what he does! He places emphasis on structure and great UX frameworks to ensure the best result is achieved for your project. Highly recommended!”
UX Design
“Chris was a pleasure to work with. He's highly skilled, meticulous, and timely, and we'd love to work with him again.”
Web Marketplace
“Chris was an excellent UI/UX designer who helped our team a lot. One massive change that he did was taking our long onboarding flow and making it concise.”
Networking App
Everything I Know. Everything I Can Do. One Monthly Price.
Six services. Unlimited requests. One person doing it all.
Branding, Marketing, Social Media, Design, Development & AI. All included.
How your requests flow:
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If I'm not earning your trust every month, you should leave. That's how confident I am in this work.
The Person Behind the Work
After 16 years building products for Fortune 500 companies, I realized my gifts weren't meant to stay behind corporate walls. They were meant to help people like you bring their dreams to life.
Chris Carter
I bring both technical depth and design thinking. Over 17 years I've built products at Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, Home Depot, Indeed, and Audi that are used by millions. I don't just build features. I create products that users love and businesses profit from.
But I kept seeing the same thing: people with incredible ideas stuck in limbo. Waiting months for an agency to deliver. Watching freelancers disappear. Losing momentum because they couldn't find someone who actually cared about their vision as much as they did.
I never outsource. I never subcontract. Every pixel, every line of code, that's me. Because if your dream matters to you, it matters to me.
"The core of it all is to help other people's dreams come true from my knowledge and my expertise."
Chris Carter, Founder
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