You bringthe idea.I’ll makepeopletrust it

Ideas only count once they ship. So stay curious, make it beautiful, put it in people’s hands. Then go again.

IdeaBrandProductLaunch

  1. 01 Consulting

    Zero-to-one product design for founders, two at a time.

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  2. 02 Apps

    My own products, like Avvio and Vamos. I design them, ship them and keep them running.

    See the apps
  3. 03 Photography

    People, streets, wildlife and cars. The same eye, without a brief.

    See the photography

Trusted tomove money across borders

AvvioStrategy, product, brand, launch

Selected work, each next to the number that mattered.

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  1. AvvioAvvioCo-founderCo-founder, head of designPayments volume up 150% in a single month2025 – Now
  2. Avvio BusinessAvvio BusinessCo-founderCo-founder, head of designMass payouts to 150+ countries2025 – Now
  3. ShakepayShakepayIn-houseProduct design leadNPS 80 · recurring orders +86%2022 – 2025
  4. AyloAyloIn-houseProduct designer to design manager150M daily visitors · 15+ designers2015 – 2021
  5. AcquireAcquireIn-houseSenior product designer to product design leadCheckout 50% faster than Shopify2021 – 2022
  6. Karbure & PiranhaKarbure & PiranhaAgencyGraphic designer to art directorSnowbirds 40th anniversary rebrand2008 – 2015
  7. Le RituelLe RituelIndependentBrand identity, web and photography2022 – 2025

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Two clients at a time. I come in, ship it and hand it over.

01Core offer

Zero to launch

Idea to launched product. Just me.

No product, brand or team yet. It’s how Avvio was built.

  • Positioning and naming
  • Product and UX
  • Brand and copy
  • Launch

02

Fractional head of design

Senior direction, for a set term.

You’re live and the product needs to earn trust. I set the bar, then hand it over.

  • Design direction
  • Product and brand standards
  • Design system foundations

03

Project

Fixed scope, fixed date.

A rebrand, redesign or launch that can’t slip.

  • Agreed scope
  • Weekly reviews
  • A clean handoff

I design it likeit’s my own company.I’ve built a few.

Nearly 20 years of design at agencies, in-house teams and startups I co-founded, Avvio among them. Vamos Studios brings that into three practices: consulting, apps and photography. I lead every project myself, start to finish.

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I make my own products too. It’s where I learn the most.

Read the Avvio story

03 Photography

Photography taught me to wait for the moment and leave everything else out. People, streets, wildlife and cars, shot wherever I land.

See it on Instagram

Shot for

  • Ford
  • Lincoln
  • Mazda
  • Air France
  • New Balance
  • Oikos
  • Redtag
  • Coca-Cola
  • Heineken
  • WOW air
Dave, founder of Vamos Studios

About

I’m Dave. I started my first company, a surf streetwear brand, while studying graphic design. Since then I’ve led design at Aylo, Acquire and Shakepay, and co-founded Avvio. Today I work independently, under the name Vamos Studios.

Designer, photographer and proud dad of two. At work, behind the camera or at home, I’m after the same thing: moments that mean something.

Based in Playa del Carmen (UTC-5). English and French. Fintech, AI, SaaS and ecommerce.

  1. 01 Trust is designed, not declared.
  2. 02 Every beautiful thing sits next to a number.
  3. 03 Copy is design. So is motion.
  4. 04 Ship it, then make it better.