A monthly subscription-based unlimited design service that provides startups and businesses with ongoing, high-quality design support at a fixed monthly fee. Founded by designer-turned-entrepreneurs, it has served hundreds of corporate clients and pioneered the design subscription model in China.
Users will naturally compare you to Figma — every missing feature will be criticized. But Figma has 1,000+ engineers. OPCs doing benchmark products need to accept the reality of 'features will never catch up' and be better in specific scenarios (Chinese typography, domestic collaboration).
Canvas rendering, real-time collaboration, vector editing and other underlying technologies require extremely strong engineering teams. This isn't a category a single OPC can tackle alone — unless only doing lightweight features like file import/preview.
Compared to US enterprises willing to pay $15/person/month for Figma, Chinese SMEs' willingness to pay for design tools is still in early stages. Free acquisition is easy; converting to paid is the bottleneck.
All design deliverables (source files, copyright, commercial license) fully belong to the client with no additional charges. This is especially important for startups needing to accumulate brand assets long-term.
Self-developed or integrated project management tools — clients can track the progress of each design request in real-time via a kanban board, reducing communication costs and avoiding missed requirements or repeated confirmations.
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