About

The studio.

Studio

Shabs Design is a brand and product design studio based in Manchester, working with UK and international clients across SaaS, enterprise software, eCommerce, and editorial. The studio focuses on the seam between brand identity, product design, and shipped front-end, including bilingual and right-to-left script systems for clients operating in multiple languages.

The practice runs as a hand-coded, editorial-led studio. Engagements take the form of monthly subscriptions or fixed-scope retainers depending on the client's stage and rhythm. Output covers brand systems, product UX, marketing sites, and production-grade front-end build, all delivered through one accountable hand.

Director

Shabir Hussain leads the studio. Over fourteen years of in-house and contract design across SaaS, enterprise platforms, and editorial brands sit behind the work; the studio's offering reflects that breadth. Strategic at the headline, execution-tight at the pixel.

Based in Manchester, working with UK and international clients. Specialist interest in bilingual and right-to-left brand and product systems, including Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, and Farsi typography and layout.