AI Design Studio · Toronto
Design systems that ship 6x faster with AI automation
We build production-ready design systems using Figma Variables, Midjourney workflows, and custom GPT agents. From brand guidelines to component libraries in 3 weeks.
Why 34 Canadian companies chose Cantravo over freelance AI designers
01
Midjourney + Stable Diffusion Expertise
We've fine-tuned 23 custom LoRA models for Canadian brands. Our ComfyUI workflows produce batch assets with 92% brand compliance on first generation, eliminating revision rounds.
02
Figma API & Plugin Development
Cantravo builds TypeScript plugins that automate token updates, enforce design system rules, and export production-ready code. Deployed in 6 enterprise design teams across Toronto and Vancouver.
03
Ethical AI & Bias Mitigation
Every project includes a fairness audit using IBM AI Fairness 360 and model card documentation. We follow Canada's AIDA framework and ensure WCAG 2.2 compliance on all outputs.
Real outcomes from 47 client projects since 2022
- 68%
- Avg. design time reduction
- 2.1x
- Faster go-to-market
- 14 days
- Typical system build time
- 94%
- Client retention rate
Trusted by Canadian scale-ups and enterprises
- Shopify
- RBC
- Wealthsimple
- Ritual
- League
- Wave
Common questions from teams exploring AI design workflows
Do you train our team to use AI tools, or do we become dependent on Cantravo for every project?+
Every engagement includes knowledge transfer. We document every workflow in Notion, record Loom tutorials, and run live training sessions. Most clients operate independently after 6 weeks, with optional monthly office hours for edge cases.
How do you ensure AI-generated designs don't infringe copyright or reproduce biased imagery?+
We train custom LoRA models exclusively on your licensed assets or public domain sources. Every output runs through IBM AI Fairness 360 bias detection and CLIP-based similarity checks against known copyrighted work. Full model cards document training data lineage.
What design tools and software do you integrate with?+
Primary stack: Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Webflow, Framer. AI tools: Midjourney, Stable Diffusion (ComfyUI), ChatGPT API, DALL·E 3. We also build Zapier/Make workflows and REST API integrations for custom tools. If you use Sketch or Penpot, we adapt.
Can you handle both branding and product UI design, or do you specialize in one?+
We do both. Brand work includes logo suites, style guides, and asset libraries. Product work covers UX research synthesis, UI component systems, and design-to-code handoff. 60% of clients hire us for end-to-end projects spanning both.
What's the typical timeline and cost for an AI design system build?+
Standard system: 3 weeks, $18K–$28K CAD depending on component count and integrations. Enterprise system with custom tooling: 6–8 weeks, $45K–$75K. Audits start at $4,500 for a 1-week engagement. All pricing includes training and 30-day support.
Do you work with startups, or only established companies with design teams?+
Both. Startups get lean workflows: prompt libraries, Figma templates, and ChatGPT setup in 1-2 weeks. Enterprises get custom plugins, LoRA training, and team onboarding. 40% of our clients are pre-Series A; 60% are growth-stage or enterprise.
What clients say after 90 days of AI-powered design workflows
Cantravo cut our design sprint time from 4 weeks to 9 days. The Figma Variables setup they built now powers 8 product lines, and our junior designers can apply brand changes in minutes instead of hours.
We needed 300 product images for a holiday campaign with 72 hours' notice. Cantravo's Midjourney pipeline delivered all assets in 11 hours, on-brand and ready for web. This would've taken our team 2 weeks minimum.
The AI design audit identified $47K in annual savings by automating our social media asset resizing. Cantravo built the tool, trained our team, and we saw ROI in month two.
Their custom GPT for brand voice has saved us 8 hours per week on copywriting reviews. It catches off-brand language before assets even reach the design team. Simple, effective, measurable.
Cantravo trained our entire product design team on ethical AI use in one afternoon. The workshop was practical, not theoretical, and we left with prompt templates and guardrails we still use daily.
We'd tried three other AI design consultants before Cantravo. They're the only ones who delivered actual code and documentation, not just Figma mockups. Their work shipped to production in sprint one.
The Stable Diffusion LoRA they trained on our product photography is indistinguishable from our in-house shoots. We've reduced studio bookings by 40% and can test creative concepts same-day.
Cantravo's Figma plugin enforces our 8-point grid and color token rules automatically. Designers can't break the system even if they try. QA time dropped 60% in the first quarter after implementation.
Their monthly office hours have been critical. When we hit edge cases with the AI workflows, their team troubleshoots in Slack within an hour. It's like having an in-house AI design engineer.
Built to do the job
- 99.9% uptime target
- Single sign-on
- API & webhooks
- Real-time dashboard
- Data export anytime
- Mobile-ready
See if AI design automation fits your workflow in a 30-min call
We'll audit one design task, estimate time savings, and recommend 2-3 tools to pilot this quarter. No obligations, no sales pitch—just a clear plan.