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Design Disciplin

independent design research. Click to read Design Discipline, by Baytaş, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
10.1K
Up46.1%MoMAug 2026
MRR
$19Claimed
Disclosed 2026-09-29Indie Hackers
Entry price
Unknown
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
Mehmet Aydın Baytaş
@designdisciplin· 2,781 followers
Launched
3y ago
2023-02-03 · Est.

Traffic & revenue

Monthly visitsData through Aug 2026 · Sep 2026 pending
MRRSelf-reported, unverified · Indie Hackers
  • Sep 2026$19Self-reported MRR · unverified
Events1 revenue disclosure · 6 changes

Revenue evidence

Publicly disclosed & verified revenue figures, sorted by date

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch

    Design Navigator — Hello HN! Just shipped my first digital product, Design Navigator: I've been designing, studying design, and teaching design for many year…

    Feb 3, 2023 · 3y agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Tool and resources for your own way to be a great designer

    Feb 3, 2023 · 3y agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2023-02-03Source
Post excerpt:
Hello HN! Just shipped my first digital product, Design Navigator: https://navigator.designdisciplin.com/ I've been designing, studying design, and teaching design for many years. One of the biggest challenges I faced was how my profession is divided into different "worlds". Designers employed at companies, freelancers, academics, creators... All seem to liv

Traffic sources

Aug 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct38%
  • Organic Search38%
  • Referrals9%
  • Social7%
  • Other8%

Countries

  • United States43%
  • United Kingdom12%
  • Brazil10%
  • Germany10%
  • India9%

Search

Domain authority 27Domain registered 2021-01-12

KeywordMonthly volume
research through design1,100
dan hollick720
human-computer interaction (hci) researcher290
christopher frayling research in art and design "rtd"130
research through design frayling definition110

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Pricing page not identified yet, or no public pricing listed.

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2023-02-03

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: Headless UIFeatures

    Headless UI→—

  2. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: PreactFeatures

    Preact→—

  3. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Removed technology: Proton MailFeatures

    Proton Mail→—

  4. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Adopted technology: ReactFeatures

    —→React

  5. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Adopted technology: React RouterFeatures

    —→React Router

  6. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Homepage title changed to “Design Discipline | Baytaş | Substack”Positioning

    Design Discipline | M.A. Baytaş | Substack→Design Discipline | Baytaş | Substack

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Design Discipline”

Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with email capture / waitlist CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + Pure Typography & Geometry → Email Capture / Waitlist

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.3 / 10
Typography
7.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
8.0
Craft & Polish
7.0
Distinctiveness
6.0

Structure

Fonts
-apple-system-headline / Spectral
Primary visual
Pure Typography & Geometry
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Light · Balanced
Corners & depth
Medium Radius · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome

Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #fafafa;
  --surface: #eeeeee;
  --foreground: #363737;
  --muted-foreground: #848585;
  --accent: #000000;
  --radius: 8px;
  --font-heading: "-apple-system-headline", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Spectral", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #FAFAFA (~73%) · Surface #EEEEEE (~15%) · Text #363737 (~6%) · Muted Text #848585 (~4%) · Accent #000000 (~2%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Medium Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA: Email Capture / Waitlist
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Video Demo
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with email capture / waitlist CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring split copy & visual layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

## Avoid

- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does Design Disciplin get?
Vaneform estimates 10.1K website visits in 2026-08. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate does not measure paying customers or revenue.Source

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