About Us

DSGN8 makes nervous system tools and mental health gear for real life. Things you can wear, write in, or stick on stuff that help you notice patterns sooner, get anger out safely, and stop tolerating treatment your body already knows isn't okay.

These aren't cute affirmations for a good day. They're tools for when your brain is fried, your heart is cracked, and you still have to function at home and at work.

DATA > DRAMA. Your body keeps receipts. DSGN8 helps you read them.

Why DSGN8 exists

After years of medical chaos, burnout, and relationships that looked good on paper but left my nervous system wrecked, I started building the tools I wished I'd had. Pieces that sit on a desk, live in a bag, or go on your body and quietly say: "You're not crazy. Your body is giving you receipts."

DSGN8 is where all of that lands. Office-safe, screenshot-safe, trauma-aware tools that hold up in real life.

What DSGN8 makes

Wear it

Shirts, hoodies, and small gear that work like wearable reminders. Subtle enough for the office or school pickup, honest enough for therapy.

Write in it

Journals, trackers, and printable + fillable tools like the Receipt Journal and the No-Contact Toolkit. Built for burnt-out brains who still have to show up, and screenshot-safe if someone sees your notebook.

Live with it

Notebooks, sticky notes, and pieces for desks, counters, fridges, and nightstands. Stuff that helps you offload mental load and make the house feel 2% safer for your nervous system and the people in it.

You don't have to do this alone

Want people who get it? Join Red Flag Rehab, our private Facebook group for people rebuilding after betrayal. Bring your receipts. Leave the shame. Not therapy, just people who get it.

Custom work

Want a shirt, hoodie, or something else made just for you? Send a custom request and I'll get back to you with a mockup and a price before anything gets made.

I also take on a limited number of design projects for values-aligned brands: logos, brand systems, layouts, and Shopify stores. If you like how my brain works, reach out and I'll let you know if it's a fit.

Meet Nicole, founder + designer

I've been designing for over 20 years: publishing layouts, trade show graphics, and campaigns for big brands and tiny ones. My brain loves structure, systems, and turning messy ideas into something usable.

Then life happened. Medical stuff. Grief. Relationships that looked fine from the outside but had my heart rate at 120 and my kids walking on eggshells. I stopped caring about making things that only look good on a mood board. Now I design for the nervous system first.

The same design brain that used to build ad spreads and event booths now builds wearable reminders, work tools, and home helpers for people whose bodies are tired of being ignored. Before anything ships, the question is simple:

"Is this going to make someone's real life a little more livable?"

If yes, that's DSGN8.

Contact

Have a question? Reach out through the Contact page. (Please, no solicitations.) Not sure where your idea fits? Send it anyway and we'll figure it out.