# Brett Williams

> Brett Williams is the founder and sole operator of Designjoy, a subscription-based design agency generating over $3M/year entirely by himself - no employees, no meetings, no nonsense. Running on under $200/month in tools and billing clients $4,995-$7,995/month, he's built one of the most efficient service businesses on the internet. He's also the creator of Productize Yourself, a course with 8,000+ members teaching others to replicate his model, and is one of the top 200 creators on X/Twitter where he shares his unconventional approach to work, design, and freedom.

- **Role:** Founder at Designjoy
- **Organizations:** Designjoy, Productize Yourself
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Attended (field: Interior Design - did not complete formal design degree; self-taught), College of the Ozarks
- **Known for:** Built a $3.1M/year design agency entirely solo with zero employees, Runs the business on under $200/month in operating costs (~98% profit margins), Top 200 creator on X/Twitter

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Began learning design; enrolled at College of the Ozarks
- **2013-2016** — Early freelance and agency design work; context-switching across clients
- **Pre-2017** — Creative Director at Transdev North America, overseeing UX/UI for all digital tools
- **2016** — Listed as Webflow service provider under @designjoy
- **2017** — Founded Designjoy for $29; launched on Product Hunt; 40,000 unique visitors in month one; first 4 months ~$800/month revenue
- **2019** — Scribbbles.design went viral; 10,000+ designers including InVision and Verizon used it
- **2021** — Hit $70K MRR; Indie Hackers post went viral via Dan Rowden; got laid off from day job despite $80K/month revenue; applied to 60+ jobs before committing to Designjoy full-time
- **2022** — Joined Twitter in February; published first tweet; Designjoy grew from $1M to $2M ARR in 2 months purely via Twitter; 6 million tweet impressions; broke $1.5M ARR
- **2023** — Made $72K in 4 weeks working 5-hour days; bought 52K-follower Instagram account for $1,400; went viral for firing a client; ~$1.5M ARR
- **2024** — Hit $145K/month ($1.74M ARR) in June; full-year revenue reached $3.1M (Latka database)
- **2025-2026** — Active on X with AI design tutorials (Midjourney, ChatGPT, Topaz Labs, Runway); published 'Figma will make you rich. Claude won't.' (Feb 4, 2026)

## Achievements

- Built a $3.1M/year design agency entirely solo with zero employees
- Runs the business on under $200/month in operating costs (~98% profit margins)
- Top 200 creator on X/Twitter
- Grew Designjoy from $1M to $2M ARR in 2 months after joining Twitter
- Scribbbles.design used by 10,000+ designers including InVision and Verizon
- Built Productize Yourself community to 8,000+ members
- Reached $145K/month revenue in June 2024
- Started the business for $29 (website cost)
- Featured on Indie Hackers Podcast #249, Noah Kagan's podcast, and multiple other shows
- Went viral multiple times on Indie Hackers and Twitter for revenue milestones

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Published 'Figma will make you rich. Claude won't.' - a contrarian take on AI design tools
- **2025-2026** — Active on X posting AI design tutorials using Midjourney, ChatGPT, Topaz Labs, Runway - averaging 200K-500K views per thread in 24 hours
- **2024-06** — Monthly revenue hit $145,000 (~$1.74M ARR) with ~20 active clients
- **2024** — Full-year revenue reached $3.1M according to Latka database

## Links

- Website: https://www.designjoy.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettwill1025
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/BrettFromDJ

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Last updated: 2026-04-28