Ciprian Titire
Ciprian Titire is an independent UK-based designer and web developer who designs and builds websites, booking systems, web apps, brands and visual systems. His stated focus is making websites easier for a business to be chosen and web apps easier to run, working directly with clients from scoping through launch.
At a Glance
- Small and local businesses in the UK, especially hospitality, venues, trades and service businesses
- Founders and creators needing custom websites, products or brand systems
- Designers and front-end developers building web interfaces
- AI-product, SaaS, dashboard and operational-tool teams
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AI Tools by Ciprian Titire
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Tactile UI
Hardware Style UI Component Library
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Latest News
Tactile UI is open: founder seats, prices, refunds and free offerings announced
Published a technical write-up explaining how the Tactile UI Odometer reproduces mechanical carry behaviour
Published a comparison of animated number counters including odometer.js, countUp.js and NumberFlow
Published a comparison of JavaScript knob and dial components for plain JS, React, Vue and Svelte
Products & Services
A UI library of interactive components that behave like real hardware. The Founder Pass includes 37 objects, 55 blocks, 190 kit parts and 26 templates, with React, Vue, Svelte and plain-JavaScript support.
The free open-source portion of Tactile UI: six MIT-licensed, dependency-free JavaScript/CSS pieces—Compass, Odometer, Pull-cord Bulb, Engraved Client Plates, FAQ Index and Machined Footer.
A nightlife-discovery progressive web app for Bucharest and Constanța, with authentication, a live map and deployment built with Next.js and Supabase.
Brand identity and booking platform for a UK car-detailing business, including quote-first booking, owner confirmation and admin, editable live prices, Resend email and local SEO.
Market Position
Titire combines solo, direct-to-client design and development for small businesses with a distinctive own-product position in tactile, hardware-inspired UI. Tactile UI differentiates from generic component libraries and template marketplaces through live physical-feeling interaction, multiple material/finish systems, accessibility states, source and remix prompts, and delivery as framework wrappers plus plain JavaScript. Its comparison content places adjacent alternatives such as odometer.js, countUp.js and NumberFlow in the animated-counter category, while its open-source distribution also overlaps with shadcn-style registries and component platforms such as 21st.dev.
Leadership
Founders
Ciprian Titire
Romanian-born, UK-based designer and web developer. He began self-taught HTML, CSS and Dreamweaver experiments at age 11; has freelanced in graphic design since 2015; worked in hospitality and venue management, event production and live visuals; completed psychology coursework at Universitatea Andrei Șaguna; and is studying for a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design at London College of Contemporary Arts.
Executive Team
Ciprian Titire
Independent designer and web builder; creator of titi.re and Tactile UI
UK-based, Romanian-born designer/developer with freelance graphic-design experience since 2015. His background includes hospitality management, venue branding, event production, live visuals, psychology studies and current BA Graphic Design study.
Founding Story
Titire's practice grew from self-taught web experiments, graphic design for family and local hospitality businesses, venue branding, event promotion and live visuals. He describes working independently as titi.re from May 2023, combining user-centred design with end-to-end web development so clients speak directly with the person designing and building the work.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Two connected streams: direct client work for websites, booking platforms, web apps, branding and visual systems; and one-time lifetime licences for the Tactile UI library and kit. Tactile UI checkout is handled through Stripe, with tax included and no recurring subscription described.
Pricing Tiers
Includes every object, block, the Tactile UI Kit and future additions; unlimited personal and client work; 30-day full refund at the $99 founder price.
The objects and blocks after founder seats; the kit is sold separately.
Everything the Pass opens plus the kit for up to five people.
62 pieces are available free; six are open source under MIT and the remainder are available with a free account.
Target Markets
- Small and local businesses in the UK, especially hospitality, venues, trades and service businesses
- Founders and creators needing custom websites, products or brand systems
- Designers and front-end developers building web interfaces
- AI-product, SaaS, dashboard and operational-tool teams
- Studios and agencies seeking reusable UI components and templates
- Websites and booking systems for small and local businesses
- Hospitality, venues, trades and service businesses needing branding and online booking
- Progressive web apps and operational dashboards
- Distinctive interfaces for founders, creators, studios and AI products
- Developers adding hardware-inspired interaction to websites and apps
- Designers and developers building with Tactile UI's objects, blocks, kit parts and templates
- Dominik Detailing / ddetailing.co.uk
- Cotton Beach Club / POSH
- Vintage Pub
- ARTERRIA Bistro & Gallery