Betting on a trend here: the market rates for product design are likely heading north. Here's the angle—as the indie dev scene in Web3 continues to heat up, we'll probably see an explosion in demand for solid product designers. The talent pipeline from traditional roles to independent builders should accelerate hard. But here's the catch: the supply of genuinely talented product designers willing to jump into freelance or startup positions? That's going to tighten up. When demand spikes but the pool of available talent shrinks, the math is simple. Rates move up.