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How We Can Help

The design process is rarely linear. 

We can collaborate on your project at any stage with flexibility and efficiency, offering inspired and pragmatic solutions to help you achieve your objectives.

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Here are a few ways we can make an impact.

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Research

Effective design prioritizes the user, and conducting research is essential for gathering the information needed to achieve this. Research can encompass various approaches, including user interviews, observations, ethnographic studies, or collecting secondary data. Regardless of the method chosen, dedicating time to research typically enriches and improves project outcomes.

Ideation

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Whether you have a concrete idea in mind or simply want to further explore a few thoughts, we can support your efforts at any stage. Brainstorming, mood boarding, sketch ideation, and concept renderings are all means of visually exploring thoughts and ideas with our clients.

Visualization

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Let us help you see what could be. Through photorealistic rendering software, we can provide all levels of detail imagery and animations to visually communicate your end goals. Convey the concept to internal stakeholders, explore material/color changes, or create marketing visuals for launches or trade shows.

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Prototyping

Nothing can quite replicate the feel of something with our hands, and that's why all levels of prototyping can be invaluable. Prototyping is crucial throughout the design process and can help speed up decision making, allow for user research and feedback, or optimize engineering to mitigate future risk.

 

It can exist in many forms: low-resolution mock-ups (e.g. foamcore, hot glue, tape) ergonomic form studies (e.g. 3d prints, routed blocks), presentation models, and engineering builds. We can help you navigate which type may be appropriate and when to pursue it.
 

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Design +
Manufacturing Support

If you’re looking for support beyond the traditional design process, we have multiple trusted manufacturing vendors and sources to help produce whatever it is you’re after.

 

We also can help transition your project from design into manufacturing through helpful documentation, detail drawings, and supporting visuals to insure the design intent is maintained through production. 

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And if none of the above check the box for what you're after, reach out and let us know. We pride ourselves on being agile and resourceful to help our partners achieve whatever it is they're end goal may be.

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25 Telser Rd, Unit 963

Lake Zurich, IL 60047

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