Process
The steps below represent the types of output I provide clients in their most common order. Each step has varying levels of depth dependent on client needs. The work on show is all my own, bar manufacturing imagery. For a customised plan, specific to your business, get in touch:
duncan@dncdesigns.co.uk
01 Research
What is your market competition? How do they make their products? What are your brands values & how will these translate into a physical product? Research initiates the project but continues throughout the process.
We sketch product ideas and forms to communicate ideas efficiently. Commonly CAD underlays are used to ensure concepts are grounded in reality. The level of refinement varies depending on your requirements. This is an example of a refined concept, without annotation.
02 ID Sketching
Once the industrial design direction is decided through sketching we provide ID CAD models up to G2 surface continuity. From here we can assess whether the design looks right & amend it as required before prototyping at scale.
03 ID Modelling
Fail fast & prototype often. We provide inhouse FDM 3D prints to assess the design at each stage of its development limiting the potential for difficulties downstream.
04 Prototyping
05 Design Engineering
We offer senior/ lead level design engineering services to design your product for manufacture. Regular prototyping ensures the product looks and functions as intended prior to supplier handover.
We have links to trusted UK-based & offshore suppliers. Generally the process works best if suppliers are contacted ahead of time & communicated with throughout. We recommend using their engineering teams for final DFM adjustments to ensure successful results.
06 Manufacture
How you market your product is crucial to ensuring market success. We can provide high level rendering & animation services at any stage of a product’s development to gain you rounds of funding, promote your brand and ultimately sell your product successfully.