Now that the Design Research is done it’s time to begin growing some cool concept ideas. The 2nd stage amongst the five design stages is the one that someone without a design background would refer to as the specific “design”.
In this stage our designers follow the agreed design direction in the research part and develop a range of concepts for you to pick from. This can also involve debating numerous preferred qualities of different concepts. Each concept considers the physical appearance, the engineering feasibility and the manufacturing feasibility. No point presenting some thing that does not work or can’t be made!
How several concepts do you require? Well, it depends. If your product is a well-known consumer product with a considerable quantity of existing competition, say an iPhone case, we recommend highly 3 to five concepts so you have a variety of designs to choose from.
Yet if your product is a totally completely new innovation, two or three concepts is enough and it’s more efficient to spend time increasing the idea further.
The concept design step takes around 2 to six weeks, depending on the product’s complexity and the turn around time on your decision-making. At the end, you’ll receive a presentation with superb concepts. They’re so beautiful, they’ll make you cry!
At DETEKT we take pride in our Design to Manufacturing strategy.
What does that mean for you? If you go with a Design House outside Asia the chances are high that you’ll get some brilliant design done however with regards to manufacturing in China – oh dear!
Design Homes outside Asia are often not aware what can certainly be done right here. At DETEKT we’re. What we design can be manufactured here. Our engineers live here and have several yrs knowledge making use of local producers. And, to be sure that your design will not end up as just being a fantastic idea we involve our engineers at a very early stage in the design process. Typically, what you see in the concept design step has been reviewed by them to be sure it meets typical engineering principles and is ready to be produced right here in Asia.
But before we can begin the machines, it’s time to go for the real challenging part – the engineering!
Georgette Adanas has been writing articles or reviews on electronic design since 2002.