Profitable Product Design
& Development

// Phase 1
Planning

Use our market research framework to find early signals, validate ideas, learn your customers desire, map and prove your “problem” and “solution”. Cost your idea so that your profit is planned and you have a realistic idea of costs and appropriate budget. Create a custom timeline so you can plan and execute in good time.

Deliverables:

Development roadmap, costing & budget, market research

// Phase 2
Branding

If you’re in need of brand identity, we will create a wordmark logo for you, with optional iconography. Plus brand guidelines including typography and color palettes.

We can also create a brand monogram or signature artwork or pattern.

Deliverables:

Logo design, iconography & brand guidelines

// Phase 3
Design

Use our proprietary framework alongside your demand research to create the “right” product. We will design the product to meet the needs of your market and use our differentiation techniques to create something bold and unique. We’re creating a brand following and legacy, not just making nice clothes. 

Deliverables:

Design brief, design sketches/3D mockups, or additional graphic/textile print design. 

// Phase 4
Materials & Sourcing

Access our network of contacts and resources. We will define your sustainability and supply chain requirements, and find you partners who’ll be a good fit for your unique needs and set up. We’re not just looking for vendors, we’re finding your key stakeholders who’s partnerships you’ll nourish as everyone works together mutually to grow. 

Deliverables:

Supplier lists and introductions

// Phase 5
Technical

Dive into the technical details and flesh out every detail of your product intentionally. The strategy is to balance customer functionality, quality and cost. We’ll translate all the details so you’re able to hand off the sewing to your suppliers. We make the most reliable tech packs in the industry, they can be used in perpetuity to manufacture and scale.

Deliverables:

Tech packs, digital sewing patterns, 3D samples, CAD files

// Phase 6
Prototype 

We will onboard your chosen supplier (sewing factory) and hand off the tech packs to them. We will have them complete a first sample for you so we can see your version 1 IRL (the most fun step!)

Deliverables:

1st physical sample

// Phase 7
Test & Evaluate

We will fully review your first sample against our specifications, quality standards and all design briefs. If needed a fitting on a live fit model can be done. Any comments or improvements will be documented and submitted to suppliers for review. We use our honed evaluation method to keep iterations efficient and get to the approval stage ASAP.   

Deliverables:

Test/fit sessions, sample evaluation forms

// Phase 8
Pre-Production

We will execute any pre-production tasks needed for a smooth and on time production run. All checks and boxes will be ticked to make sure bulk production can be smooth, on time and error free.

Deliverables:

Lab dips, strike offs, size sets, SMS/photography samples, purchase orders

// Phase 9
your Flywheel

We will help you create your “block” or base styles, so that future development can stack (so you don’t have to start development from scratch each time). We will explore the “ecosystem” method (generates revenue) and the “bricks” method (cost saving) for new product development.  So you can continually increase revenue in a profitable, sustainble and stress-free way. 

Deliverables:

Next products in half the time!

Meet Belinda

Belinda is a product developer and technical designer at Tech Packs Co, where she helps fashion brands bring their product ideas to life.

With 15 years of experience in fashion and manufacturing, she’s developed thousands of products for hundreds of brands—some of which have been seen in the Apple Store, Vogue, and on Shark Tank. She specializes in purposeful, profitable product development that makes a positive impact.