Prototyping & Testing

Using in-house fabrication equipment, we build physical prototypes at scale and implement in-depth testing to gather actionable data. These findings inform design iterations to maximize performance and end-user experience.

Our team will create an initial physical mock-up to validate general feature functionality and overall fitment.
Our designers will perform comprehensive functional testing on every prototype created in order to gather data for the product’s evolution.
We perform comprehensive user experience testing on every prototype created to gain feedback for the design’s improvement. This stage includes touchpoint considerations, ergonomics, and other usability factors.
We will perform iterative cycles for creating and refining the design based on observations obtained from physical testing.
Our designers will work with the client to integrate market research and user feedback into the product’s visual appearance. This work can be done in parallel or following functional design.
Once a product’s final design has been validated, a series of final prototypes are made at 1:1 scale from correct materials. These prototypes are as close as possible to production units and are useful for marketing, trade shows, in-person product demonstrations, and additional external testing.
To validate ideal performance through the product’s simulated lifetime, we subject a final prototype and/or production unit to long-term functional testing.
To validate the product’s expected points of failure, we take a final prototype and/or production unit and subject it to worst-case use testing and intentional destruction.
Our team will manage any necessary prototyping and testing related outsourcing needs on a project-by-project basis.