Your Path to success
Empowering Solutions
With over 15 years of experience, Hardline Design specializes in creating products that captivate customers and drive business growth. Our systematic design process ensures predictability, reduces stress, and frees you to focus on what matters most—growing your business. Find out more.
Services
Experience
You Can Trust
At Hardline Design, we don't just offer services—we provide bespoke design solutions meticulously tailored to your unique vision and needs. By leveraging our expansive network of specialists and industry-leading companies, we deliver a seamless and comprehensive approach to every project.
Our user-centered design philosophy is rooted in thorough research, harmoniously blending customer desires with engineering excellence. The result? Products that not only delight the senses but also uphold the highest standards of manufacturability and efficiency.
Working with Manufacturers to retain design intent
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Your Checklist for Design Clarity
See how to reach your goals more efficiently using the checklist linked below. By defining such things as your project’s objectives, technical specs, and aesthetic preferences early, you minimize ambiguity and reduce the risk of costly revisions later on. This preparation ensures that the design team can more effectively create concepts, saving time and resources. The result is a smoother design process that brings your vision to life while meeting all functional and market requirements.
Download the FREE guide below to discover how Hardline Design tackles creative challenges with a finely-tuned predictable system.
Core competency
The Design
Process is a Method
While design is a creative process it is fundamentally a very structured process that methodically advance the project towards the goal of a manufacturable product. See the full list here.
Research
Design Research is the first step in understanding the environment for a new product. It identifies competitors, target customers, and market gaps. A key part of this process is the "mood board," which visually captures the product's use, setting, and customer aspirations. This research forms the basis for focused product development.
Concept ideation
At this stage, the product begins to take form through hand sketches, physical mockups, and prototypes. Various versions and design themes are created and explored, then carefully selected and sometimes combined to refine the product's final direction. This process helps shape the product into its most effective and appealing form.
Design Development
At this stage, the design is fine-tuned to perfect the finish, details, and readiness for manufacturing. Working closely with engineers, materials, finish, and tooling are determined, and the design is adjusted to meet these production requirements, all while preserving the original vision and intent of the design.
Final Design Handoff
The final step in the design process is completing the 3D model with precise Class-A surfacing and finalizing all documentation. Once the design is signed off, it is handed over to the manufacturing engineers. The design team then supports the engineers to ensure the original design intent is maintained while addressing any manufacturing challenges.
Hardline Design Does
Insights
Design research
Customer journey mapping
User experience expectation
Target customer analysis
Product Design
Concept creation
Concept styling development
Rapid prototyping
3D CAD modeling
3D printing
Product rendering
Product presentation
Design handoff to manufacturers
“The only way to make sense of change is to plunge into it,
move with it, and join the dance.”
