Stage 8 design lab is a multidisciplinary design studio focused on assisting businesses to develop innovative products from concept to launch or anywhere in between. We are driven to increase the value of your products and create the most successful designs by balancing viability, feasibility, and desirability through our sustainable development processes. We achieve this by having an interdisciplinary team on board and using methodologies that inspire innovation and creativity.
Our mission is to navigate the challenges of product development through the eight stages, to successfully lead projects from dream to reality.
About The Process.
Are we solving the right problem?
A key step in the problem-solving process is a clear problem statement. We will work with you to gather the facts, identify key issues and customer needs, and apply strategies to help you better understand a problem.
Did we pick the right idea?
Selecting the right solution is important to long-term success. Brainstorming sessions help you find new paths and generate a large number of ideas. We will work with you to generate and refine ideas to achieve the right solution.
How can you create empathic design?
With a sincere and an intimate understanding of the user, and by using a human-centered design process, we will deliver beautiful end results. Typical activities in this stage include rapid sketching, rendering, scenario development, story-boarding, and presentation renderings.
What kind of prototype should we create?
There are many technologies that we can use to create a prototype for you. We will find a cost-effective solution for the proof of concept (PoC), as well as deliver a high-quality, functional prototype that is identical to the product/part you will be mass-producing.
Is there a market for my product?
Low and high-fidelity prototypes will help you to perform research and generate data that has been received from users. We will test and evaluate the strength and potential of your product and return to the previous phase if necessary. Our ultimate goal is to create the most desirable product.
How can we minimize production costs?
Our end goal is to make a better product at a lower cost by optimizing, refining, and simplifying the product design. We apply design for manufacturing (DFM) in the early stages of the design process to ensure we have the best results. Our approach allows design changes to be executed quickly without being too expensive. Low-cost design can be achieved by designing modular and multi-functional parts and by selecting the right material for your product.
Why do I need to brand a product?
Good branding increases value, improves recognition, creates trust, supports advertising, and generates new customers. The cornerstone of your brand identity is your logo design. We will help you create the perfect logo as well as designing stunning product packaging, a business card, website, and email design.
How to find the right supplier?
We engage with a wide range of vendors in North America and Asia, and our mission is to place you in the right hands. We will help you to centralize your supply chain, and by doing that, you will lower total operating costs, and have more flexible product development cycles.