D9Capabilities02 / Portfolio-led

DesignConcepts

Ideas made tangible before production decisions harden.

Early visual and interaction concepts that establish how an idea should look, feel and behave before production begins.

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Service overview

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What it is

Design concepts establish how an idea could look, feel and behave through focused visual and interaction exploration.

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Who it is useful for

They are useful when a team needs to compare directions, align around an emerging proposition or test the character of an experience before committing to production.

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What it addresses

The work reduces vague feedback, exposes assumptions early and creates a shared design direction that later disciplines can apply consistently.

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What we do

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Approach

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    Frame

    Define the question each concept must answer and the constraints that matter.

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    Explore

    Develop genuinely different directions instead of cosmetic variations of one answer.

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    Compare

    Evaluate concepts against intent, audience, distinctiveness and feasibility.

  4. 04

    Resolve

    Strengthen the chosen direction into principles another discipline can use.

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Related capabilities

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