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Prototyping

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Designing, Building, and Testing for Real-World Impact

We create prototypes ranging from early versions of your product, all the way to full working and visual prototypes to test and refine its functionality and design. It allows our designers and your stakeholders to explore ideas, gather feedback, and identify potential issues before full-scale production. Prototyping is crucial for ensuring that the final product meets user needs and expectations effectively.

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Working Prototypes

A working prototype is a functional version of a product that closely mimics its final design and operation, allowing for hands-on testing and demonstration. It enables us to evaluate your product’s usability, performance, and feasibility in real-world scenarios. The benefits of a working prototype include identifying design flaws early, reducing development costs, and providing a tangible model to attract stakeholders and investors.
 

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Visual Prototpes

A visual prototype is a non-functional representation of your product that showcases its appearance, design, and layout without incorporating operational features. It is used primarily to visualize the product’s aesthetic aspects, gather initial feedback on the look and feel, and make design adjustments. The benefits of a visual prototype include quickly communicating design concepts, aligning team and stakeholder vision, and identifying potential design issues before investing in full development.
 

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Testing

Testing is undertaken to evaluate the prototype to identify usability issues, design flaws, and the overall user experience. It involves gathering feedback from users and stakeholders to ensure the product meets their needs and expectations. We will conduct testing on both working and visual prototypes to refine the design, reduce development risks, and improve the final product before full-scale production.

End-to-end product innovation, all under one roof.

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The industrial design of physical products is the historical core of our business. We understand the human issues in detail, anticipate commercial and technical constraints then convert this combined insight into realistic simulations to test and evolve look, feel and behaviour.
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Our digital work has won many awards, from BT consumer apps and custom touch-screens for Raymarine to complex large-screen software for professional film and TV production by Avid and Grass Valley. We convert user insight into functional definitions and interactive graphical design delivered in the form of static or interactive UI simulations and GUI toolkits. If UX is required, we deliver interactive wireframes and functional specifications. We follow up with agile close support for external coding teams, all over the world, using a range of widely-adopted digital collaboration tools.
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We help clients bring ideas to life through compelling visualisation and animation that drives alignment and decision-making. Our outputs help teams communicate concepts clearly across functions—from marketing to engineering—long before a physical prototype exists. We often support internal buy-in and investor engagement by creating visuals that are both aspirational and technically grounded.
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We support brands in designing packaging that elevates the product experience while remaining practical to manufacture, ship, and recycle. Our approach balances visual impact with functional performance, ensuring the packaging reflects brand values and protects the product through its lifecycle. We work closely with structural engineers and suppliers to deliver viable solutions from concept through to production.
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We create prototypes ranging from early versions of your product, all the way to full working and visual prototypes to test and refine its functionality and design. It allows our designers and your stakeholders to explore ideas, gather feedback, and identify potential issues before full-scale production. Prototyping is crucial for ensuring that the final product meets user needs and expectations effectively.
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We bridge the gap between design intent and production reality by working closely with manufacturers from early engagement through to final tooling. Our team helps de-risk development by specifying materials and finishes that match both the product vision and the supplier’s capabilities. We regularly support clients through pilot runs, production ramp-up, and ongoing quality discussions.
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We partner with founders to help shape product propositions, define early feature sets, and create investor-ready visuals that build confidence. Our cross-functional experience enables startups to make critical decisions faster—balancing ambition with realism. We often remain involved beyond launch, providing design continuity through fundraising, scaling, and iteration.
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Prototype Design - FAQ’s

 

  • Alloy creates early concept models, appearance models, and fully working functional prototypes used to test design, usability, and performance.

  • Prototypes allow teams to explore ideas, gather feedback, and identify issues before committing to tooling and production.

  • Yes. Alloy regularly creates prototypes for investor demonstrations, internal reviews, and user testing.