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Design 1st

@Design_1st

One of the most trusted full-service product design firms in North America. We help transform physical ideas into commercialized hardware products.

 Ottawa, Ontario
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Joined December 2009
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READ: The MedTech issue of Design Engineering magazine, featuring the @hmrobotics XoMotion exoskeleton - design-engineering.com/digit…
The MedTech issue of Design Engineering magazine.

ALT The MedTech issue of Design Engineering magazine.

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How product companies can smartly navigate tariffs, supply chain pressure fastco.expert/4dIoSXo Written by Kevin Bailey of @design_1st
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The top 10 trends driving product innovation in 2025 fastco.expert/4aNoRAd Written by Kevin Bailey of @design_1st
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Kevin Bailey, CEO w/@Design_1st, gives a primer on the human factors analysis philosophy of product design: design-engineering.com/featu…
The Human Factors In Design - Design Engineering

The Human Factors In Design - Design Engineering

To the consumer, products arrive in the world fully formed. Rarely, if at all, do they think about the series of steps that brings a given product from

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Navigating business challenges: Lessons from product development fastco.expert/47QYZ3k Written by Kevin Bailey of @design_1st
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Navigating business challenges: Lessons from product development fastco.expert/48MW4Ki Written by Kevin Bailey of @design_1st
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@Steele_Jared4 Nov 2023
If you're a solo founder or unhappy with your working relationship, I want to share a wildly unusual story. I'm a non-technical founder that foolishly started an iot/hardware startup. In the first year: -I spent $80k -went through 3 CTOs -& 2 product development agencies
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Replying to @anothercohen
Look, I'm all about bold bets to fuel innovation... But when you raise $240M before shipping an MVP and getting any real world product feedback and iteration in, you are setting yourself up for failure.
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Trends shaping product design in 2023 and beyond fastco.expert/40lHuo7 Written by Kevin Bailey of @design_1st
Trends shaping product design in 2023 and beyond

Trends shaping product design in 2023 and beyond

Some years are defined by incremental change—this or that technology gets a little bit better, getting us a little closer to some desired outcome. I believe this year is going to be different.

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Ioterra@GoIoterra16 Sep 2020
Replying to @Design_1st @launchboom_ @Indiegogo @kickstarter
We’re excited to see who earns your award!
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Momentum@MomentumIoT17 Apr 2019
@momentumIoT wanted to develop a rugged IoT locator device that can operate in -22° to 170° Fahrenheit is tough. Learn how @design_1st solved this challenge helping us to become a leader in #GPSfleettracking. #telematics #fleetmanagement #smallfleets #realtimetracking #IoT
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Modgarden@modgarden15 Mar 2019
Modgarden’s tinyFarm with @DubbeldamArch and @Design_1st won the Milan Design week contest...tinyFarm will be on display in Milan during April 9-14th! designwanted.today/design/ex… – at Toronto, Ontario
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Modgarden@modgarden12 Mar 2019
Vote for tinyFarm to win the Milan Design Week competition!! expowanted.com/ranking/ voting ends in a couple of hours. – at Vaughan, Ontario
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.@design_1st is HIRING: Electronics Hardware Engineer! workinottawa.ca/job/6559/ele… #WorkinOttawa #engineering #OttJobs
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.@design_1st is HIRING: Software Engineer for Connected Hardware Products! workinottawa.ca/job/6558/sof… #WorkinOttawa #software #OttJobs
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We are featured as a top budget-friendly holiday technology gift idea on @Fox26Houston: fox26houston.com/news/295404…
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Stay tuned! @ToddlerMonitor is being showcased on @cbcdragon this week! cbc.ca/dragonsden/pitches/to…
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In the Ottawa area? Join us for a live demo of #SmartChart on Nov 30th at 7pm at @Milidentt. Find more info at buff.ly/2m04Pxv
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The @ToddlerMonitor and our founders are featured on the @levityball out in New York! Read more here: thelevityball.com/lisa-carus…
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Worry Less. Sleep More. #childsafety #parenting #tech #gadgets #monitor #technology #internetofthings #iot #parent #toddler #monitor #safety
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