Whatever your innovation challenge, here’s how we can help.
If you can express your business situation and your goals we can start engaging with you to plan a smart collaboration. We have successfully supported a broad range of clients, from start-ups to global brands, across many industry sectors. Every engagement is customised during in-depth consultations, directly with designers, not salespeople.The best service for you depends on your needs. These are all situations we have addressed often. Which is your best fit?
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Product Design
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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UI/UX Design
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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Visualisation & Animation
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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Design for Manufacture
Brand identity is the collection of visual elements, messaging, and overall personality that distinguishes a brand and makes it recognizable to its audience. This includes everything from logos to typography, all of which work together to create a cohesive and consistent image. The purpose of brand identity is to shape how your brand is perceived, building a connection with your consumers while establishing trust and loyalty.
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Prototype Design
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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Innovation & Strategy
We work with brands like Samsung and Pepsico to make their front-end innovation more efficient.
Our ability to create and visualise ideas improves the timing and quality of market validation.
Our understanding of development risk helps ensure ideas are less likely to fail later on contact with downstream operations teams.
We often work in partnership with specialist customer insight teams.
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Design Clinic
Our Design Clinic is a fast and focused innovation sprint. In just a few days, we help you unblock problems, clarify ideas, and align your team around next steps. Ideal for early-stage concepts or refining product direction.
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Branding Design
Brand identity is the collection of visual elements, messaging, and overall personality that distinguishes a brand and makes it recognizable to its audience. This includes everything from logos to typography, all of which work together to create a cohesive and consistent image. The purpose of brand identity is to shape how your brand is perceived, building a connection with your consumers while establishing trust and loyalty.
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Packaging Design
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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Supplier Sourcing
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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Website Design
We design websites that align brand expression with user behaviour—helping our clients communicate clearly, convert effectively, and scale confidently. From initial structure to responsive layouts and UI styling, we deliver designs that are both visually refined and technically ready. We often collaborate with in-house teams or external developers to ensure smooth handover and implementation.
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Startup Support
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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Manufacture Liaison
We act as an extension of our clients’ teams during manufacturing—bridging the gap between design intent and production output. From pre-production samples to quality control and schedule alignment, we help ensure the final product meets expectations. Our close collaboration with manufacturers helps resolve issues quickly and keeps production on track.
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End-to-end product innovation - FAQ’s
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Alloy is a UK-based product design agency providing product design, UI and UX design, prototyping, design for manufacture, innovation strategy, and startup support. We help companies take physical and digital products from early concept through to manufacturing readiness and launch.
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Alloy works on physical and digital products including consumer electronics, connected devices, health and wellness products, and hardware-led services that require both industrial design and software or interface design.
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Yes. Alloy provides industrial design, mechanical engineering, and digital design including UI, UX, and website design, allowing us to support products that combine physical hardware with apps, screens, or online platforms.
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Yes. Alloy supports the full product development journey, including early-stage concept work, user research, industrial and digital design, prototyping, design for manufacture, supplier engagement, and preparation for production and launch.
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Yes. Alloy works with startups, scale-ups, and established brands. We support founders with early product definition, investor-ready visuals, and technical planning, as well as helping larger companies develop and launch new products.
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Yes. Alloy regularly supports fundraising and internal approval by creating product visuals, prototypes, and narratives that help investors and stakeholders understand the product, market, and development plan.
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Yes. Alloy works closely with manufacturers and suppliers during development, supporting material selection, component specification, tooling discussions, pilot builds, and production readiness.
