Welcome to the world of athletic brands! Here’s a sneak-peek into the design process behind your favorite athletic brands. 🔍

The Ideation Phase 🧐

The ideation phase is the first and most important step in the design process of athletic brands. This is where the designers come up with creative ideas that align with the brand’s identity and values. They usually brainstorm ideas using mood boards, sketches, and other design tools to visually represent their ideas. The purpose of this phase is to get a clear understanding of the brand’s ideology, target audience, and their preferences.

A mood board with different images and colors that represent the brand's idea.

The Conceptualization Phase 💡

After the ideation phase, comes the conceptualization phase. This is where designers take the best ideas from the ideation phase and create rough sketches or digital renderings to represent their visualization. At this stage, the designers experiment with various designs and color schemes until they get a seamless combination of everything.

An artist's sketchbook with rough sketches of the upcoming line.

The Prototype Phase 🎨

Once the conceptualized designs are set, the designers move onto the prototype phase. This is where the designers make a physical version of the design in real life to see how it would look and feel on a person. Designer clothes are handcrafted in the beginning because there are no patterns available at this stage. The aim of this stage is to create a model that is as close to the final product as possible, allowing the designer to experiment with design features, eliminate defects and make further decisions after getting feedback.

A model wearing the athletic line made from the prototype phase

The Testing Phase 🧑‍🔬

Now that the prototype is complete, the next step is product testing. Designers collaborate with athletes, models and testers to gather feedback on how the product performs in the real world. Usually this process focuses on the comfort and convenience of the product. Their feedback is then used to make improvements and changes to the final design.

A group of models doing rigorous testing of the athletic line.

The Finalization Phase 🎉

After all the feedback is taken into account and necessary adjustments are made, the finalization phase starts. This is the last step where everything is coming to an end and the final product is released to the public. But that’s not the end of the design process! The brand continuously listens to feedback from customers and keeps improving their designs.

The finalized product is released to the public via a social media post.

Conclusion 🎉

The design process behind athletic brands is lengthy, complex and full of creativity. The journey from ideation to finalization involves multiple steps where the designers work tirelessly to come up with the perfect design. But the end result always makes it worth it. 🏆

So, the next time you spot a new athletic brand’s line, you know the long journey that went into making it. ⚡

A happy designer with a perfectly made line!