Design Concepting Course for Beginners
Easily turn your idea into a detailed illustration you can share
Get Personalized Guidance from Design Experts
With our extensive knowledge of materials, prints and graphics, sewing structure and techniques, finishings, and manufacturing processes, we can help you transform your idea into a detailed design you can share. We’ll guide you through our signature design process to turn your vision into a shareable concept.
No Drawing Experience Required
You don’t need to know how to draw to create a design concept! We’ll show you how to create a one-page, shareable illustration that describes all the features and details of your idea in an easy-to-follow step-by-step process. We’ll be right there, helping you start sketching in real time, with expert advice to help you prepare between calls.
Be Prepared for the Next Step
We also assist you in sourcing materials and supplies that will best work with your design and provide guidance and feedback on sewn construction to balance complexity with cost for your design. We will discuss materials, stitch types, embroidery, prints, branding, logo application, garment labeling, and any other details specific to your concept.
Inside the Course, You’ll Receive:
4 x 30-minute sessions with MADE Experts to refine your design.
Guidance with sewn construction to ensure manufacturing costs remain low while retaining your design intention.
Expert recommendations and guidance in sourcing materials and trims.
Priority email/text/phone guidance as you research your design options and fabric sourcing.
Our exclusive Design Concepting Guide.
When you complete the course, you’ll have made a finished illustration of your design with descriptive call-outs and annotations that you created. You’ll be ready for the next step: the pre-production phase.
Design Concepting Course for Beginners: Starting at $300
We Have a Proven Track Record of Helping Clients Successfully Launch Products
Here’s What John Had to Say:
We teamed up with Heather for a project to create a new product from the idea stage to the technical design phase. Heather did a fantastic job throughout the project. She was super organized, professional, worked well with others, and always finished tasks on time.
For those who are new to making and selling clothes, it can be really tricky to give the factory all the right information to make the product. Heather made this part of the project very easy. She ensured the factory got the correct design in the right way the first time. This made the overall time it took to bring the product to market shorter, and it saved us money.
—John Townsend
Here’s What Maya Had to Say:
Heather is a rockstar!! I’m just starting out, which can be intimidating, but with Heather’s advise and expertise I feel very secure. My ideas were perfectly translated in the development of my garment. The one thing I love the most about working with Heather is that she doesn’t leave you out to dry, she shows genuine concern and interest in helping you bring your dream to reality. I would recommend her to anyone, really a 10 out of 10!
—Maya Barbour
One-on-One Guidance from an Expert
Our experts work with you one-on-one for four thirty-minute sessions to walk you through each step of the creative process. You’ll also receive priority email, text, and phone guidance as you research your design options and fabric sourcing. Whether you’re creating a concept for a product design, clothing design, or other sewn product, you’ll gain the skills you need to share your vision and get closer to manufacturing.
Get Access to Our Exclusive Design Concepting Guide
When you register for our Design Concepting Course for Beginners, you also get exclusive access to our Design Concepting Guide. Inside this 12-page guide, you’ll get step-by-step tips to help you create a concept vision board with printable Croquis Templates and Concept Board examples to help you get inspired and started on your own!
What to Expect from the Design Concept for Beginners Course
By the end of the course your concept will be captured as a single-page Concept Board you can share with industry experts to start conversations about costing, sourcing, and manufacture. All of your questions will be answered, and you will be fully prepared for the next steps of product development.