Karten Design


Product Innovation Karten Design provides product innovation for leading companies by Connecting Creativity to Commerce™. For 27 years, we have been creating emotional bonds between consumers and products, helping our clients to build brands and revenue. Research Driven We believe that good design responds intelligently to the needs of end users, both spoken and unspoken. Whether defining a product or driving innovation, we develop a deep understanding of market conditions and real empathy for customers and their needs before putting pencil to paper. Our immersive studies help us identify emerging trends that will change the way customers interact with products. Paradigm Shifting We believe that design should make people’s lives and the world better. At Karten Design, we seek to reach people through positive emotions and responsible designs. We do this by challenging parameters and assumptions to discover unmet needs and develop life-changing solutions. Company Building We believe that creativity is the key to market leadership. We use design thinking to build strong identities and develop first-to-market innovations. Our clients achieve measurable business results such as increased customer loyalty, improved brand positioning and expanded market share. What We Do: Establishing Strategic Vision + Design Strategy + Product Roadmapping Defining User and Market Needs + Foundational Research + Discovery Research + System Innovation Differentiating Products + Functional Innovation + Aesthetic Innovation + Design Language Development Generating New Revenue Streams + Brand Extension + Commercializing New Technology Enhancing the User Experience + Graphic User Interface + Packaging Design Testing Product Effectiveness + Evaluative Research + Low Fidelity Mockups + Proof of Concept Prototypes + Functional Prototypes + Appearance Models Realizing and Implementing Products + 3D Surface Data + Solid Modeling + Material Analysis and Selection + Regulatory Compliance + Design for Manufacturing + Manufacturing Support

Product Innovation

Karten Design provides product innovation for leading companies by Connecting Creativity to Commerce™. For 27 years, we have been creating emotional bonds between consumers and products, helping our clients to build brands and revenue.

Research Driven
We believe that good design responds intelligently to the needs of end users, both spoken and unspoken. Whether defining a product or driving innovation, we develop a deep understanding of market conditions and real empathy for customers and their needs before putting pencil to paper. Our immersive studies help us identify emerging trends that will change the way customers interact with products.

Paradigm Shifting
We believe that design should make people’s lives and the world better. At Karten Design, we seek to reach people through positive emotions and responsible designs. We do this by challenging parameters and assumptions to discover unmet needs and develop life-changing solutions.

Company Building
We believe that creativity is the key to market leadership. We use design thinking to build strong identities and develop first-to-market innovations. Our clients achieve measurable business results such as increased customer loyalty, improved brand positioning and expanded market share.

What We Do:

Establishing Strategic Vision

+    Design Strategy
+    Product Roadmapping

Defining User and Market Needs

+    Foundational Research
+    Discovery Research
+    System Innovation

Differentiating Products

+    Functional Innovation
+    Aesthetic Innovation
+    Design Language Development

Generating New Revenue Streams

+    Brand Extension
+    Commercializing New Technology

Enhancing the User Experience

+    Graphic User Interface
+    Packaging Design

Testing Product Effectiveness

+    Evaluative Research
+    Low Fidelity Mockups
+    Proof of Concept Prototypes
+    Functional Prototypes
+    Appearance Models

Realizing and Implementing Products

+    3D Surface Data
+    Solid Modeling
+    Material Analysis and Selection
+    Regulatory Compliance
+    Design for Manufacturing
+    Manufacturing Support

Services:
Design Strategy, Design Research, Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering

Founding:
1984

Staff:
Karten Design comprises a talented group of 25 designers, researchers, and engineers. We can deliver everything from strategy to implementation, but our size allows us to also provide a high level of personal service and impeccable quality.

Specialties:
Defining New Market Opportunities, Understanding Usability, Making Research Actionable, Commercializing New Ideas, Changing Meaning, Standing Up for Patients, Taking Market Share, Generating New Revenue Streams, Improving Brand Positioning

Industries:
Consumer Electronics, Medical Devices, Consumer Health, Housewares, Consumer Goods, Industrial, Automotive

Recent Clients:
Our clients range from established brands to ambitious start-ups. Recent partners include Avery Dennison, Carefusion, Duracell, Jabra, LG Electronics, Medtronic, Samsung, Starkey and Vizio.

Address:
4204 Glencoe Ave
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

Website:
www.kartendesign.com

Phone:
310.827.8722

Fax:
310.821.4492

Email:
anne@kartendesign.com

Contact:
Anne Ramallo

Karten Design has been honored with more than 100 of the design industry’s top global awards, including IDEA, GOOD Design, CES Innovations, red dot, IDA Product Designer of the Year and the Cooper-Hewitt People’s Design Award.