SERVICES
Industrial Design
Strategy - Brand / Product
Research - Ethnographic / Market / User
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
Concept Development / Ideation
Ergonomics / Human Factors
Photo Realistic Rendering / Visualization
3D CAD Surfacing and Solid Modeling
Mechanical Design / Material Selection / Process Selection
Ecological Design / Biomimetics
Quick and Rapid Prototyping
Packaging / Graphics / Illustration
Environmental Design
Collaborating with other professions in the realization of
environmental and systems interventions
BullMonkey always welcomes opportunities to
collaborate with others in the realization of
interventions that go beyond the scope of individual
firms and fields. We recognize the huge potential that
is manifest when people get together for the purpose
of making positive change.
We work with a network of professionals ranging from
(and not limited to) engineers, architects, programmers
and artists. We assemble customized teams to best
serve our customers. Associates may be called upon at
any part of the design process in order to gain levels of
expertise that may otherwise be very hard to find, all
bespoke and customizable.
BullMonkey can help you to create your graphics,
packaging and illustrations to get your message out
clearly and intact with your brand.
From photo realistic renderings to 2D vector artwork,
our graphic and illustration techniques can be used in
branding, packaging, and technical illustrations.
We firmly believe that packaging is low-hanging fruit in
terms of sustainable business practices. By reducing
the flow of non-renewable, toxic packaging and
increasing the flow of renewable, minimally processed
packaging, we can make great progress. We welcome
opportunities to help your organization reduce its
waste stream.
Prototyping is synonymous with product development.
We have been closely involved in the rapid prototyping
industry since the 20th Century. Having experience with
many service providers, materials, and technologies,
we can help advise you of the most cost/time effective
solution that will best suit your requirements. From
CNC machining (removal) to additive technologies,
BullMonkey can provide you with the knowhow to get
your prototypes at the right stage in the development
process.
We also make frequent use of ‘quick prototypes’ that
we make as an extension to our sketching and 2D/3D
computer applications. To ensure that basic geometries
are on the right track, we will often quickly mock-up
models out of paper, clay, wood, and foam to gain
insights at seemingly non-critical decision stages.
Ecologically sound design decisions are the foundation
of how we operate. Not just in materials and
distribution efficiency, but in overall design strategy.
At BullMonkey, we think that the most crucial design
decision to make is not whether the design is right, but
rather, that we’re actually looking to make the right
thing in the first place.
With a proven track record in bringing products to life
in a variety of materials, through a variety of
processes, we have learned many of the ins and outs
of mechanical design, materials and process selection.
At BullMonkey, we are constantly keeping tabs on new
material and processing technologies, with particular
attention paid to sustainable practices in product
development.
At BullMonkey, we use leading edge industry tools to
generate 3D models. From advanced surface modeling
to parametric solid modeling, we work fluently along
the spectrum. We create 3D data that is passed along
to prototypers, machinists, and manufacturers without
any interpretation required.
At appropriate times, we push and pull on our 3D data
to assess what and where potential failures may occur.
By interrogating our models with anticipated loads, we
can quickly incorporate geometric and material
modifications that increase the ‘intelligence’ of
everything we make. These service simulations provide
a highly time and cost effective means of preparing
prototypes for physical testing.
Photorealistic rendering is an extremely powerful tool
for conveying a great deal of information with a
minimum of resource expenditure.
Often used to gain buy-in from investors, buyers, and
potential customers, photorealistic renderings can
increase the value density of design when time lines
are compressed.
Renderings are a highly effective tool, and are most
effective when used in conjunction with prototypes and
test rigs at the appropriate time to ensure that all
bases are covered.
Our visualization services help to turn your ideas into
dialogue. The use of image, along the spectrum of
abstraction to realism, can reinforce ideas, explain your
products, and provide instructions for use, repair,
assembly, and so on.
Communication is a keystone of the development of
new ideas. We can assist you in ensuring that that
dialogue is clear and effective.
At BullMonkey, we consider human factors to be at the
forefront of our design decisions. As people are
involved not only in the use of the objects and
systems we help to create, but people are also
involved in materials acquisition, processing,
manufacture, assembly, packaging, shipping, retailing,
etc.
Visualizing ideas early and often. Failing early and
often leads to faster learning and evolution of ideas.
The ideas that make products better.
BullMonkey is an idea generating machine that can
help your organization develop out of the ordinary
concepts that are considered, appropriate, and
potentially transfomative.
We help companies to audit the life cycle of both new
and existing products. From materials to shipping, from
manufacturing processes to warranty.
We’re not only interested in how a product or service
works and looks. We take special interest in the
impacts that it has on both society and the
environment.
We seek out what cultural norms exist within your
markets. By seeking out the communication barriers
and usage pains between companies and their
customers, we aim to highlight opportunities to lessen
pains and make communications meaningful.
Using a variety of qualitative and quantitative research
methods, BullMonkey aims to discover the latent needs
of your customers. Once isolated, these discoveries can
be leveraged to inform design decisions that create
better products.
Your product offering must connect in a meaningful
way to people’s lives in order for them to want to
purchase it. The changes in our economy, technologies,
ecosystems, and societies are unprecedented, and your
customers are leading that change. Your customers
have access to pretty much the same information as
the experts do. They’re changing their tastes, their
expectations, and the way they see the world.
BullMonkey continually monitors such cultural,
technological, ecological, and economic shifts, and can
help companies to align their offerings in such a way
that they will hold value in the future.
