Preparation Before Hiring Tech Pack Design Service Provider

Tech Pack Design Service offered by fashion studios are expensive. So, as a brand owner or startup you should know what it is and what do you do with this. This is basic and as a startup you should at least know this much. Those who are just starting and have been buying blanks and printing graphics on it, do not need to bother. You are yet to reach to this level. May be in future when you start making custom garments for your collection you need Tech packs. As of now you are good to go. Brands willing to scale and need bulk production need Tech Pack design service. So, this post is exclusive for those brands who want to scale and establish as a brand. Before this it is important to understand What is tech pack design why you need a tech pack. And what tech pack does?

You need good tech pack design service to execute apparel production. Manufacturers like to produce clothing with best quality in least time as needed. So they insist buyers to provide most accurate information about the garment. But this is no easy task as it looks. There are many designers who claim they can offer best tech packs but it is not about look of the sketch. It is about how easy and clear the detailing explained in it so that manufacturer face least doubt. A tech pack designer with adequate ground level experience in a garment factory is a fit here. We train our tech pack designer at our in-house production floor. So, they see the issues and learn how to overcome it. Some issues are technical and some are strategic. So if you are taking tech pack design service at Urban Purple consider that you are in safe hands.

Know How to Deal with Tech Pack Designers Before Closing a Deal

Number of tech pack design service providers who deceive you with technicalities. And you will be getting fooled without even knowing what you are paying for .I will give an example. I recently came across a competitors website and found it like this. The initial charge is so low that you will be hypnotized seeing the price. then they will play games one by one. Here is the trick. The base price is unbelievably low.

Base tech pack without colors and sizes or measurements or source file – Lowest possible rate that you feel you are buying peanuts. Then the actual charges starts from there . They will actually start putting price from here on.

• Number of Revisions : They will start charging every time you ask for a revision
• Color Options : You will have to pay for every color options you request.
• Size Chart : You have to pay extra if you want the measurement spec sheet
• Extra Size : If you want an extra size gradation you have to pay for it
• Source File : If you want the source file for factory to develop sample or print / embroidery.
• Bills Of Material : You want the bills of material list . Pay for it

In reality : A tech pack is a complete package that includes everything listed above. If you are getting a tech pack design service with extra payment for the above points you are being fooled and misled by the designer. So know what you are getting and then make a deal.

Steps to Follow Before Hiring an Apparel Tech Pack Design Service Provider

If there is anything that can give best products for your ideas in apparel production it starts with you. Here are some steps that you should follow when you start building your clothing brand. You must keep your vision clear for your apparel brand and make sure your vision is in writing. Prepare a document and write the key selling point of your brand. To make it more precise and understandable, make sure you know what you want and you can explain this with ease. Here are few questions below which would make it very clear what you should include in your document.

Putting Your Plans Together

1. Know your unique selling point ?
2. What age group you are targeting for your clothing brand?
3. What are the style categories you want to include in your clothing line-sheet ? Example : T-Shirts , Hoodies, Dress, etc
4. How many styles you want to add in each of your style categories ?
5. What is your expected production quantity ?
6. When do you actually want to start selling your products in market finally ?

Figure out the answers that a tech pack design service may ask. The hack is if you know the answers, you get a perfect quote from your clothing designer. Lot of start-up brands who contact me to build their clothing line do not even know what they want. So i always advise them to do some research before approaching anyone. You can get a lot of information about clothing tech pack design from the link I have mentioned.

Visualize your Apparel Collection Line-Sheet

Once you are done with your line-sheet details and list of your collection the next step is to figure out the visual part. Now pick one style at one time and figure out what it should look visually. Seems difficult for you ? No, it is not ! go to Google and search for this using google image search. Pick at least 3 images from your search for each of your style and save it in one folder. Name the folder with the style name. It is always good to give a unique name to your style. For example for a t-shirt give the name #TS001 . This way you will be very clear what you want from the style you are about to design. Do this for each of the style from every category. Now you are ready to hunt for a Tech Pack Design Service Provider. enjoy!!

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