Ottawa - May 5, 2021 - Design 1st, one of the most trusted full-service product design firms across North America, today announced that Zumio-i, a product designed in partnership with Design 1st, was named a winner in the prestigious 2021 A’ Design Awards.  The A’ Design awards are the world’s largest international design competition, featuring winners across 104 design discipline categories. Product entries are evaluated by an internationally influential jury panel composed of established scholars, creative design professionals and experienced entrepreneurs who use a blind-peer review approach to judging.  Zumio-i was recognized for its groundbreaking design and technology capabilities that provide a unique experience that is unmatched in the industry today.   Zumio-i was named a A’ Design Award […]

Recognized for Leadership in Creative & Design Services  February 10, 2021 - Design 1st, one of the most trusted full-service product design-engineering firms across North America, today announced it was recognized by ratings and review platform Clutch as one of the top B2B Providers in Canada. Design 1st was featured as a leader in the Creative & Design Category.    The Clutch Leader Awards recognize companies' commitment to building their expertise, providing stellar customer service, and producing high-quality results for clients. For the listing, the Clutch research team evaluated a variety of criteria including the […]

Momentum IoT in Partnership with Design 1st Wins 2020 IoT Excellence Award   OTTAWA – January 27, 2021 - Design 1st, one of the most trusted full-service product design-engineering firms across North America, today announced that Momentum IoT: Eagle 1, a product designed in partnership with Design 1st, has received a 2020 IoT Excellence Award presented by TMC and Crossfire Media.    The 2020 IoT Evolution IoT Excellence Award honors innovative products that support the availability of information being deduced, inferred, and directly gathered from sensors, systems, and anything else that is supporting better business and personal decisions.  “We’re honored to receive the 2020 […]

Recognized for Product Design industry expertise and ability to deliver  December 3, 2020 - Design 1st, one of the most trusted full-service product design-engineering firms across North America, today announced it was recognized by ratings and review platform Clutch as one of the top B2B Creative & Design Agencies for 2020. Design 1st was named a Leader in the Product Designers category.   For the listing, Clutch released rankings for the top 210 creative and design companies on their platform. Results showcase the top 15 companies across 14 categories. Companies were selected for Leaders Awards based […]

Design 1st used the latest tools and a little innovation to demonstrate the basics of a day in the life of product design.  Intel sponsored a Canada-wide design competition asking companies to share what they do and how they differentiate themselves from their competition. Selected as the Grand Prize Winner from 120 entries, Design 1st receives a $10,000 prize which they will donate to the OttawaTechnology Venture Challenge (TVC). TVC is celebrating their 10 year anniversary as Eastern Ontario's most prestigious competition for encouraging and mentoring post-secondary students to act […]