About Design My Idea
Brian Gates founded Design My Idea in October 2005 after experiencing the invention process with his own product Corg. While working with a promotional company he proceeded to design, engineer and package his product for retail. During this process he was exposed to other inventors in need of the same services and quickly realized the need for high quality design services at affordable rates.
Leveraging his background in web development and proper engineering techniques he devised a unique business model where the process of developing a product could be tailored to fit the needs of an inventor. This model minimizes the cost incurred by the inventor while providing the same quality of professionalism you would see from large development firms.
Over the years, Design My Idea has helped to develop hundreds of products in just about every category and marketed to every major retailer.
Our Mission
We believe that every business and inventor should be able to receive professional design services, quality engineering, stunning print graphics and cutting edge web design for small business budgets. It is our goal to allow everyone to compete with Fortune 500 Companies and win. We promise to help you, not only by providing graphic and design services, but by offering our experience and reliable network of companies. Because when you succeed, we succeed.
President
Brian Gates graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Graphics Technology specializing in Manufacturing Graphics. The degree combines CAD engineering and industrial design to create an extremely adaptable and competent designer.
He started in the design industry several years ago designing universal remote controls at Universal Electronics Inc. His designs and concepts were utilized by Kenwood, Radio Shack and several other high-end electronics retailers. In addition, his innovation and creativity secured numerous patents (7,209,116, 7,013,434, 7,821,499, 7,746,324, and 7,412,653).
After accepting a consulting position with Rand Worldwide he had the opportunity to provide CAD development services and user training across North America. During his employment he worked with such clients as Diamond Aircraft and Northrop Grumman.
As gratifying as it was to provide these services, his entrepreneurial passions pulled him away to Summers/Murphy & Partners where he was offered the opportunity to pioneer the usage of 3D renderings for landscape architecture. His efforts resulted in a methodology for streamlining the transition from 2D to 3D while being able to maintain the look of traditional sketches, offering the best of both worlds.
He later co-founded a web design company called Intentin Design, specializing in web application development. The company has steadily grown and matured into a full service web design company providing world class applications for multi-million dollar corporations.
Brian has a passion for design and the entrepreneurial spirit that inherently resides in all inventors. His ability to see and understand design from all perspectives results in unique solutions to everyday problems.
Industrial Designer
Meggie Carter is an industrial designer from Brigham Young University, specializing in product design that takes a creative and conceptual perspective to solve everyday problems. Her experience ranges from design projects for Hewlett Packard, Logitech, EB Brands, Cutters, and Connelly Wake Boards, as well as international experience working as a designer in Penang, Malaysia at Eekang Design and Engineering during the Summer of 2010.
Meggie's personal passion for design comes from a desire to find functional solutions while imbuing products with beauty and fun. She also enjoys representing a female perspective in the design community, one that refuses to simply "shrink it, and pink it" to achieve female-targeted design. Meggie joined the Design My Idea team in November 2010.
Graphic Designer
Josiah Lybbert is a talented graphic designer continually looking for new outlets to express his creativity. A graduate from the visual arts program at Brigham Young University, he currently specializes in identity and branding, seeking to design the most conceptually creative and clean logos. In the past few years alone, he has designed killer logos for over 20 different brands.
He also applies his creative talent to a number of other design services including layout, advertising, interface design, motion graphics and packaging. He loves to make good ideas great with quality design and marketing. Lybbert joined Design My Idea in October of 2010.
Consulting Industrial Designer
Brent Barberis graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Industrial Design specializing in Product Design. The degree bridges the gap between art and engineering to promote beautiful, expressive, and functional products.
His experience in product design ranges from soft goods to hard goods including: backpacks, kitchenware, and consumer electronics. He has designed product concepts for a variety of brands, including Dell, Polaroid, Kodak, Hewlett-Packard, Icon Health & Fitness, and Pride Mobility. He joined Design My Idea in June 2009.
