Sam Scott

Background

About Sam Scott

I was an industrial designer specializing in packaging design innovation and sustainability for six years across Pfizer, GSK, and Haleon. As an open innovation manager, we were dependent on vital partnerships with agencies and suppliers. However, I spent more time managing resources than developing our design projects. Traditional outsourcing methods stunted our growth. When it should have done the opposite. Countless hours were spent on design briefs, negotiating SOWs, third-party contract approval… not including the hours spent talking in circles about them over meetings. This resulted in constant pushback of project milestones, leading to frustration among all parties. It was dismissed as “out of everyone's control.” 80% of our valuable ideas never made it into the hands of consumers. It was painfully disheartening. Simply put, the process around the design process fostered inefficiencies between companies. And it stifled the cross-collaboration between businesses that begets true innovation. So, I started pkgd.design - a productized solution for packaging design. Since then, we have delivered client work up to 800% faster than what I accepted as normal. How? I began by redesigning the outsourcing model itself- Superseded “SOWs” with a transparent website - Made “proposal negotiations” obsolete with inclusive flat-rate pricing - Killed the “contract” and its weeks-long waiting period for same-day-start with upfront payment - Canceled “scheduling” with the proven request-to-deliver model - Replaced “briefs” with asynchronous tools and software that allow the right work to start right away Here are some results- Comfy Can received two final 3D models designed for manufacturing, five days after our discovery call- Fanny Health had three creative design concepts a week after requesting an ideation design sprint. Here’s how it works- Subscription Plans: Unlimited design requests for a flat rate. Start with a credit card and see results in real-time, designs in days- Project Packages: Transparent pricing, deliverables, and turnaround times for one-off assets. Here’s what clients are saying- “It’s like having a designer on speed dial.” - Fortune 50 R&D Packaging Manager -"We went from weeks-long wait times to repeatable quality in days."- The Culture Fix If you want to learn more about how we can transform your brand, agency, or team with fractional design resource solutions, I’m keen to hear from you.