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Explore the key trends shaping physical product development in 2025, backed by insights from Design 1st’s experience across 104 projects last year.
After 30 years and 1,200 products, we've seen what ships and what dies. This newsletter shares the patterns that kill projects before they ship, the trends reshaping development in 2026, and the hard-won lessons that get products into production.
