How It Works

How It Works

From rough idea to delivered product.
Every step, handled.

We don’t just design shoes. We own the entire product journey — from the first sketch to final shipment. One partner, one process, zero hand-off friction.

1 Idea
->
2 Sketch
->
3 Render
->
4 Colorway
->
5 3D
->
6 Scene
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7 Detail
->
8 Video
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9 Proposal
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10 Factory
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11 QC
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12 Delivery
Phase 1

Create & Visualize

Turn vague ideas into photorealistic visuals your stakeholders can actually see

STEP 01

Rough Idea

You share inspiration — a mood board, a competitor reference, or just a verbal description. We extract the design intent and define the product brief.

Deliverable: Product brief & direction deck
STEP 02

Concept Sketch

Our designers translate the brief into hand-drawn concept sketches. Multiple angles, silhouette exploration, and proportion studies.

Deliverable: Sketch set (3-5 concepts)
STEP 03

AI Render

Selected sketches go through our AI-enhanced rendering pipeline — producing studio-quality product renderings in hours, not days.

Deliverable: High-res photorealistic renders
STEP 04

Colorway Variations

We generate full colorway maps — material mapping, color blocking, and seasonal palette options — so you can review every combination.

Deliverable: Colorway sheet (4-8 variants)
STEP 05

3D Interactive Model

We build a rotatable 3D model for stakeholder review. Spin it, zoom in, inspect every stitch — before a single physical sample is made.

Deliverable: Interactive 3D model (web-viewable)
Phase 2

Propose & Present

Package everything into a compelling product story your buyers can’t say no to

STEP 06

Lifestyle Scene Renders

We place the product in context — urban, outdoor, studio — creating aspirational scene imagery that sells the lifestyle, not just the shoe.

Deliverable: 5+ lifestyle scene images
STEP 07

Product Detail Page

Ready-to-publish product pages with specs, materials, sizing, and feature callouts — built for e-commerce or line sheets.

Deliverable: Web-ready detail page
STEP 08

Product Scene Video

Short-form product videos with motion, transitions, and close-ups — optimized for social, wholesale platforms, and buyer presentations.

Deliverable: 15-30s product video
STEP 09

Client Proposal

We compile everything into a polished proposal deck — visuals, pricing, timeline, and production plan — ready for your buyer meeting.

Deliverable: Full proposal package (PDF + online)
Phase 3

Produce & Deliver

From approved proposal to finished goods — we run the supply chain

STEP 10

Factory Production

We connect you to our vetted manufacturing network. Tech packs, material sourcing, sample rounds, and production scheduling — all managed.

Deliverable: Production tech pack + confirmed timeline
STEP 11

Quality Control

Multi-stage inspection: inline QC during production, pre-shipment AQL inspection, and final sign-off before container loading.

Deliverable: QC reports & approval sign-off
STEP 12

Final Delivery

Logistics coordination, export documentation, and shipment tracking. Your products arrive on spec and on schedule.

Deliverable: Goods delivered to your warehouse

Why one partner instead of three

The Old Way

  • Designer A for renders
  • Studio B for content
  • Factory C for production
  • You manage three hand-offs
  • Communication gaps = errors
  • 3+ vendors, 3+ timelines

The STARCORE Way

  • Design + Content + Production
  • One team, one process
  • Zero hand-off friction
  • Faster turnaround
  • Consistent quality throughout
  • One partner to call
Founder Trust

Built by a footwear industry operator, not a render-only team.

STARCORE is led by Chin, a Dongguan-based footwear veteran with hands-on experience across design, sample development, factory coordination, production management and digital launch operations.

Chin has spent more than 28 years inside the footwear industry, starting from product imaging and design support, then moving into footwear design, trading, factory collaboration, sample development and supply-chain management.

His work has connected overseas designers, Chinese factories and commercial footwear brands across the full path from early idea, sketch and sample to production follow-up and market-ready presentation. This is why STARCORE does not treat a shoe as a pretty image. Every asset is built with material logic, construction feasibility, cost reality and factory communication in mind.

Recent work includes design director responsibilities and supply-chain management for Italian footwear brand operations including LOTTO and STONEFLY in China. STARCORE can also support adjacent product categories such as functional sportswear, yoga apparel and tactical equipment when the project requires digital development and launch assets.

28+ yrsFootwear design, product development and supply-chain experience.
Factory-readyAssets shaped by production constraints, material reality and sample logic.
Global workflowExperience working with overseas designers, brands, factories and trading teams.

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