# Start here: designer and product developer

> From the first sketch to a tech pack a factory can build from, and the samples in between.

Source: https://docs.vestislabs.com/getting-started/start-designer-and-product-developer/

You turn ideas into styles: sketches, materials, measurements, costs and tech packs. Start with the first style, then learn the shortcuts.

## Your first steps

1. **[Create a collection](https://docs.vestislabs.com/collection-style/create-a-new-collection/)**
   Create a new collection.
2. **[Create a style](https://docs.vestislabs.com/collection-style/create-a-new-style/)**
   Create a new style.
3. **[Work on the design and development board](https://docs.vestislabs.com/collection-style/design-and-development-page/)**
   Design and development page.
4. **[Build the tech pack](https://docs.vestislabs.com/collection-style/tech-pack-overview/)**
   Tech pack overview.
5. **[Request a sample](https://docs.vestislabs.com/sampling/create-sampling/)**
   Create sampling.

## Everyday tasks

- [Use the digital library](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/digital-library-overview/)
- [Add colours](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/create-a-new-color-palette/)
- [Import from Excel](https://docs.vestislabs.com/collection-style/excel-import/)
- [Print or share a tech pack](https://docs.vestislabs.com/collection-style/tech-pack-print-and-share/)
- [Check GEO readiness](https://docs.vestislabs.com/collection-style/geo-readiness/)

## Follow the whole path

- [From idea to a production-ready tech pack](https://docs.vestislabs.com/journeys/idea-to-tech-pack/)
- [Run a sampling round](https://docs.vestislabs.com/journeys/run-a-sampling-round/)

## Good to know

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