Case Study: Hydra Design Labs achieves photo‑realistic renderings in minutes and streamlined workflows with KeyShot

Hydra Design Labs - Customer Case Study

Hydra Design Labs, founded by Jon Hull after a long run at Mitsubishi's R&D center, is a specialist automotive design studio that develops concept and production vehicle exteriors and interiors — including work on the Northrop Grumman Ground Mobility Vehicle. The team’s deep, cross-functional experience allowed them to tackle complex projects, but producing photo-realistic visuals was a bottleneck: traditional rendering workflows could take days or weeks, slowing presentations and model-dependent decision-making.

By adopting KeyShot, Hydra dramatically shortened rendering time from weeks to minutes while achieving true photo-realism. The faster, higher-quality visuals transformed their workflow, enabled designers to replace some physical models with digital renderings, improved client presentations, and accelerated the ability to present and sell concepts.

Hydra Design Labs

Jon Hull

Founder