2.1 Design Methods and Processes Flashcards
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Iterative Design Process
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The circular sequence of stages required to refine a design. Designers will move backwards and forwards between the stages, constantly evaluating what they are doing.
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Circular design process
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Research -> Ideate -> Prototype -> Test
3
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User-centred Design
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To improve users’ experience of using products, focusing on the user and their needs.
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Principles of ISO13407
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- Take full account of users, task and environment.
- Involve users during design stages
- Consider user evaluation
- Result from iterative design
- Consider whole user experience
- Developed by a multi-disciplinary team
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Key needs of consumers
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- Physical (age, height, weight)
- Emotional (e.g attachment to brands, society)
- Intellectual
- Sociological (e.g environment)
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Primary investigation techniques
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- Market research (e.g questionnaires and surveys)
- Empathetic research (immersion) (experiencing limitations such as disability)
- Focus groups
- Product analysis
- Anthropometric data collection
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Secondary investigation techniques
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Online research or book research on aspects such as style influences, suitable materials, construction methods and relevant anthropometric data.
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Development of a design proposal
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- Sketch and model potential solutions to a design problem
- Check specification criteria by adding solutions to the design problem
- Selection by the client or potential customer
- Development of aesthetics
- Tests to help size, materials and constructions
- Use scale and full-size models
- Use models to check working elements with productions engineers
- Create dimensions working drawings for manufacturing
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The planning, manufacture and evaluation of a prototype
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- Plan of manufacture (inc QC procedures)
- Make prototype
- Test and Evaluate
- Make iterative improvement
