Design strategies Flashcards
1
Q
What is innovative design?
A
exploring new ways of doing things - thinking outside the box
2
Q
What is design fixation?
A
When designers stick to one idea instead of exploring new design avenues
3
Q
What is collaboration?
A
working with others on a task
4
Q
State 2 advantages of collaboration
A
- allows sharing of ideas between designers
- opens new avenues of investigation to a design problem
5
Q
What is user-centred design?
Advantage
A
considering the needs and wants of the user at every stage
:) - less modifications needed later
6
Q
What are the 4 main stages of user centred design?
A
- Context of use (identifying user, conditions etc)
- Requirements (goals met)
- Creating design solutions
- Evaluating designs (testing)
7
Q
What is systems thinking?
A
the understanding of a product/component as part of a larger system
(broken down)
