The Design Process Flashcards
What is situation?
Situation: Before beginning the design, sort out what problem you are trying to address.
What is design brief?
Design Brief: Write a short statement giving the general outline of the problem to be solved.
What is Research & Innovation?
Research & Investigation: Sometimes a problem can be solved “straight out of your head,” but in most cases you will need to gain some new information and knowledge.
What is the Specification?
Specifications: This detailed description of the problem spells out what the design must achieve and what limitations will final solution.
What is the Generating Ideas?
Generating Ideas: Combine your ideas with information obtained from your research to suggest several possible design solutions. Sketch several possibilities on paper.
What is the Development?
Development: Decide which solution to develop. Although the chosen so solution should, ideally, be the one that best satisfies the specifications, other constraints such as time, cost, or skills may limit the decision. Use CAD software for this.
What is the Final Idea?
Including working (orthographic) drawings. Draw the chosen design including all the details that are important to its construction.
What is Manufacture?
Make the product. In industry a model is usually built first and the final product is developed from it, but in most classrooms, the model is the final product.
What is Testing & Evaluation?
Testing is ongoing as the construction progresses, but a final test of the entire system or model proves if the project does the job for which it is designed. Look back at the specifications and check the requirements carefully.
