Design Strategies Flashcards
What are the 3 main design strategies
Iterative design
User centered design
Systems thinking
What is iterative design
cyclic approach:
test—>evaluate–>change
What is a famous example of iterative design and what are the benefits
Dyson
Spot issues quickly
What are the negatives of iterative design
time consuming
too narrow focused
What is user centered design primarily on
considering needs and wants of end user
What is the benefit to user centered design
better sense of ownership
What is the negative to user centered design
could be too focused
What is systems thinking mainly used in
electronic/mechanical systems9
What is the process of systems thinking
top down
input process output
What is the benefit of system thinking
easy to communicate general idea to clients
What are the negatives of system thinking
potentially unnecessary components
