Design Process

Question 1

What is the first stage of the design process?

Answer 1

Problem identification
-before starting a design you must find a problem or gap in the market and attempt to solve it with a solution.

Question 2

What is the 2nd stage of the design process?

Answer 2

Design breif
-a short description on how you’ll attempt to solve the problem.

Question 3

What is the 3rd stage of the design process?

Answer 3

Analysis
-indenifing and determining solutions

Question 4

What is the 4th stage of the design process?

Answer 4

Reserch
-detailed analysis of information
-eg: researching materials; existing products; costumers

Question 5

What’s the 5th stage of the design process?

Answer 5

Specification
-detailed information about product details
-eg: cost; size; safety; and function

Question 6

What is the 6th stage of the design process?

Answer 6

Ideas
-using the specification as a guide to produce solutions and ideas

Question 7

What is the 7th stage of the design process?

Answer 7

Extending and modifying of the best ideas

Question 8

What is the 8th stage of the design process?

Answer 8

Solution
-a detailed presentation of the final idea

Question 9

What is the 9th stage of the design process?

Answer 9

Prototype
-a functioning model that will demonstrate how the product will work

Question 10

What is the 10th stage of the design process?

Answer 10

Evaluation
-compareing the prototype to the specification and rating the overall design

Question 11

-The one who commissions the design by identifying the need for a new product
-the one supplying the funding for the product

Answer 11

The client

Question 12

-The one who solves the problem

Answer 12

The designer

Question 13

-using the directions of the designers instructions they will make the design consept into a real product

Answer 13

The manufacturer

Question 14

-a supplier who stocks to product for the customer

Answer 14

The retailer

Question 15

-the customer who ends up using the product

Answer 15

The user

Question 16

Name 3 methods of idea generation

Answer 16

-disassembly of existing products
-intail prototypes
-brainstorming / thought showers
-physical mockups
-user experience / trips
-consept sketches
-CAD modelling

Question 17

What are the advantages of consept sketching?

Answer 17

-gives lots examples / ideas
-quick access
-gives examples of a possible problem to the solution
-sketches are written down so they can be developed further

Question 18

What are the advantages of modelling / physical mockups?

Answer 18

-they are scaled representations of the product
-models are quick and inexpensive
Eg: made from cardboard; paper; foam; and manufactured boards
-they allow you to test your ideas

Question 19

What are the advantages of CAD?

Answer 19

-they allow percise measurements
-online sharing
-allow a 3-D veiw of product design
-easy to change and test within the app

Question 20

What does fitness for purpose mean?

Answer 20

-a product fulfilling a need or what it was intended / designed to do

Question 21

What does the term ‘ergonomics’ mean?

Answer 21

Ergonomics:
-a term that refers to the relationship between the user and the product

Question 22

What does the term ‘anthropetric data’ mean?

Answer 22

Anthropetric data:
-detailed measurements of the average human body
-this can be used to help designers make products to fit the users hand
Eg: a remote controller; or a xbox controller