The Concept behind the Design Process

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The Concept behind the Design Process
What is the point in Design Technology?
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Your Task Analysis
All Designers need a starting point
The design brief is typically a statement of
intent.
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The concepts behind the design processes Analysis
Synthesis Planning Research
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EXAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR THE ANALYSIS 1. Will the
design be safe ?2. What materials are available
? What materials will be the most suitable? What
will be the overall size ?3. How long will the
product take to manufacture ?4. How will the
product be mass produced ? On a production line ?
What will the cost of labour be ?5. What is
the best shape for the solution ?6. What colour
scheme will be most appropriate ?7. What are the
functions of the product ?8. What type of
circuit is required ? Is a timer required ? Are
flashing lights needed ?9. What special features
need to be built into the designs ?10. What
ergonomic factors need to be taken into account
?11. What designs already exist ? What do you
think of them ? Could they be improved ?12. What
are the addresses of manufacturers and suppliers
who may help me design my product ?13. Where can
I collect research material to help me design
?14. Who is going to buy my product ? What is
the age group ?15. Is my solution likely to
solve the design problem ?16. What equipment and
machinery will I need for manufacture
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EXAMPLE ANSWERS FOR THE SYNTHESIS 1. My design
will be safe because I will test a
model/prototype first.2. Compressed polystyrene
will probably be the best material and I will use
it if my research tells me it is light and
strong.3. The dimensions will be - 300x450mm.4.
I expect my solution to cost no more than 9.99
to manufacture. I will work out this cost by
looking at the cost of materials and labour in
the research section.5. My design will take 15
hours to manufacture by hand and 20 minutes on a
production line.6. I will set up a small
production line composed of 4 people (add a
little detail).7. I will carry out a
questionnaire to help me work out the most
popular shape.8. My questionnaire suggests that
a blue/green based colour scheme will be the most
interesting.9. The product will do the
following (list what it will actually do).10. I
need a timer and a flashing light circuit.12.
The solution will also include movement.13. I
will carry out ergonomics research to work out
the size most suitable for my design.14. My
design will improve any existing design and it
will be cheaper.15. The following manufacturers
will be contacted (list addresses).16. I will
go to the library, write to manufacturers, look
at existing designs etc...17. My design will be
aimed at the general public.18. My design will
completely answer the design problem.19. I will
need general tools and machinery to manufacture
my design.
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Designing Making Modifying and Evaluating
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Concept of Research
They need to find out what is needed and how well
the design will work. Research includes general
reading on the industry itself, sometimes on its
history, and on its competitors. If budgets
allow, external research will be carried out.
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Concept of research and delivery
Visual Research Sketching Conceptualising Reflec
tion Positioning Presentation Summary