THE DESIGN PROCESS

HOW A DESIGN PROJECT IS MANAGED

KEY STAGES IN A DESIGN PROJECT

The Problem

The Client Brief

Research

Specification

Possible Solutions

Evaluation of Ideas

Synthesis Prototype

Refine Prototype

Realisation

Evaluation

DESIGN WORKFLOW

THE DEFINED STAGES OF THE DESIGN PROCESSORDER PROCESS DEFINED ORDER PROCESS DEFINED

1 THE CLIENTTHE PERSON/COMPANY

COMMISIONING YOU TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.

7 SYNTHESISBRINGING ALL IDEAS TOGETHER TO SEE

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND IF ANY IDEAS COULD BE COMBINED.

2 THE PROBLEMTHE PROBLEM IS THE MOTIVATION

BEHIND THE PROJECT, AND THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS FOR THIS PROBLEM TO

BE SOLVED.8 EVALUATION OF

IDEASEVALUATING EACH IDEA AND DECIDING

ON WHICH IDEA WILL BE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN MEETING THE BRIEF AND

SUITABLE FOR THE TARGET AUDIENCE.

3 BRIEFTHE INITIAL STATEMENT THAT

INDICATES WHAT IS BEING ASKED OF THE DEISGNER AND WHAT THE CLIENT

WOULD LIKE TO BE ACHIEVED.9 PROTOTYPE

DEVELOPING A PROTOTYPE BASED ON ALL THE IDEAS AND INFORMATION YOU

HAVE GATHERED.

4 RESEARCHRESEARCHING INTO THE CONTEXT AND

TARGET AUDIENCE OF THE BRIEF IS IMPORTANT BEFORE UNDERGOING THE

PROJECT.10 REFINED PROTOTYPE

DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING THE PROTOTYPE FROM WHAT SUCCEDED

AND WHAT FAILED IN THE FIRST PROTOTYPE.

5 SPECIFICATIONIDENTIFYING THE PRECISE

REQUIRMENTS FOR THE PROJECT INCLUDING THE EQUIPTMENT AND

SKILL SET NEEDED.11 REALISATION PRODUCING THE REAL OUTCOME.

6 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

COMING UP WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS THAT MEET THE

BRIEF IN DIFFERENT WAYS.12 EVALUATION

EVALUATING WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED AND IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT

COULD BE IMPROVED OR BETTER EXECUTED IN A FUTURE PROJECT.