AFQ table

Designing a product

Open

camera

Insert film
paper into

camera

Close
camera

Carry

camera to

photo

location

Set camera
up and align
with subject

Open

aperture;
start timer

aperture

Carry

camera to
darkroom

Open

camera
Remove film

Take camera

from

darkroom
and store

What should our

design do?

How should it do it for our user?

+

user
activity
diagram

Every user action implies some product functions

Remove film

Fill in the Blanks

The activity diagram shows all the steps the

must take to operate the product.

Fill in the Blanks

To design a product, we look at each step and identify the

that the product should DO in order to make this happen.

❑ AFQ table

Actions → Functions → Design Opportunities

Action

Function

Questions / Design Opportunities

Insert film
paper into
camera

The user…

The camera…

VERB + object
The most basic,
so we have lots
of room for ideas

All the ideas for
HOW we could

do it

Receives film paper


Holds in place

Could we put the paper in sideways?
Make sure glove can fit opening!
Where will the aperture be? >> paper placement
Could we use magnets? Which orientation?

Multiple Choice

AFQ stands for:

• Action, Function, Question

• Answer, Focus, Question

• Action, Feature, Query

Multiple Select

The function must always be written in which form? (Select ALL that are correct)

• As an active verb

• Cannot use the word "be"

• A description of the qualities

• Completes the sentence: "The product must..."

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be a product function for the

user action "insert film paper"?

• is big enough

• secure in place

• doesn't fall

• is easy to hold

Multiple Select

Select all possible product functions for the user action "Remove aperture". Remember to complete the sentence "The camera must..."

(Select all that apply)

• Let in light

• Separate from aperture cover

• Sustain position

• Create a cover that is easy to remove

Multiple Choice

Why is "Take off the cover carefully" NOT a product function for the user action "Remove aperture"?

• Because it is something the user does, not the product

• Because it does not contain a verb

• It belongs to the wrong step

• It is a design idea, not a function

Multiple Select

Which of the following could be product functions for "Carry camera"?

(Select all that apply)

• Accept the hand

• Maintain stability

• Provide grip

• Hold together

• Bear weight

Multiple Select

Which of the below would be user actions for a television?

(Select all that apply)

• Turn on

• Adjust volume

• Plug in

• Project image

Multiple Select

Which of the below would be product functions for a television?

(Select all that apply)

• Project image

• Receive signal

• Amplify and reduce sound

• Unpack from box