A person who designs any of a variety of things.

A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints.

A person using the services of a professional person or organization.

Techniques used to analyze accomplishments against specific goals and criteria.

A part of a design brief that challenges the designer, describes what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem, and identifies the degree to which the solution must be executed.

The ability to make or bring a new concept or idea into existence; marked by the ability or power to create.

To thoroughly and methodically analyze accomplishment against specific goals and criteria.

A limit to a design process. May be such things as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities.

A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of something before it is built or made.

A means of judging. A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged.

A group technique for solving problems, generating ideas, stimulating creative thinking, etc. by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion.

Examples include tests, surveys, observations, and self-assessment.

A full-scale working model used to test a design concept by making actual observations and necessary adjustments.

A process that repeats a series of steps over and over until the desired outcome is obtained.

A book in which an engineer will formally document, in chronological order, all of his/her work that is associated with a specific design project.

A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.

The recognition of an unwelcome or harmful matter needing to be dealt with.

An idea that produces a similar idea or an enhanced idea.

The systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

Well-founded on evidence and corresponds accurately to the real world.

Capable of being shown as reasonable or merited according to accepted standards.

A tangible artifact produced by means of either human or mechanical work, or by biological or chemical process.

A new product, system, or process that has never existed before, created by study and experimentation.

An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.