WorksheetsS1/2 - Early design process
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 4mins
Which of these statements better describes a design brief? (Select 2)
Description, with some clear specifications, of what we need to design
It describes the design problem at hand
It gives us the final design solution
Broad and open description of what we need to design
What is the role of design research?
It can allow us to copy what already exists in the market
Helps us understanding and learning more about the design problem and about those that we design for.
It's just a long task that's only relevant for Science stuff.
Which of these is a valid approach to conduct our design research? (Multiple choices)
We can check existing products to see how they perform (this could be product evaluations, or demonstrations of use)
Checking google images and amazon to see how the product looks
We can interview (ask questions) to those that frequently use similar products or are suffering the problem
Carefully, observing and taking notes of how people use similar products to the one we want to design
Which one of these is NOT a design factor:
Function
Safety Performance
Aesthetics
Thumbnail sketching
Function is a design factor, but what does it refer to?
How the product looks like
What the product does
How much does it cost
About the characteristics of the user
A mood board is a tool that can be used for:
Getting inspired by images and quotes around a theme
Just collecting images that I like for no purpose
To copy designs made by others
