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Designing and making principles textbook: Section 6 designing principles, chapter 44 design strategies - idea generation strategies - idea development and exploration strategies
what are 4 strategies used to generate ideas?
collaboration, user centred design, systems approach, iterative design
collaboration
to work together, allowing people to share thoughts, inspiration, problem solve and support each other
user centred design
focused on the wants and needs of the user, design development should consider feedback from constant consultation with the user
systems approach
based on a sequence of inputs, processes and outputs, useful for electronic and mechanical designs
iterative design
a cyclical process of idea generation, prototyping, testing, analysis and evaluation used to improve ideas with each iteration
what should be avoided when generating ideas?
design fixation
what is design fixation?
to focus on one idea or strategy and not consider alternatives due to fear of making mistakes and risks or time and financial constraints
how can design fixation be avoided or stopped?
collaborate, acknowledge fixation, change your idea, prototype, allow failures to happen
4 ways to explore and develop ideas
sketching, modelling, testing and evaluation
sketching
quick drawings to capture the essence of ideas without worrying about presentation and details
modelling
testing ideas in 3D to visualise them properly using cheap materials like cardboard, paper, calico, breadboards
3 types of testing
market, destructive, non-destructive
market testing
product is given to user to analyse its performance and gain feedback
destructive testing
extreme testing to find physical boundaries of product and influence its manufacturing and safety
non-destructive testing
tests function and performance to identify weaknesses in design without destroying it
what should be done while testing a product?
record methods, results and evidence of testing and evaluate the outcomes
evaluation
using testing results to identify strengths and weaknesses, compare against design spec and existing products to find gaps and competition
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