Collaboration
The process of working with others to create something.
Brings people together to pool ideas and concepts.
Companies may use a range of designers or collaborate with other successful designers to create a special edition or limited range.
Often happens in the fashion industry.
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User-centred Design (UCD)
- At each stage of a design process, designers need to focus on the user and their needs.
- Involves the user through a series of research and investigative steps.
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Systems Approach
- Considers all the steps in a process/project and how they affect it.
- The system as a whole is analysed, rather than individual steps.
- Often uses flowcharts, block diagrams and other visual methods to represent stages of a system.
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Iterative Design
- Used to continually improve a design/product.
A continual cycle or prototyping, testing, gathering feedback, and making improvements.
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Ways a Designer might Explore/Develop Ideas…
Sketching - an important first step, can be roughed out, edited, and developed.
Modelling - low-cost method of seeing how a product works/looks, e.g. using toile or breadboard.
Testing - an ongoing process throughout design and manufacturing.
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Testing
- Destructive testing: Tests a product to its extreme, helps guide a manufacturer on the appropriate choice of material and construction method.
- Non-destructive testing: Identifies areas of weakness, tests the function and usability without destroying the product.
- Market testing: Analyses how the product performs with user groups and client testing.
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