DESIGN PROCESS

Question 1

IDEATION

Answer 1

• starting point for any design when the designer considers and comes to grips with aspects of the brief.
  (mindmaps, concept sketches, flowcharts, annotated images)

Question 2

CONCEPT

Answer 2

• Once main issues around design identified & analysed, then designer is ready to start coming up with original ideas
  (mindmaps, concept sketches, flowcharts, annotated images)

Question 3

DEVELOPMENT

Answer 3

• best concept selected & refined completely until the design product is ready for the production phase.

(plans, prototypes, sample board, technical drawings, patterns, diagrams, production plans, business plans

Question 4

PRODUCTION

Answer 4

• involves the manufacturing of the product
  (production schedules, quality control, flowcharts)

Question 5

EXHIBITION

Answer 5

• Once the product is manufactured + leaves the production line, the design is placed into its context
• involve monitoring the effects of product use.
  (diagrams, marketing products, corporate identity, packaging, advertising)

Question 6

LINEAR

Answer 6

• each stage is completed in a set sequence
• each new stage begins when previous one is finished
• each stage only completed once

Question 7

CIRCULAR

Answer 7

• different ways the max value of any product, component and material can be kept within a system
• principles = eliminate waste and pollution; circulate products and materials; regenerate nature