This document provides guidance on writing a design brief and specification for a shoe project. It explains that a design brief is a one paragraph statement of intention that describes what will be designed and why. A specification is a checklist of requirements that the final product must, should or could have. The document offers examples for what to include in the design brief, such as who the product is for and where/when it will be used. It also provides a template for the specification, listing categories like size, cost, aesthetics, materials and more.

1. Today’s Task
You are going to write your design brief and
specification for show project on a PowerPoint slide that
you will then email to Miss M at the end of the lesson.
What is a design brief?
This is a one paragraph statement of intention that you
will make to decide what you are going to design and
make. See slide 2 for help with this.
What is a specification?
A specification is a checklist you will make that your final
product must have or do. A specification covers all
areas of ACCESS FM. See slide 3.
Extension Task – There is an extension task on slide 4 for anyone who finished.

2. Learning
Objective
How can I write a design brief and specification for
the shoe project?
Writing a Design Brief
WHAT?
What are you going to design and make? What is it’s
function? What will it be inspired by? What size and shape
will it be?
WHO?
Who are you designing for? Be specific – give an age range
and make suggestions as to the type of person (e.g.
business people, doctors).
WHEN/WHERE?
Where and/or when do you intend you product to be used?
Where will it be sold?
WHY? Why have you made these choices? Why is it
important that you design and make this product?

3. Learning
Objective
How can I write a design brief and specification for
the shoe project?
Size:
Cost:
Aesthetics:
Use / Function:
Materials:
Customer:
Who would use it?
How will you design it
for this person?
Environmental Issues
How will you make sure that it is
environmentally friendly? Where
do you intend your product will be
used?
Function/Use
What is the intended
function? Will it have a
dual function?
Size
What will the size and
shape be? Why do you
want this for your
design?
Cost
How much will it
cost? Is this
reasonable?
Aesthetics
How will it look and
feel? Is there a
reason for this?
Materials
What material will you
make it from and why
is this a good choice?
You can choose from
Plywood, MDF, Acrylic
or Polypropylene.
Safety
How will you make
sure that your
product is safe?
Writing a Specification
Use ACCESS
FM to structure
your Spec.
For each
point start you
sentence
using one if
the following:
It must...
It should...
It could...