The document outlines the key stages in a design project process: 1) The client provides a brief describing the problem to be solved. 2) Research is conducted on relevant topics to understand the problem. 3) Possible solutions are generated and evaluated against the specification criteria. 4) The best ideas are combined into a synthesized solution and prototypes are created and refined through evaluation and testing.

1. DESIGN PROCESS How a Design Project is
managed.

2. KEY STAGES IN A DESIGN PROJECT
The
Problem
The Client
Brief
Research
Specificatio
n
Possible
Evaluation Solutions
of Ideas
Realisation
Synthesis
Refine
Prototype
Prototype
Evaluation

3. ORDER & DEFINE THE STAGES OF THE
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Process Define
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1 The client will either you a brief or
sometimes you might instigate a
brief by doing some proactive work.
2 The problem or issue that needs to
be solved/over come.
The Client
3 An outline of what you are asked to
achieve.
The
Problem
4 Research contextual, ergonomics and
anthropometrics.
Brief Research
5 The specification is a more detailed
brief, specific qualities that the
solutions needs to have. For
example: the target market;
materials/processes; aesthetics and
trends.
6 Different ideas that resolve the
problem.
Specificati
on
Evaluation
of Ideas
7 The ideas are compared back against
the specification. It is a critical
analysis of your ideas.
Possible
Solutions
Synthesis
8 A synthesis is taking all the best
elements from your ideas and
putting into one idea, that will
hopefully meet all the points on your
specification.
Prototype
9 A prototype is a model of the final
Realisation solution.
Evaluation
Refine
Prototype
10 Evaluate the prototype and remove
anything that doesn’t work and
improve anything that doesn’t quite
meet the specification.
11 Realisation is the achievement of 12 An objective and subject review of