The document outlines the six stages of the design process: 1. Defining the design problem and analyzing user needs through identifying needs, surveying users, and task analysis. 2. Exploring and ideating potential solutions through brainstorming, mind mapping, and generating ideas. 3. Selecting design criteria and developing one or more prototypes. 4. Implementing the selected prototypes. 5. Evaluating the prototypes against the design criteria. 6. Reflecting on the results and process to improve future designs.

1. Stages of Design
in………..
Ar. Surashmie Kaalmegh
Associate Professor
BID ,LAD College , Nagpur

3. Because …………
The end user is…
Known ???

5.  TO MAKE LIFE
COMFORTABLE
 TO ACCOMMODATE
NEWER NEEDS REQUIREMENTS
 TO GENERATE INTEREST
 TO ATTRACT ATTENTION
 TO PROGRESS…

6. Vehicles
&
gadgets

7. Packaging

8. Leisure : concept or
spaces

9. Objects of
utility

10. Dining

11. Food Decoration
in Parties /
Celebrations

12. Design is everywhere……..
so how to BEGIN…….?????
Think about the user & his needs

13. The design process………is
funicular
funnel
Of
ideas
Manufacturing & Marketing

14. A Designer needs to have the
ability to
 Understand
user needs
 Discover
Think out-of-the-box
 Create
 Explore ideas

15. Test & Evaluate
The six stages
of Design

16. 1. Identify need & survey
( analyze user needs)
 ASK
What is the
problem?
What have others
done?
What are the
constraints?
Who are the users?
What are their specific needs ?
Specific preferences? An example of a designers
output

17. or Defining - design problem
Environmental impact
• Exploitation of workers and
social responsibility
• Exploitation of animals and
animal testing
• Energy efficiency
• Use of renewable energy
• Material reutilization and use
of recycled components
• Antimicrobial effectiveness
• Recyclability at end of
product life
• Ergonomic performance
• Sustainable production
processes

18. 2.Explore & discover –
The search strategy comes from
having analysed the assignment title
and identified:
 THE TYPES OF INFORMATION
needed topic overview, recent
research, ideas and opinions,
statistics, case studies etc.
 THE TYPES OF RESOURCE TO
LOOK FOR eg books, journal
articles, newspapers, government
reports etc.
 Always have a clear plan at the
start or wastage of valuable time on
unproductive searches.
 Do not give up . Develop effective
searches. Learn to narrow a search
from the general to the specific.
PLAN
 Draw a diagram.
 Make lists of
materials needed .
 Make lists of data
required .
 Material survey
 User feedback
 Lessons Learnt
from past

19. 3.Ideating or generating- ideas
This is one of the simplest and most
effective methods of generating ideas.
 Ideation is the process of forming
and relating ideas. It is a concept
utilized in the study of new product
development, creativity,
innovation, design thinking and
concept development. The term
ideation (a portmanteau created
from the words 'idea' and
'generation') is often used
interchangeably with brainstorm.
 In all ideation sessions, it is important
to write down every idea, no matter how
wacky.
 Brainstorming is creative thinking by a
group of people designed to generate a
number of ideas to solve a given
problem.
 Generate ideas and questions, access
prior knowledge, assess interests and
knowledge, develop probing questions
and problems.
Brainstorm / mind map / do way outs
 IMAGINE
What are some
solutions?
Brainstorm ideas.
Choose the best one.

21. HOW TO MIND MAP ?

22. 4. Develop & Selecting- one or
several prototypes
 IMPROVE
Talk about what works, what doesn't,
and what could work better.
Modify your design to make it better.
Test it out!
Doodles & conceptual sketches
An example of designers output

23. 5. Implement
CREATE
 Follow your
plan and create it.
 Test it out!

24. 6. Evaluate & Test
Without testing no idea could
be actualized would it ?

25. The Team work:

26. Design is hard work……..
 It requires
researching ideas
and trends,
educated guesses,
and trying out
alternatives.
 Inspirations from
art, architecture,
nature, or the
streets can help
you generate
multiple ideas

27. An EXAMPLE :
A designers portfolio ,his / her inspiration
 The brief was to create a seating system for outdoor / indoor use
An example of a designers output

28. Example of a designers ideation
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29. Example of a designers ideation
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30. Example of a designers model of ideation outputs
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31. Some of the more interesting concepts were developed and pursued.
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33. Finalising …….two or
three ideas?
An example of a designers output

34. The final
inspiration and
detailing
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35. Visualising design usage through sketching ………………..
An example of a designers output

36. Her mockups……………
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45. The design stages :
summary
 Identify need, User group
 & survey ( check for similar
products )
 Task description & analysis for
idea screening
 Design decisions
 Conceptualisation & searching
for options
 Mock-up for testing &
feedback
 Technical implementation
 Marketing
• DEFINING - DESIGN
PROBLEM & ANALYZING
– USER NEEDS
• EXPLORE - IDEATING OR
GENERATING IDEAS
• SELECTING- DESIGN
CRITERIA
• IMPLEMENTING- ONE OR
SEVERAL PROTOTYPES
• EVALUATING -
PROTOTYPES AGAINST
DESIGN CRITERIA

46. Hints : Search internally
 Suspend judgment
– Suspend evaluation for the
days or weeks required to
generate.
 a large set of alternatives
is critical to success.
hence Generate a lot of ideas
 Most experts believe that the
more ideas a team generates,
the more likely the team is to
explore fully the ‘solution
space’.
 Welcome ideas, even if they
do not seem very feasible
 Ideas which initially appear
infeasible can often be
improved, “debugged” or
“repaired” by other members of
the team.
 Use graphical and physical
media. Since reasoning about
physical and geometric
information with words is
difficult.

47. Reflect on the Results and
the Process
 Is there confidence that the
solution space has
been fully explored?
 Are there alternative
function diagrams?
 Are there alternative ways
to decompose the problem?
 Have external sources
been thoroughly pursued?
 Have ideas from everyone
been accepted and
integrated into process.
An example of a designers output

48. So to summarize ……..

49. The example used in this lecture is of a budding designer Stephanie Angoulvaunt in 2009.
Photo credits to all those talented unnamed photographers whose output is included in this presentation .