CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS:
How do we evaluate whether a prototype meets design goals and user needs?
How can we test design ideas to determine their strengths, weaknesses, and overall effectiveness?
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TASK 7 | DESIGN ITERATIONS + ANALYSIS
THE PROCESS OF ITERATION
DESIGN, PRINT, TEST, ANALYSE, REPEAT.
Iteration in design is a cyclical process of prototyping, testing, and refining ideas. Designers gather feedback, identify improvements, and make incremental changes to enhance functionality, usability, and aesthetics before finalising a product.
Innoventure Itration video 2.mov
TESTING
TOOL TESTING STATION
Have a design with spanners, screwdrivers or a bottle opener? This testing station is suitable for testing these kinds of functions. Use this station for plastic 3D prints only (no metal tools).
EXAMPLE OF SUITABLE TESTING
Context: This is a design for a pocketable beauty-themed multi tool that allows users to groom and store items such as hair bands and earrings
EXAMPLE COMPLETED SLIDE
YOUR TASK
TASK
Once your fist CAD model is 3D printed, you should perform tests to assess functions and usability.
You should then highlight areas for development and implement these into your next iteration by developing your previous design, printing it and testing again.
This process continues until an ideal solution is found.
"Think you can't iterate anymore? How about editing your design to reduce the amount of material used?"
Then.
Using your previous iterative design work, complete the graphic below to visually demonstrate your process of iteration
CHECKLIST
3- 4 iterated CAD designs
3- 4 iterated 3D prints
Photos of testing for all prototypes
Evaluation of each 3D print + test
Development timeline (last slide) shows the iterative process of your prototypes
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