Criterion B- Developing Ideas

S1: Design Specification

Task: Develop a list of success criteria for the solution 

Develop a design specification for your solution, which clearly states the success criteria. Identify and

 explain the requirements of the solution.

What is a design specification?

A specification is a set of considerations, constraints and requirements for a solution: what the solution must or 

must not have to be successful. 

A specification is not a description of the outcome. It should demonstrate that students understand the needs of the

 problem that they have identified. 

The specification should be directly connected to the design brief. Writing a specification can be a difficult job if the

 design brief is not well researched and written. If a solution or design fails to meet an aspect of the specification,

 it can be considered that it has not met the criteria for success.

S2: Design Ideas

Task: Present a range of feasible design ideas, which can be correctly interpreted by others

A feasible design idea is one that you can create within the allocated time with the tools and facilities available to you. In other words, a feasible idea is possible to do easily or 

conveniently.

You'll begin with a pencil and a sheet of paper to draw rough sketches of potential solutions. At this stage, focus on getting the basic building blocks of ideas sketched out in short, 

concentrated bursts. These initial ideas should focus on generating a range of different solutions to the problem.

Step 1: Create 9 different thumbnail sketches for your logo.

Each thumbnail sketch should clearly outline (in writing) the key features of the design. If any of these designs were given to another person, that person should be able to create

the final design with little to no need for clarification about expectations or features.

Step 2: Critique and evaluate your original ideas. Find out if your ideas match the Design Specification Success Criteria.

Step 3: Select the best three thumbnail sketches and further develop them into larger and better quality drawings. 

When selecting design ideas to further develop:

• Make sure your selected sketches are in direct reference to the specification.

• Write detailed annotation to explore and communicate your thoughts on selected sketches.

Step 4: Select the best design idea out of three sketches. This will be your chosen design.

S3: Chosen Designs

Task: Present the chosen designs

Step 1: Present your 3 chosen designs. These should be illustrations which clearly show details such as colour, form, fonts and layout. 

Step 2: Write detailed annotation to explore and communicate your thought process which critically evaluates your chosen design against 

each specification. Justify how the chosen design satisfies the specification. In other words, explain why your chosen design is likely to be

 more successful by describing the features of the design with respect to the Design Specification. 

If a design does not meet the design specification, it needs further development—or the specification needs redevelopment

S4: Final Planning / Drawing

Task: Create a planning drawing/diagram, which outlines the main details for making the chosen solution

Step 1: Create a colored version of your logo, which clearly shows the main details that will be included in the final solution. 

Step 2: Include annotations to list the main details required for the solution to be realized.

NOTE: This final planning should be useable as a guide for creating the solution and should help the person following it 

to understand exactly what should be included in the final solution.

This page has been adapted from the LIS Design site