Analyse existing products

Existing Solutions

FROM THE TOPICS AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS YOU DEVELOPED IN YOUR "RESEARCH PLAN", NOW INVESTIGATE THEM IN DETAIL.

RESEARCH EXPLAINED: 

This section is where you put in all the information you will need to help you solve the “design situation”

Researching any topic will generally follow these guidelines

• explain what the research topic is about

• describe what it is used for

• describe how it works, or how it is used

• describe anything that you think is good about it

• describe anything that is bad about it

• describe what you like about it

• describe what you do not like about it

• express any other opinions you have about it, in particular about how and why it is used

• most importantly refer back to the design situation and describe how or why this research will help you solve this problem 

Below are a few suggested examples of how you can layout your research:

The overall layout of the page is completely up to you, but please remember that this subject is called “design”, try and make your page look organized.

“A picture paints a thousand words” – wherever possible incorporate visuals into your research. 

These can be images; screenshots from videos, scan’s taken from books, journal’s etc.