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Stage 1. Identifying a situation or need to produce a design brief and design specification
Stage 1. Identifying a situation or need to produce a design brief and design specification
Candidates should be able to:
• prepare a design brief relating to a situation or need
• analyse needs and produce a design specification, taking account of human, aesthetic, technical and environmental factors
You must demonstrate proficiency in a range of practical skills.
You must demonstrate proficiency in a range of practical skills.
You must physically make the final designed product.
You must physically make the final designed product.
What you have to do
What you have to do
You identify an area to focus your design project on. Once you have identified the design focus area, you research it.
You use the research data you have gathered to identify a design situation or need in that design focus area. You choose one design situation or need to take forward, providing a justification for your choice.
Following research and analysis into the need, you will then write a Design Brief to meet the identified design situation or need. You then complete a Design Specification for a 'product' that meets the Design Brief.
Each point of the Design Specification must be fully justified to achieve the highest marks, with references to your research.
Your PowerPoint must provide and show the following evidence:
(a) Identify a design focus area (need, want, opportunity) for the design project
• description of the chosen design focus area for the design project (for example, storage of equipment)
(b) Complete primary and secondary research to identify a situation or need
• summary of the primary and secondary research undertaken into the chosen design focus area
• analysis of the research data and identification of the potential design opportunities
• selection of one design situation or need with a justification for the choice
(c) Write a Design Brief for a product that will meet the identified design situation or need
• clear and concise design brief for a product that will satisfy the selected design situation or need. The design brief can include sketches.
(d) Write a Design Specification for a product that will meet the design brief
• a design specification that defines the product to meet the design brief, considering: human factors; aesthetic factors; technical factors; environmental factors
• each point of your design specification should be fully justified against your design brief, with references to your completed research
Product Ideas with Manufacturing in Quantity Considerations
Product Ideas with Manufacturing in Quantity Considerations
Lamps (Table, floor standing, desk, work), Wired / Bluetooth speaker, Radio / Alarm clock using programmable components, AQI Monitor - using programmable components (Hackable), Chair design, Desk etc.
You should look to use as many practical workshop skills as possible. This list is not exhaustive but could include:
Cutting of materials using a range of saws; filing materials; Wood lathe to turn timber - dials, base, cylindrical forms, bowls; Centre Lathe to turn Aluminium / Brass parts such as dials, holders, aesthetics rings / details; CNC Router; Vacuum forming, line bending, blow moulding; Casting - pewter, concrete, resin, resin pouring; use of CAD / 3D printing for parts but to add to what you design rather than the main element.
Using timber sections combined with 3D printed joining 'lugs', 'fixings' or 'connectors' (joining methods) is a really good approach.
Remember, you will need to design a product with manufacturing in quantity (not just 3D printing leading to Injection moulding).
Click on each button below to get more guidance on how to complete each part of your initial research.
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