Theme

Think as widely about the theme you have been given as you can.

Context

Choose 2 or 3 products / areas for design from your theme activity.

You are going to EXPAND on these and think about who will use them, why they are needed, where they are needed. 

Client Questions and Answers

You are going to be designing a product for a CLIENT and these pages are about asking your client what they NEED.

The client can be someone else or it can be you. You are going to PLAN what you are going to ask them then RECORD what their ANSWERS.

Wider Stakeholders

You now need to think about who or what else could be affected by your design, as it is being made or as it is being used. Also after the life of the product could be a factor.

Physical Attributes

You need to think about the PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES and how these affects the design in terms of aesthetics and function.

Social Attributes

You need to think about the SOCIAL ATTRIBUTES and how these affects the design in terms of aesthetics and function.

Functional Attributes

You need to think about the FUNCTIONAL ATTRIBUTES and how these affects the design in terms of aesthetics and function.

Priority Order

You will look at all of the attributes that you have listed and decide which are the most important and why.

Description

You are going to be writing a description of what the need is, how the need can be addressed and what the important attributes are that need to be taken into consideration.

Specification

You will write a specification that will guide your design ideas to solve the problem from the client.

Make sure to include how the product will meet the requirements for the products' fitness for purpose.