Evaluation

Designers evaluate their finished products or prototypes in order to test whether they work well and if the design can be corrected or improved. Whatever you have designed it is important to evaluate your work constantly during the project.

Evaluation can take a variety of forms:

General discussion with other pupils, staff and others.
Questionnaires / surveys carried out at any time during the project.
Your personal views, what you think of existing designs.
Most important of all - what do you think of your designs, prototypes and finished products ?

CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING POINTS WHEN WRITING YOUR FINAL EVALUATION

1. What do you think of the overall design ? What changes would you make ?

2. Are you happy with the materials you chose ? Would you make adjustments next time ?

3. Is the colour scheme exactly what you expected ? What alterations would you make ?

4. Did the project take too long to make ? Would this alter the cost of manufacture ?

5. Would it be easy to set up a production line for the manufacture of your solution ?

6. Is your solution safe ? Could it be made safer ?

7. Are the techniques you used to make your solution adequate or would you use a different range of manufacturing techniques ?

8. Is the solution the right size/shape ?

9. What are the views of other people regarding your design ?

10. Does it work ? What changes are required ?