What is it?

When you buy a computer you look at its specification, this is the criterias that the product must fulfill when it is designed and made. For your product, throughout your research you should be building up a picture for what the product resemble.

For your project, you need to create a design specification just before you start designing.

Use the criterias of ACCESSFM you used in existing product and make your own as headings. Write specific criterias you must meet when you make your product.

This could be updated later on in the project with more specific information when it wasn't available earlier.

It is important that you have a statement for each and then justify the statement by referring to your findings in your research.

Tips?

- Be as specific as possible, don't waffle or be vague.

- Needs a justification linked to research

Content Checklist...

It must contain:

- Introduction to page content

- Table or Paragraph "text boxes"

- Each heading is a different criteria

- Aesthetics

- Cost

- Customer

- Environment

- Safety

- Size

- Materials

- Functions

- Manufacture

- Time frame

- Life in service

- Sustainability

- For each criteria:

- Specific facts

- How this is useful

- Where in the research did you get this information

SPECIFICATION HELP SHEET

Number of A3 Pages

1 - 2