3.2.1 Design methods and processes

Iterative design process

Students should be aware of, and able to explain, different approaches to user centred design. That in approaching a design challenge there is not a single process, but that good design always addresses many issues, including:

• designing to meet needs, wants or values
• investigations to inform the use of primary and secondary data:

• market research
• interviews
• human factors
• focus groups
• product analysis and evaluation
• the use of anthropometric data and percentiles
• the use of ergonomic data
• the development of a design proposal
• the planning and manufacture of a prototype solution
• the evaluation of a prototype solution to inform further development.