The Design Process: O-Level Design Studies (NP05) module quiz quiz

Empathise, define, ideate, prototype, test

Sketch, paint, build, sell, repeat

Research, manufacture, market, deliver, recycle

Plan, do, check, act, finish

Because each stage is done once, in a fixed order, and never revisited

Because designers must always start with the final product

Because the stages can be skipped entirely

Because testing produces feedback that loops back to earlier stages to improve the design

A precise, testable list of measurable requirements

The starting statement of the problem: who the design is for and what it must achieve

A finished prototype shown to users

A record of test results and feedback

To list the designer's personal preferences

To replace the need for any research

To turn the brief into precise, testable success criteria the final design must meet

To decide which colour the product will be only

Interviewing the families who will use the bag you are designing

Reading published reviews of existing products

Looking up statistics in a textbook

Browsing an online encyclopaedia

To waste time before the deadline

Because only the first idea ever works

To explore a wide range of solutions and surface stronger options before committing

To avoid having to test anything later

A finished, manufactured product ready for sale

A rough, quick and cheap model, such as a paper mock-up, used to test concepts early

A detailed digital render with full branding

A written specification document

Designers should give up quickly when ideas are hard

The cheapest material is always the best choice

Prototypes should never be tested

Build rough prototypes early so flaws are found while they are still cheap to fix

The success criteria set out in the specification

The designer's mood on the day

Whichever product happens to be nearby

Nothing - testing is just for show

There is no difference

Opinion is always more useful than feedback

Feedback can only come from the designer

Feedback is evidence about how the design performs against criteria; opinion is an unsupported preference

To list the prices of materials only

To document each stage of the design process and make the candidate's iteration and design thinking visible

To replace the final design outcome

To record attendance in class

Choosing the cheapest material

Writing a longer brief

Iteration - using test feedback to improve the design

Adding more colours to the design

Brief, research, specification, ideation, prototype, testing

Specification, brief, research, prototype

Prototype, testing, brief, research

Ideation, brief, testing, research

It makes the journal look untidy only

It always increases the budget

Because untestable criteria cannot be used to objectively judge whether the final design succeeds

It guarantees the first idea will work

Feeling sorry for the client

Understanding the user and the problem, often through research, before designing

Choosing the final material

Building the high-fidelity prototype