19th April 2007
The Design Cycle
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There are a few ‘standardised’ headings that are associated with the 'Design Cycle’ but the best approach is to use these as a guide and add reviews and analysis into the list at almost all the stages of the design of your product. Obviously the ‘research’ section can carry on to some extent after the main bulk of research has been completed since it can constantly inform what developments or changes you might make. Equally sensible will be for the Ideas to continue to be adapted as the ‘making’ work is carrying on. If your brain stops working as soon as any particular section has been completed then clearly you are not going to get the best out of either yourself or the design features that might be seen in the completed product. Finally ask yourself who you made the product for. Find out the views of others around you and see if the product can be improved - if it can then make proposals as to how it will be done . Don’t forget to consider the ‘manufacturing stage’ too!
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