iv. develop a detailed design brief, which summarizes the analysis of relevant research.
At this point, students have collected a great deal of data that requires analysis and summary to inform the design of the solution and be useful. The analysis and summary must be presented in a design brief, a series of detailed paragraphs that present only the useful information.
The brief shouldn’t solve the problem at this stage, but instead outline what the student intends to design to solve the problem, provide answers to each of the research questions, and clarify the essential and desirable features of a solution. It should also state any determined values that the design must meet, such as the following.
The brief shouldn’t solve the problem at this stage, but instead outline what the student intends to design to solve the problem, provide answers to each of the research questions, and clarify the essential and desirable features of a solution. It should also state any determined values that the design must meet, such as the following.
- When designing a bird house, the student may have researched the size of desired birds and therefore determined the size of the entry hole to the bird house.
- When designing a new noodle product, the student may have determined the “base” recipe for making the noodles as part of his or her research.
- When designing a web page, the student may have identified certain fonts or images that need to be included.
- When designing a video game, the student may have identified particular sprites that he or she will use to represent the main characters in the game.
Guidelines for writing a design brief
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Design Brief - What it is and how do I write it?
The Design Brief is a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it for. It should be an open ended statement.
For example; a clock project.
A good Design Brief might be something like this...
"Teenagers have very busy lives. School, family and social activities mean that being punctual is very important.
I will design and make a wall clock that will be appealing for teenage girls. It will be a modern design and will be suitable for a teenage girl's bedroom. Because the design will appeal to teenage girls, them they will be more likely to look at it, read the time and therefore not be late.
A poor example would be something like this:
" I will make a football clock from plastic and print out pictures of players to use as the numbers."
The Design Brief is a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it for. It should be an open ended statement.
For example; a clock project.
A good Design Brief might be something like this...
"Teenagers have very busy lives. School, family and social activities mean that being punctual is very important.
I will design and make a wall clock that will be appealing for teenage girls. It will be a modern design and will be suitable for a teenage girl's bedroom. Because the design will appeal to teenage girls, them they will be more likely to look at it, read the time and therefore not be late.
A poor example would be something like this:
" I will make a football clock from plastic and print out pictures of players to use as the numbers."