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Design Brief
This is where you decide on and explain which of your 3 contexts is the most feasible - which you are going to focus on for your project?
You need to show how well you understand the contexts and that the investigations you have done have helped make a clear decision.
You should include:
a clear statement of the specific problem(s) you are looking to solve and the specific improvements to the scenario you are aiming to make.
Names and Details of the primary users
Names and Details of the wider stakeholders including users and organisations who may be involved with the project. Outlining their expertise or qualifications will help to illustrate the importance of their involvement.
Information about potential problems you may encounter along the way, specific to your project/ context.
Information about particular areas/problems you might need to focus on, including areas such as Health & Safety, usability or inclusive design, main features of the design, meeting legal requirements, marketability & commercial aspects and areas where you may need input from experts.
Photographs, illustrations, videos or diagrams to clarify the focus.
An outline of your next steps.
Assessment criteria says
Exceptional understanding that is fully relevant to the context offering scope for challenge and a fully focused identification of a primary user and other stakeholders.
do not state a solution/ product!
What your page might look like:
Design Brief
Explain your situation - what are you looking to solve or improve?
'Design a method/ solution that will...'
Who is involved?
Names and details of the primary user
Names and details of wider stakeholders
How do you expect them to be involved?
What impact/ influence might they have?
What challenges or difficulties do you expect to meet along the way?
What might the main focusses of your project be? What might you initial resaerch look into?
Are there any legal requirements or considerations that need to be looked into?
How might you consider marketing?
Next stages: (user investigation/ existing product investigation - why might you complete these? What do you hopoe to find out?
5 W's
Scenario/ environment photo
Summary box:
What is this page about?
What are the main things you want to highlight from what you have discussed/ explored?
Look at the next couple of pages
Design Technology @ NCB
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