Design process
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The design process is a series of steps followed by designers, architects and some system designers. It is part of the GCSE curriculum in a number of subjects. Typical stages of the design process include:
- Design brief - a statement of the task at hand
- Analysis (systems design) - analysis of current system
- Research - investigating similar products in the field or related topics
- Specification - detailed definitions of what exactly the product must do
- Conceptual Design - presentation of solutions
- Development - continuation and improvement of one solution
- Testing (systems design) - in-situ testing of the system
- Implementation (systems design) - introducing the design into the environment
- Evaluation & conclusion - summary of process, including constructive criticism and suggestions for future improvements
Some of these stages may be ignored in real-world situations in order to save time, or because they are redundant in the situation.
