Design process: brief to final product steps

Start

Design Brief:

What's the project about?

Research Specification:

ACCESSFM

Research:

Research everything that you have included in your RS

Initial Specification:

Use ACCESSFM again to state what you are going to do in your project

Initial Sketches:

Produce a few rough sketches that shows your vision for the project

Developed Sketches:

Choose the top 3 sketches and develop those further with more detail

Final Design (CAD):

Choose the best design and produce a CAD drawing

Specification Check:

Ensure that your final design matches your specification

Planning of Manufacturing:

Plan how you intend on making your design

Prototype:

Produce a 1:1 version of your design

T.E.A:

(Test, Evaluate, Analysis) + Ensure that is meets the requirements of the specification

Final Product:

Produce the final product

Final Evaluation and Analysis:

Compare back to specification + what went well/what could have been improved?

Finish