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Learning ... by Design! Recognizing the Design Process

Each of the following activities is designed to help you better understand and apply what you need to know about the design process. Practicing these - and reviewing available list of terms - should prepare you for your re-test on The Design Process Thursday, September 10. Enjoy!

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Build It!first day of actual design, NOT final day
Test Ideashmmm ... which concept will I use?
EvaluateCritique, revise ... "rinse and repeat"
BrainstormCollaboration is key to its success
Identify the ChallengeGetting to the "heart of the problem"
Design a SolutionSketch, and sketch, and sketch again ...
E pluribus unumMotto for "Test Ideas"
prototyperough draft is its equivalent in graphic design
constraintsounds like a limitation but it's not
considerationeach of these defines your challenge
charrettean intense, focused design process
mind mappingfrom one idea, many possibilities
word listingfrom 3 columns, one strong idea
sketchingyou can't design a solution without this activity
doodlingwork like Picasso
SCAMPERif you get stuck on an idea, do this!
design processlet's call it our "Blueprint for Success"
"S" in SAFEwhen your idea fulfills its purpose
"A" in SAFEwhen your idea is aethesthetically pleasing
"F" in SAFEwhen your idea functions as it should
"E" in SAFEwhen your idea is economical
"S" in SCAMPERwhen you're stuck, "substitute"
"C" in SCAMPERwhen you're stuck, "combine with something else"
"R" in SCAMPERwhen you're stuck, "reverse or rearrange"
ideationa short-time challenge activity to generate ideas
bad ideadoesn't exist in brainstorming
first ideacan't fall in love with this while brainstorming
"E" in SCAMPERwhen you're stuck, "eliminate"
from Step #6 back to #4, #5; return with a new #6input from clients or change in budget could cause this to happen
"drill down"one way to describe "Test Ideas" activity


your "Design for Life" instructor
North Atlanta High School, Graphic, Digital and Web Design pathways
Atlanta, GA

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