This is a guide to lead you through the process. It is not the final say but a guide. Each project will/should be different although many elements are mandatory such as the brief.  Also, print out the checklist (on Moodle) and refer to it throughout this process! The IB grading rubric will state what is … Continue reading Design Project Process →

  Design Cycle Prezi Grading Criteria Criterion A – Analysis of a design opportunity Describes an appropriate problem that leads to a design opportunity Develops a detailed brief that identifies the relevant parameters of the problem Develops a design specification that justifies the requirements, based on the outcomes of the research Criterion B – Conceptual … Continue reading Design Project →

Consideration of the environmental impact of any product, service or system during its life cycle should be instigated at the earliest stage of design and continue through to disposal. Designers should have a firm understanding of their responsibility to reduce the ecological impact on the planet. Eco-design concepts currently have a great influence on many … Continue reading 2.6 Eco-design →

The starting point for many green products is to improve an existing product by redesigning aspects of it to address environmental objectives. The iterative development of these products can be incremental or radical depending on how effectively new technologies can address the environmental objectives. When newer technologies are developed, the product can re-enter the development … Continue reading 2.5 Green design →

Sustainable innovation yields both bottom line and top line returns as developing products, services and systems that are environmentally friendly lowers costs through reducing the resources required. Designers should view compliance with government legislation as an opportunity for sustainable innovation. As energy security becomes an ever more important issue for all countries, designers, engineers and … Continue reading 8.4 Sustainable innovation →

Target Market – Consideration only needs to be given to market sectors and segments. Market Sector describes a part of the economy which is a set of businesses that are buying and selling similar goods and services that they are in direct competition with each other. Markets are often split into sectors using GICS, such … Continue reading Marketing Specification Explained →

A designer must consider the needs, wants and limitations of the end user within every element ofthe design cycle. The ability to identify how users will interact with a product, service or system is vital forits success. To achieve this, designers must be able to acquire and analyse valid data without making assumptions about how the product … Continue reading 7.1 User-centred design (UCD) →

Clean technology is found in a broad range of industries, including water, energy, manufacturing, advanced materials and transportation. As our Earth’s resources are slowly depleted, demand for energy worldwide should be on every designer’s mind when generating products, systems and services. The convergence of environmental, technological, economic and social factors will produce more energy-efficient technologies that … Continue reading 2.4 Clean Technology →

Designers utilize design approaches that support sustainable development across a variety of contexts. A holistic and systematic approach is needed atall stages of design development to satisfy all stakeholders. In order to develop sustainable products, designers must balance aesthetic, cost, social, cultural, energy, material, health and usability considerations. Triple bottom line sustainability does not only focus … Continue reading 8.1 Sustainable development →

Efficient energy use is an important consideration for designers in today’s society. Energy conservation and efficient energy use are pivotal in our impact on the environment. A designer’s goal is to reduce the amount of energy required to provide products or services using newer technologies or creative implementation of systems to reduce usage. For example, driving less is an … Continue reading 2.3 Energy utilization, storage and distribution →