Design Process
The stage where you explore ideas, sketch concepts, and investigate possibilities.
What is ideation?
The final product or solution created through technological practice.
What is a technological outcome?
The materials and components used to create a product.
What are resources?
A group of connected parts working together to perform a function.
What is a system?
Testing ideas through drawings, diagrams, or simulations before building.
What is conceptual modelling?
A quick drawing used to communicate early ideas during design.
What is a sketch?
A product made from materials like wood, metal, or plastic.
What is a physical outcome?
The measurable features of a product such as strength, durability, or weight.
What are performance properties?
Information or materials that enter a system.
What is input?
Testing a prototype or product in real conditions.
What is functional modelling?
A written description of what a product must do to solve a problem.
What is a design brief?
Software, apps, or digital media are examples of this type of outcome.
What is a digital outcome?
The materials chosen for a product because they best meet the design needs.
What are material selections?
The action that happens within the system to change the input.
What is processing?
A small-scale version used to test a design.
What is a prototype?
These describe the requirements a design must meet to be successful.
What are specifications?
The characteristics that determine how well a product works.
What are functional properties?
The process used to transform materials into a finished product.
What is manufacturing or production?
The result produced by a system.
What is output?
A method used to test design ideas before committing to full production.
What is modelling?
The process of judging how well a design meets its brief and specifications.
What is evaluation?
The characteristics related to appearance, style, and user appeal.
What are aesthetic properties?
The balance between cost, materials, and performance when designing a product.
What are design trade-offs?
A mechanism that allows a system to adjust based on its output.
What is feedback?
The process of improving a design based on test results.
What is iteration?