Year 10 - Design and technology
Write a design brief based on research
Investigate and research: High profile event
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Unit Summary
Pupils will identify a client and investigate the client's needs and wants. They will use and develop different research techniques. They will learn about the economic viability of designs to design a product for a high-profile event.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a design brief after investigating and researching a context.
Key Notes
- Designers use a design brief to define the design task.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Design opportunity: a gap, or a need where a new or improved product would be beneficial
- Design brief: outlines the design opportunity, objectives and requirements of a design task
- Informed: having knowledge or understanding about a subject, gained through research
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A design brief should be very specific and identify a product that will be designed and manufactured.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Designers use a design brief to define the design task. Designers use a design brief to define the design task.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'Design opportunity'
a gap, or a need where a new or improved product would be beneficial.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A design brief should be very specific and identify a product that will be designed and manufactured. Correction: To avoid design fixation, a design brief should be non-specific and open. A design brief should focus on the context and the problem, and not name a product that will be designed and made.
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