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  • Kia Ora


    Welcome to week 5

    WALT: This week we are learning to write a brief and specification.

    A design brief is the statement a client(stakeholder)gives to a designer outlining what they want their product to be like, eg 'Design a drinks bottle holder for use while riding a bicycle'. The designer could also produce a brief on behalf of the client, as the client might have a problem but not know how to proceed.

    A design specification is a list of criteria a product needs to address. Using the brief as a starting point for research, a specification can be written when more facts are known. Information needs to be found through research to help produce early design solutions and improvements.

    If the criteria are measurable, it makes it easier to later measure how effective the design ideas are, eg 'How much will the design cost to produce?'

    Design specifications should include: