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Background:
The BBC Big Life fix pairs up designers / engineers with people who have specific needs. They then work together to come up with a practical solution to help improve their life. You will be developing a similar project where you identify a person / group of people with a specific problem and try to generate solutions to solve this. Hopefully as a result of completing this work you will develop an in-depth understanding of inclusive and iterative design.
Preparation task:
Watch the short video clips below to develop an understanding of inclusive design (This is when you design to solve a problem for a group of people with a specific need / problem).
These videos are to give you some ideas and inspiration for possible problems people face:
Main task:
Begin to identify a person / group of people who have a specific problem that you could generate a range of design solutions. The best way to approach this task would be to:
- Develop a page that outlines the current problem and photographic evidence of how it is being dealt with
- Try to find evidence that backs up there is a problem. E.g. a fact / statistic from a reliable website such as the BBC
- Research a range of similar existing products
- Begin to sketch a range of design ideas (6 – 8 would be ideal)
- Attempt to implement the iterative design approach by constantly improving and refining your design idea e.g. combining several of your initial designs to come up with a final design
- Use basic card modelling to prototype and test out your idea
- Possibly use the 3d modelling website www.tinkercad.com to generate a 3D model of your product
- Attempt to test and evaluate your final prototype
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