The design process or also known as the design cycle is a procedure that typically starts with trying to solve a problem or create a new process. When trying to solve the problem there are many ways to go about it with multiple different stages of the design and production process that results in the final product. These stages being:
1) Define the problem
2) Collect information
3) Brainstorm and analyse ideas
4) Develop solutions and build a model
5) Present your ideas to others for feedback
6) Improve your design
(Discover Design 2019)
Following these steps of the design process puts simply that there is no direct path from an idea straight to the final product or an instant solution to a problem. There are multiple different ways of reaching the final product destination with extensive reviewing and modelling. Looking at the design process from and educational point of view, it is something that should be incorporated into the curriculum to promote critical thinking and perseverance. Teaching children that when something doesn’t work the first time to stick with it, make small changes, evaluate why it didn’t work the first time and use it as experience. Educators themselves can also incorporate the design process into their everyday life when plaining the day’s activities for their class. Allowing for the best and most effective lesson plan possible.
A great example of the design process is social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. When these platforms first came out over a decade ago, they were completely different to what they are today. This is because the social media companies over the years have followed the design process to consistently change and improve their product in order to keep up and stay relevant with the rapidly advancing technological world.
Therefore, the final product is not more important than the design and production process because without it the design process there would not be a successful final product.
Discover Design (2019) "WHAT IS THE DESIGN PROCESS? WHY IS IT HELPFUL?" Retrieved at https://discoverdesign.org/handbook
Toni, Falusi. Australian Catholic University. (2020). COMM140: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES. "WEEK 2 LECTURE". Retrieved from https://leo.acu.edu.au/pluginfile.php/4247636/mod_resource/content/1/COMM140_ACTW3.pdf
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