the repeated process of testing, changing, and improving a design

a deliberate choice to meet a requirement or solve a problem

targeted improvements that make a design more effective

something which is needed or wanted to make a product successful

how easy and efficient a product is to use

Iteration and refinement

Design and technology

What is inclusive design?

Identifying challenges and opportunities

Empathy and user understanding

Using research to inform design requirements

Idea generation

Idea evaluation and selection

Low-fidelity prototyping

Basic testing and feedback

Medium-fidelity prototyping

Advanced testing and feedback

High-fidelity prototyping

Considerations for production

Inclusive design in industry

This unit explores inclusive design with a focus on mental health and wellbeing. Students research user needs, generate ideas, and prototype solutions, developing empathy, creativity, and problem-solving while considering feasibility and real-world impact.

Inclusive Design: Mental Health and Wellbeing

to test, change and improve a design based on feedback

When a designer improves a product based on user or stakeholder feedback, this is called ...

repeating testing and development to improve a design

making improvements based on user information

using feedback to make purposeful changes

checking how easy and efficient a product is to use

Match each design activity to its purpose.

Improving a design based only on looks is not true refinement. True refinement focuses on improving ...

because refinement improves inclusivity, usability, and function

because style is more important than usability

Why is it **not** true that refinement is just “making it look nicer”?

make targeted refinements to improve inclusivity and usability

What should designers do after analysing feedback?

Focused __________ makes a design more effective and inclusive.

It helps meet user needs through ongoing improvements.

Why is iteration important for inclusive design?

Improving a design based on focused feedback is called ...

to show how feedback informed each improvement

Why should designers record their design decisions during iteration?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Iteration and refinement

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.