basic requirements that are essential for an individual's survival, health, and well-being

desires or wishes for non-essential items or experiences

the ability to understand and share the feelings, thoughts, or experiences of another person

Explore contexts and empathise

Design and technology

In this unit pupils will develop knowledge of smart and modern materials and apply this to designing a product to support new parents. They will develop strategies for generating ideas using primary research and analysis through the investigation of a context.

Developments in new materials: supporting new parents

Complete the sentence. A user is {{ }} you are designing for.

A user's needs are basic requirements that are  {{ }} for an individual's survival, health, and well-being.

the technical requirements for the product

the basic essential requirements of a product

It helps designers better understand what users really need, feel and want.

It helps designers think about the latest trends.

It helps designers understand how much the product will sell for.

Why is showing empathy important when designing?

It can be rushed through quickly so that the real work of designing can begin.

It helps uncover insights that inform meaningful and effective design solutions.

It is only necessary if the problem seems especially complex or unfamiliar.

Which of the following best explains why exploring the context is a critical part of the design process?

Breaking a task, service, system or experience down into individual steps

A brainstorming tool used to generate as many design ideas as possible

how products change and improve over time

a demand from people that drives the creation of new products

new innovations or advancements in technology drive the creation of new products

What is the correct definition of product development?

Put the stages of the design process in the correct order.

User Centred Design (UCD) is all about putting the user {{ }}.

Product evolution originates from which two reasons?

The situation where something happens or exists is ...

researching, generating and testing ideas before choosing a solution

writing a report to present the completed design

What does exploring mean in relation to the design process

Starter Quiz