Transcript ATTRIBUTES OF DESIGN - Lewiston

ATTRIBUTES OF DESIGN
THE SIX ATTRIBUTES /
CHARACTERISTICS OF
DESIGN ARE:
PURPOSEFUL
 The
design must have a purpose or a
goal.
 What is it that we want this design to
do?
 What is the function that we want this
product or system to perform?
REQUIREMENTS
 Criteria
and constraints
– The criteria sets the
parameters for a design by setting by
identifying the key elements and
features of what the product or system
is and what it is suppose to do.
 Criteria
– Constraints are limits on
the design. Some constraints are
absolute – no one can build a perpetual
motion machine. Most constraints that
designers work with are relative –
funding, space, materials, human
capabilities,time, or the environment.
 Constraints
 Sometimes
trade-offs are made in
selecting one design over another. This
will be especially true in our setting.
SYSTEMATIC
 There
are many different ways to solve
problems but you must have a
systematic approach otherwise you
could be wandering endlessly in search
of a solution for the problem.
INTERATIVE
 Design
is not a step by step process, it
is something that is a repeating process
that allows designers to explore
different options.
CREATIVITY
 No
matter how exact the requirements
there are always choices to be made
and room for fresh ideas or a new
approach.
MANY POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
 What
may be the best solution for one
situation may not be the optimum
answer for another. The problem solver
should look at many different solutions
and determine which one (or ones) is
best under the circumstances.