Read Stage 5: Definition/Modeling 117-139
This stage deals with detailing and defining a finished concept as well as creating models for it. The chapter begins by explaining how to evaluate your concept to see whether all the needs and constraints have been met. The first step is functionality, does your design work? The second step is reliability, does the design provide a consistent perfomance? The third step is usability, is your design user friendly? Fourth step is proficiency, does your design give the users the ability to do something better? Lastly there is step 5, creativity, does your design transcend and create new experiences? I find this to be incredibly useful because it's an easy way to determine if your design is successful. Knowing what areas need to be checked takes out all the guess work about what can be wrong in the design so it prevents you from having to start over completely.
Modeling is discussed next in this chapter. Before you can begin modeling, the author states that is important to consider all the details first as they can influence the outcome of the final design. Through sketching you can determine which details are the most important and "how they come into play" (Aspelund 126). Once you have your plan, it's time to develop a mock-up or "model" of your design. Aspelund gives us strategies on how to create an effective model. Factors like dimensionality, funcitonality, scale, materials and time management are key. This was good information to consider. In constructing a model, your essentially giving a representation of a finished product. If the model is not up to standard, the design can be lost in translation and you can end up not only hurting your client but yourself as well because you may not see any flaw the design may have it is completely represented.
No comments:
Post a Comment