The Design Process An approach to designing and approaching problem issues and solutions

Test Drive Your Solution Stage 7 - Testing and evaluating.  This is when/how you test out your finished product to see how it works.  This stage also requires one to evaluate the chosen design – a difficult task from the designer’s viewpoint. Does your design comply with the “design brief” (stage 2) and fulfill the “problem statement” (stage 1)? What type of impact will your design have on others or the environment?

Tweaking Stage 8 – Redesigning and improving – Once you have collected all of the data and observed your design in action then you must comment on how you could/would improve your solution in future designs.  Technology is ever-changing. Therefore it is essential to keep pace with competition. This is a key factor in maintaining business and making money in the “real world”.