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Unit 3: Influences and designing for end-users
Quick questions on Writing a design brief and evaluation criteria for an end-user: VCE Product Design and Technologies
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What is start with the end-user?Show answer
A design brief for an end-user begins with understanding that person, not with the product. You investigate their needs, preferences, context and any constraints they bring, through methods such as interviews, observation and surveys. Designing for a named end-user keeps the project grounded; generic briefs produce generic products.
What are evaluation criteria as questions?Show answer
The study design requires evaluation criteria phrased as questions. Each criterion asks whether the product met a specific requirement from the brief, in a form that can be answered with evidence. A good criterion is specific and measurable; a weak one is vague. The criteria you write now are the exact yardstick you will apply to your product in Unit 4, so they must cover function, aesthetics, the end-user's needs, sustainability and any constraints.
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