The Design Hexagon

1. Understanding the user

Understanding the user provides the basis to justify many of the design decisions needed to develop a product that people need AND want

2. Design briefs and specifications

Design briefs and specifications provide points of reference against which to check progress.

3. Generating design ideas

Generating design ideas provides strategies to be more creative.

4. Developing design ideas

Developing design ideas provides a range of modelling techniques to clarify and detail design proposals.

5. Communicating design ideas

Communicating design ideas provides the means to tell different stakeholders about design proposals.

6. Evaluating design ideas

Evaluating design ideas provides techniques to evaluate products from different perspectives.

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