What is a Design Brief vs Design Specification?
DESIGN BRIEF
The Design Brief is a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it for.It should be an open ended statement.
An example would be "Teenagers have very busy lives. School, family and social activities mean that being punctual is very important.
I will design and make a wall clock that will be appealing for middle school students. It will be a modern design and will be suitable for a display in the art room. Because the design will appeal to middle school students, they will be more likely to look at it, read the time and therefore not be late"
DESIGN SPECIFICATION
After your research (and after you've written a Design Brief) you can develop a Design Specification.
This will tell you:
The Design Brief is a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it for.It should be an open ended statement.
An example would be "Teenagers have very busy lives. School, family and social activities mean that being punctual is very important.
I will design and make a wall clock that will be appealing for middle school students. It will be a modern design and will be suitable for a display in the art room. Because the design will appeal to middle school students, they will be more likely to look at it, read the time and therefore not be late"
DESIGN SPECIFICATION
After your research (and after you've written a Design Brief) you can develop a Design Specification.
This will tell you:
- The Audience- Who you are designing for (who will use your design)
- Objective - What the successful design must do: This is a description of what the solution will accomplish. It could indicate how well the solution is expected to work or under what conditions it will work
- Production -
- What it should look like (Size/colours/etc)
- What it should be made from
- Tools needed to make the product
- Time needed to complete the product
- Usage - How it will be used