Criterion B  Strand 2 - Generate Initial Ideas

ii. develop a range of feasible design ideas which can be correctly interpreted by others 

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How to do strand 2 

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This is the part of the design process where you get to show off your creative skills!  You should use this strand to communicate your design ideas.  You may choose from a range of communication techniques including freehand sketches, google sketchup models, simple models made using card or plasticine.  However you decide to communicate your ideas, the process should be quick and allow you to generate lots of different ideas.  New designers often have one idea in their head from the start of the project.  To be a good designer you need to try and generate a range of different ideas which could all solve the problem.       

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The ideas need to be feasible (achievable) meaning that you must be able to create them (not too difficult or complicated), they must also meet the requirements of the specification so make sure you have it to hand when coming up with your ideas.  

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You should employ a suitable idea generation technique to help you to generate good ideas.  

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This strand addresses one Command Term (Develop)   

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"Develop is to improve incrementally, elaborate or expand in detail.  Or Evolve to a more advanced state." 

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Once you have generated a range of ideas you must evaluate the ideas again the spec to identify the strongest, most suitable design.  Then we will develop the idea further until it is ready to be presented as a final solution.  We need to communicate this development clearly.  So that the reader can see the improvements you have made to the initial idea.  

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You should also annotate your ideas to make them easy to understand.  See the examples below on how you could communicate your design ideas.  

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