Starter quiz
- All design and technological practice takes place within ______ that inform outcomes.
- 'contexts' ✓
- One approach to investigate a context is for designers to use the 3 P's. The 3 P's are purpose, place and ...
- permanent
- product
- properties
- person ✓
- plastic
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- Another approach to investigate a context is to use the 4 W's. The 4 W's are who, what, where and ...
- when
- why ✓
- watch
- weak
- want
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- Another approach to investigate a context is to create a context mind map. This is so designers can ...
- plan research in more detail ✓
- produce a colourful picture
- proceed to the designing phase
- produce a design solution
- plan the project
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- Product analysis is a type of ______ research.
- 'primary' ✓
- The person you are designing for is called the ...
- 'user' ✓
Exit quiz
- One approach to investigate a context is to create a user journey map. A user journey map is ...
- visualising the user's needs and wants
- visualising the steps a user will take within a task ✓
- visualising the thinking of the user
- visualising the user using the end product
- visualising a future design in its context
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- Choose the events that are classed as a high profile event.
- a large sporting event ✓
- a school fair
- a fireworks display
- a celebrity awards ceremony ✓
- a large music festival ✓
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- Match the following term to its definition.
- user⇔who you are designing for and who directly interacts with a product ✓
- client⇔is a person, group or organisation that seeks expertise or solutions ✓
- stakeholder⇔a person, group or organisation with an interest in a project ✓
- customer⇔is a specific group of consumers identified the most likely audience ✓
- target market⇔is the individual who purchases or pays ✓
- Select an approach to finding out a user's preferences in more detail?
- a user assumption
- a user profile ✓
- a user photo
- a user description
- a user interaction
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- An environment refers to ...
- the cost of a place
- the appearance of a place
- the location of a place
- the description of a place and its surroundings ✓
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- As a designer it is important to be aware of different environmental, ______ and cultural considerations within a context.
- 'social' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Designers consider users from different social and cultural backgrounds.
- Designers consider different places.
Common misconception
When investigating a context you should only consider the users preferences.
There are many different groups of people from different places that should be considered when investigating a context. These different groups of people like stakeholders all have different preferences which the designer should consider.
Keywords
Context - the situation within which something exists or happen
User - who you are designing for
Environment - description of a place and its surroundings
Consideration - a key factor that designers use to help influence a design
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