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Design plays a vital role in creating effective solutions. It encompasses aesthetics, functionality, and the user experience. Various models are used to guide the design process.
Despite the diversity of design models, there are common foundational steps. These include understanding the problem, generating ideas, prototyping, testing, and refining the solution. These steps form the core of Design Thinking and enable designers to navigate complex challenges effectively.
The design process is a structured way to direct creative teams towards a well-defined and purposeful objective for their design endeavors. Attaining excellent design necessitates a clear focus on a specific objective, and when a larger team is involved, it demands stretch collaboration and synchronization.
The design process facilitates the timely involvement of various individuals, such as during market research, brainstorming, user testing, and Design Delivery.
The design process establishes beneficial guidelines to ensure that design concepts meet user requirements while maintaining brand consistency.
The design process is vital for non-designers too, especially when creating a digital product. Cross-functional team members provide valuable input on the design.
Creative and design teams have a unique design process tailored to their work; for example, teams involved in UI design will have a different approach than those involved in graphic design.
Despite the variations, most teams generally follow a common set of steps when undertaking significant design projects.
Different models of design processes are utilized, such as the Double Diamond Model, UX Design Model, and Service Design Model.
The Double Diamond Model provides a framework for divergent and convergent thinking, emphasizing the importance of exploring multiple possibilities before narrowing down to a single solution. The Double Diamond is a visual model that aids in comprehending the design process, with emphasis on addressing both the problem and the solution.
The Double Diamond Model’s strength lies in its iterative and non-linear nature, enabling designers to embrace ambiguity, explore diverse perspectives, and discover innovative solutions. By incorporating user feedback and continuous iteration, this model ensures that the final design aligns closely with user needs and preferences.
The Double Diamond Model consists of 4 phases:
The Double Diamond model is a 4-phase, structured approach for designers that serves as a map to arrange their ideas in order to enhance their creative process.
Let us delve a little deeper into some of its phases.
The Discovery phase of the Double Diamond model involves exploring various variables that influence the problem and its potential solutions.
The goal of this phase of the model is to recognize and situate the real problem or opportunity.
Typically, companies initiate this process by articulating their problem, presenting their hypothesis, and establishing avenues for further exploration and learning.
The Double Diamond model’s definition phase involves sifting through the information gathered in the 1st phase and expanding upon it.
Sifting through data entails recognizing bottlenecks, uncovering resource inefficiencies, discovering hidden opportunities, and establishing a list of no-go areas for the design team.
The Development phase of the Double Diamond model initiates the practical design process, where the solution to the problem identified in phases 1 and 2 is created.
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