1. Preparation

1.1 Description of the requirements and orders

- define the porposes of the product

- its properties

- what is the work you expecte to do

(which are the documents or resultes you have to present?)

- how much time is given to you to realise the project?

1.2 The problem analysis

- which are the problems concerning: the function, the use,the design,

the safety, the material, the production, the assembling, the transport,

the costs, the laws, the regulations, the patents, the recycling...?

1.3 Information

- What is the information you need to find the best solution?

- Investigate the products which have already been produced

- check up on professional literature.

- ask the people who might have to do with the production or commercialization of the product

- do some experiments

- and of course genius!

2. Concept stage

2.1 Preparation of a functional stage

- analyses the principal and the other functions of the product

- find some altrnative solutions for the function

2.2 Develop the form/shape concept

- take care of the geometry, the proportions, the image,...

2.3 Design concept

- make sketches, models, also for some alternative versions

- choose one of them

3. Developing stage

- fix the details of the function, surface,...

- make some renderings, package drawings and models, for the presentation of your project

4. Producing stage

- make technical drawings and a production scheme for the prototype.

- make the prototype