Created from the design brief after research has been carried out
Sets out the essential and desirable criteria for the design
It will normally:
include any key points from the brief
provide guidelines to help focus the design ideas
take the research into account
list all of the essential criteria that must be included in the designs
include desirable criteria that could go into the design
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Design Specification Continued
These factors need to be considered:
form- the shape of the product
function- what the product needs to do
user requirements- what the target market needs/ wants
performance requirements- the properties that the product needs to do its job
materials and componants- what the product would be made of
scale of product- how many will need to be produced
budget- the amound of money available for materials and production
sustainability- how the product's impact can be reduced
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Product Specification
Dawn up once a decision has been made about which proposals to develop further. Contains all the information needed to make a prototype
Needs to be clear and someone else should be able to follow it
Needs to be accurate as it's used to calcualte final costs
It contains:
a working drawing of the product... front and back views, black and white, measurement details, exploded drawings showing key details, seam details
a written description... a list of componants and fabrics, quantities
samples of... fabrics, colours, components
sizing details for all the elements of the design
appropriate user instructions and aftercare information
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Manufacturing Specification
Created after the prototype and includes any alterations
Provides material and equiptment lists
Identifies all of the tasks that need to be completed to create the product
Provides a detailed set of guidelines including written instructions, diagrams and flow charts, that would help the manufacture to create the product how the designer envisaged
It contains:
a list of materials, components, tools and equiptment
a plan of the work as a flow chart
set time lines and guides for each stage of manufacture
appropriate quality control checks
a list of possible problems and solutions
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Industry Specification
In industry, the product and manufacturing specifications incorporate a:
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