How to take risks in your Design (without taking a risk)
How to take risks in your Design (without taking a risk)
Design Thinking is a customer-centric development process that creates desirable products that are profitable and sustainable over their lifecycle.
1. Start By Identifying the Requirements
Like any design project, start out by thoroughly examining the needs of the project. Conduct meetings with the stakeholders to find the “Why” in the product, Research competitors and understand the current frustrations + must-have features from users.
Create a list of all of the requirements, I like to list out in order of importance to keep me focused and organized.
2. Focus on Tried and True
As designers, we tend to let our minds wander immediately when jumping into a new project (Which is great! Creativity is my favorite aspect of this work and that’s why we love what we do).
But, we need to figure the most common solutions to these design problems (I call it the Tried and True Design Solutions). Starting from this perspective will assure you have something viable to display while then clearing your mind to expand on that in further iterations.
3. Brainstorm Creative Perspectives on Solving the Problems
Now that you’ve thought out the Simple Solution and have a design library that meets the requirements, you can now take the liberties of expression to take a unique perspective on the design.
If all else fails during your Design Adventure, you always have the Tried and True. However, I always feel that when I clear that risk from my mind more than likely I can create something more specific or creative than I would originally think to.
