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Concept DevelopmentConcept Development

Concept DevelopmentConcept Development

• Product Concept• Sketching Skills• Product Concept Sketches• Product Concept Documentation

Concept DevelopmentConcept Development

• Define Problem: Design Specification• Generate Ideas: Brainstorm• Research

– Search published literature• Journals, conference proceedings, trade magazines,

government reports, etc.• Thomas Register of American Manufacturers

• Develop Multiple Product Concepts

Product ConceptProduct Concept

• General description of the product• Explanation of the technology and working

principles• Justification – Concise description of how the

product satisfies customer needs and the specifications

• Sketch or 3D model of product

Sketching SkillsSketching Skills

A picture is worth a thousand words

3D Representations – Oblique– Isometric– Perspective

Oblique

INTERLOCKING PAVER DESIGN

GAME SYSTEM GUITAR

Product Concept SketchesProduct Concept Sketches

Product Concept SketchesProduct Concept Sketches

One-Point Perspective

VP

Product Concept SketchesProduct Concept Sketches

Two-Point Perspective

Product Concept SketchesProduct Concept Sketches

STAPLER DESIGN

TOOTHBRUSH DESIGN

Annotated Sketches

Product Concept DocumentationProduct Concept Documentation

Product Description

Describe the purpose and appearance of the design concept.

Operation Describe the intended operation, including inputs, outputs, and internal processes.

Justification Explain how the design concept satisfies customer needs and meets the design specifications.

Concept DevelopmentConcept Development

• Product Concept• Sketching Skills• Product Concept Sketches• Product Concept Documentation

Image ResourcesImage Resources

Microsoft, Inc. (n.d.). Clip art. Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx