Commentator Checklist
Engage with Other Teams’ Blogs
[X] Review at least five blogs from teams other than your paired teams.
[X] Reflect on their ideas/individual profiles through comments that can support or challenge their approach (minimum three comments)
[ ] Share a minimum of one relevant information or resource as a post that might be helpful for their projects.
Client Team Checklist
Develop the Initial Client Brief
[X] Outline the project theme: “Celebrating the Daily Joys of Life.”
[X] Conduct research on the theme and select intended users (e.g., specific family members, mostly grandparents).
[X] Collect cultural practices, objects, and observations relevant to user needs.
[X] Prepare visually rich materials (e.g., storyboards, videos) for Designer Team reference.
[X] Identify design requirements based on your client profile
[X] Post the initial design brief on your Designer Team Blog.
Communicate over the Initial Client Brief
[X] Regularly access the Designer Team’s blog and respond to questions from your Designer Team
[X] Provide constructive feedback based and offer insights and cultural context to assist in the design process.
[X] Document any new evaluation criteria in a client brief change document.
Develop the Finalized Client Brief
[X] Upload the revised agreed design brief including deliverables on project site
[X] Provide feedback to collaborators when necessary
[X] Post the finalized Client Brief
Feedback on Design Team’s Concepts
[ ] Provide feedback to collaborators on their initial individual design concepts.
[ ] Provide feedback to collaborators on their refined two concepts.
[ ] Provide feedback to designers on their final concept
[ ] Take possession’ of the design documentation and relevant files.
Designer Team Checklist
Initial Setup
[X] Create a Design Team Banner (logo, team name, member photos).
[X] Set up a Gravatar account for your profile photo to be shown on the blog.
[X] Upload personal bios with photos and contact details to the Design Team blog.
Respond to Client Brief
[X] Review and clarify aspects, tasks in the initial client brief.
[X] Ask for additional information and sources where necessary.
[X] Review the finalized client brief to proceed with your designer work.
Generate Initial Design Concepts
[ ] Each team member creates at least 3 initial design concepts (9 or 12 in total).
[ ] Post all initial concepts on the blog for Client Team feedback.
[ ] Ask for feedback and future directions on the provided concepts.
Refine Design Concepts
[ ] Review Client Team feedback on initial design concepts
[ ] Collaboratively narrow down to 2 refined design solutions.
[ ] Document changes and rationale on the blog.
[ ] Ask for feedback and future directions on the provided concepts.
Finalize Design Solution
[ ] Address final Client Team feedback.
[ ] Submit a single, finalized design solution to the Client Team which includes: technical drawings, ‘Ikea-style’ instruction on how to assemble the model, description of how the design is promoted, distributed, used and disposed or re-appropriated
[ ] Supply your clients with agreed deliverables