One of the largest and crucial components of
design is discovering ideas and information that will ultimately lead to design
solutions. Although many ideas result from brainstorming, story-boarding and
other creative processes, the majority either stem directly from or are based
on existing ideas from various sources. For example, an analysis of
competitive, legacy or similar products, or individual functions or components of
these products, may lead to design solutions. The advantage of this approach is
that the designer has the opportunity to know what aspects have proven to work
and which can be improved upon.
1. The information of a service of taxidermist can be found by:
a) Personal activities which includes contact with colleagues.
b) Internet for example google.com search engines..
c) Government search engines.
2. A consultant on carbon fiber reinforced composite material can be
found by:
a) Internet for example google.com search engines..
b) Contact with suppliers and vendors.
c) Contact with consultants.
d) Attendance to conferences, trade shows and exhibition.
e) Visit to other companies.
3. The price of XT427 semiconductor chips can be found by.
a) Internet for example google.com search engines..
b) Contact with suppliers and vendors.
c) Contact with consultants.
d) Attendance to conferences, trade shows and exhibition.
e) Visit to other companies.
4. The melting point of osmium.
a) Libraries which includes engineering handbooks, texts, monographs
and periodicals of technical journal.
b) Internet for example google.com search engines.
5. The purpose of hardening treatment of AISI 4320 steel can be found
by.
a) Libraries which includes engineering handbooks, texts, monographs
and periodicals of technical journal.
b) Internet for example google.com search engines.
Other Idea and Information Sources
- Libraries
- Internet
- Government
- Engineering professional societies and trade associations
- Intellectual property
- Personal activities
- customer
- Nature: Many innovative technical solutions are based on principles found in nature. Birds have provided concepts for winged flight as fish have for submarines. Honeycombs have provided examples of lightweight but strong structures and the arch of the human foot demonstrates the effectiveness of a keystone bridge structure for supporting heavy loads.
- Patents: Patents are an excellent source of technical ideas. Although the use of protected products may be prohibited or require the payment of a royalty, expired and foreign patents without global coverage can be used. Reviewing restricted patents may spawn innovative new ideas that do not fall under the restriction of a patent.
- Analogies: The creative technique of using analogies involves examining the similarities between the current design problem and another similar problem. Basically, the design team completes the phase “This situation is like…”, collects solution ideas for the analogous problem then transfers these ideas to the original problem. The analogous problem can be another technical example or one from nature.
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