The 5 steps design process
I believe the best design process is to learn, do and repeat; it’s hard to define the process upfront as the design is a non-linear activity.
However, some basic guidelines will prevent us from inventing the wheel and spending too much time on the wrong things.
Here is the five stages design process that I use for my design approach. Let’s dive into each step:
1. Identification
I begin every project by identifying user needs and business goals.
I work closely with the team and stakeholders during this stage to formulate assumptions and validate them through various research and interview.
As a result, we will form testable and measurable hypotheses to move to the next step.
2. Design
Design is an action-oriented learning process. We will learn by doing here and turn the abstract into a tangible.
The cross-functional team will work closely to shape the ideas. We sketch and wireframe, workshop, feedback & critique, brainstorm, etc., to visualise our hypothesis.
Therefore we turn ideas into various concepts, mock them up, and prepare them for the next step.
