What’s on the The Design Process poster?

6 numbered steps. Not a line. You will run this loop several times. Interrogate the brief — What is asked, what is assumed, and what nobody has questione…; Read the site — Measure, walk, photograph, draw. Record before you propose anything.; Gather precedent — Four or five buildings that solved a related problem. Redraw them.; Fix a concept — One organising idea you can state in a sentence and draw in one diagram.; Test it — Plan, section and model at the same time. The section usually breaks it.; Develop and communicate — Resolve structure, envelope and access. Then draw it so oth…. A concept that survives its first section was probably not tested hard enough. Break it early, on paper.

Who is the The Design Process poster for?

The Design Process belongs to the Architecture section rather than to a school year, because design is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning design method can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.

When should you use the The Design Process poster?

When you are stuck, find which stage you skipped. It is almost always site or precedent. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Design Process belongs on the wall where that design work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with The Design Process?

Iteration, Human Dimensions and Reading the Brief sit alongside The Design Process in the Architecture section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.

Is the The Design Process poster free to download and print?

Yes. The Design Process downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Architecture section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.

What size does the The Design Process poster print at?

The Design Process is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Design Process loses nothing.

The Design Process — free printable poster

The Design Process — printable design wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

The Design Process, step by step

Not a line. You will run this loop several times.

Interrogate the briefWhat is asked, what is assumed, and what nobody has questioned yet.
Read the siteMeasure, walk, photograph, draw. Record before you propose anything.
Gather precedentFour or five buildings that solved a related problem. Redraw them.
Fix a conceptOne organising idea you can state in a sentence and draw in one diagram.
Test itPlan, section and model at the same time. The section usually breaks it.
Develop and communicateResolve structure, envelope and access. Then draw it so others can read it.

A concept that survives its first section was probably not tested hard enough. Break it early, on paper.

Questions about the The Design Process poster

What’s on the The Design Process poster?: 6 numbered steps. Not a line. You will run this loop several times. Interrogate the brief — What is asked, what is assumed, and what nobody has questione…; Read the site — Measure, walk, photograph, draw. Record before you propose anything.; Gather precedent — Four or five buildings that solved a related problem. Redraw them.; Fix a concept — One organising idea you can state in a sentence and draw in one diagram.; Test it — Plan, section and model at the same time. The section usually breaks it.; Develop and communicate — Resolve structure, envelope and access. Then draw it so oth…. A concept that survives its first section was probably not tested hard enough. Break it early, on paper.
Who is the The Design Process poster for?: The Design Process belongs to the Architecture section rather than to a school year, because design is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning design method can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The Design Process poster?: When you are stuck, find which stage you skipped. It is almost always site or precedent. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Design Process belongs on the wall where that design work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Design Process?: Iteration, Human Dimensions and Reading the Brief sit alongside The Design Process in the Architecture section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Iteration Human Dimensions Reading the Brief
Is the The Design Process poster free to download and print?: Yes. The Design Process downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Architecture section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Design Process poster print at?: The Design Process is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Design Process loses nothing.Printing guide

The Design Process, step by step

Questions about the The Design Process poster

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