Raincoat design for children for age group 7-8 years: A design development case study

Abstract

This paper proposes a rain coat design and development process based on objective analysis of user needs. The proposed raincoat is developed aiming at children for age group 7–8 years. The proposed design process starts with personal interviews and participant observation. The user needs analysis will be realized in this process regarding the user need categories of functional, expressive, and aesthetic needs.These needs led to the further development of design criteria.These criteria were then translated into raincoat attributes and used in the development of a raincoat prototype. Finally, the raincoat prototype was evaluated regarding the design criteria. The final design combines the desired functional, expressive, and aesthetic attributes as outlined by the design criteria.