Evaluate Your Ideas According to What Matters Most to You
As a team of three—a software developer, an industrial designer, and myself as the product owner—we transformed the Harris Profile Method into a Figma plugin to streamline idea evaluation. This free tool enables designers to assess concepts based on prioritized criteria, helping them make informed decisions. By integrating this valuable method into the Figma platform, we’ve made it more practical and accessible for design professionals.
The Harris Profile Method is a powerful tool that enables you to evaluate your ideas and select the most suitable one. This plugin helps designers compare three ideas by scoring them based on prioritized criteria.
A Step-by-Step Guide
Write the titles of the three concepts you want to compare in the title sections above.
Determine up to 7 comparison criteria and list them in descending order of importance, from top to bottom.
During criterion evaluation, score each criterion separately for all three concepts. Possible scores are -2, -1, +1, +2:
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+2 if it greatly meets your requirements
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-2 if it doesn't meet them at all
Intermediate scores reflect partial alignment.
After scoring all criteria, examine the resulting pattern. The option with the highest green density in the top rows indicates the most suitable concept for you.
Changing the priority order of your criteria will alter the scoring pattern. To see which concept is more valuable in different situations, rearrange them with the desired criterion.
Use "Clear All Scores" to keep your concept names and criteria fixed while only clearing scores.
When ready, click the Insert button to paste the Harris Profile table directly onto your Figma canvas.
For inquiries or support, contact us at: harris.profile.plugin@gmail.com
The Harris Profile as a Design Thinking Evaluation Method
The method is based on the following sources:
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HARRIS, John S. The Product Profile Chart: A Graphical Means of Appraising and Selecting New Products, 1961.
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ROOZENBURG, Norbert F.M.; EEKELS, Johannes. Product Design: Fundamentals and Methods, Wiley, 1995.