Design and Market Influences: Product Development

Question 1

What is the difference between exclusive and inclusive design?

Answer 1

Exclusive: designed to exclude certain people.
Inclusive: designed to be accessible to everyone.

Question 2

What are 8 examples of target markets that applies to exclusive designs?

Answer 2

Children
Elderly
Athletes
Pregnant women
Nursing mothers
Vegetarians
People with food allergies
Religious people

Question 3

What do many products need to be in order to be classified as an inclusive design?

Answer 3

Adjustable

Question 4

What can help designers to produce products that are inclusive?

Answer 4

Ergonomics

Question 5

What is Copyright?

Answer 5

Where people must ask an owner of a design idea for permission to reproduce their work.

Question 6

What is a Patent?

Answer 6

Allows the inventor to stop others from making, using or selling the invention without permission. They last for 20 years. The invention must involve an ‘inventive step’ and must be capable of ‘industrial application’.

Question 7

What are registered designs?

Answer 7

Protects a new design’s shape and appearance, e.g. a car body shape.