Influencers Of Design Flashcards
What are the three main categories?
Creative sector
Technical sector
Business sector
What is a designers role?
Generates ideas to solve issues and meet the brief and specification of a product
What’s an ergonomists role?
Makes the product easy to use, Studies ergonomics, Uses information from market research to ensure the products suit the target market
What’s a project managers role?
Ensures the team meets deadlines & sticks to budget, Works with everyone-must be a good communicator
What’s a product Engineers role?
Tests the products function to ensure it performs it correctly and safely
What’s a product Specialists role?
Provides information on all aspects of product production (Rate & Vol of production to Best Production Systems
What’s a material technologists role?
Provided information on all aspects of materials-Properties to manufacturing methods
What’s a market researchers role?
Determines the needs & wants of the consumer, Feeds information back to the designer, Research the pricing, trends & projected sales
What’s a lawyers role?
Ensures all legal aspects-product design, production, marketing & retail comply with legislation of country of sale and protects the IPR of the product
