Product Design Factors! Flashcards
The reason or need for a product in its context or environment.
Purpose, function and context
Define ‘primary function’
The main purpose of a product.
Define ‘secondary function’
Functions that enhance the primary function and differentiate the product from its competitors. These may be eliminated to save costs.
What are the elements to consider when addressing the product design factor ‘purpose, function and context’?
Functionality, Reliability, Quality
A focus on the user; humans, their needs and how they interact with products.
Human-Centred Design.
List the 7 aspects of human centred design.
- Culture and religion
- Inclusive or universal design
- Design for impoverished countries
- Ergonomics and physiologial factors
- Emotional and sensory appeal
- Social and physical needs
- Fashion and trends.
What product design factor can be ‘radical’ or ‘tame’?
Innovation and creativity
Concerned with beauty and appearance, including the design principles and elements.
Visual, tactile and aesthetic factors.
Define ‘sustainability’
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It involves the interaction between the environmental, economic and social dimensions.
Cost and time relate to what product design factor?
Economics
The product design factor of ‘legal responsibilities’ involves…
Intellectual Property, Australian and International Standards, and Occupational Health and Safety
When addressing the product design factor of ‘materials’, what aspects must be considered?
Suitability, Characteristics and Properties, Compatibility
What needs to be considered in material compatibility?
Aesthetics, joining methods, proximity.
What are the elements of the product design factor, ‘technologies’?
Conversion techniques, forms of material, processing methods.
List the 9 Product Design Factors
- Purpose, function and context
- Human centred design
- Innovation and creativity
- Visual, tactile and aesthetic
- Sustainability
- Economics
- Legal Responsibilities
- Materials
- Technologies
