Product Design Factors

Question 1

Visual tactile aesthetic

Answer 1

Relying to products form appearance and feel
- design elements
- design principles
Natural forms patterns and structures along with geometry and mathematics employed to create aesthetic appeal

Question 2

Design elements

Answer 2

Point
Line
Shape
Form 
Texture
Tone
Colour 
Transparency
Translucency
Opacity

Question 3

Design principles

Answer 3

Balance 
Emphasis
Repetition
Movement/rhythm
Pattern
Proportion
Symmetry
Space
Surface qualities

Question 4

User centred design

Answer 4

Identification of needs to improve wellbeing and quality of life
Cultural and religious considerations, age economic status emotional and sensory appeal universal design social and physical needs fashion and trends in response to these needs
Safety, accessibility and ergonomics and anthropometric data

Question 5

Economics

Answer 5

Costing of a product - materials, labour and use of plant (equipment and machinery)
Value to the end user
Time management and material availability

Question 6

Legal responsibility

Answer 6

Intellectual property particularly parents and design registration
Australian and international standards
Regulations and legislation including oh+S
Product must be produced safely and be safe for end user

Question 7

Purpose function context

Answer 7

The reason or need for a product
The context and environment of its use
It’s operation performance reliability and quality
Primary and secondary functions and features that support its use

Question 8

Sustainability

Answer 8

Social economic and environmental - connection and interaction between these
Life cycle analysis and life cycle thinking emotional attachment carbon footprints, embodied energy and water use, distribution (product miles) and use of renewable energy and resources

Question 9

Technologies - tools processes and manufacturing methods

Answer 9

Conversion techniques (changing raw materials into useable forms and production processes
Reliance on and effect of available tools equipment, machines and expertise
Selection of suitable and accurate methods to Mark, set out, cut out, shaping, forming, assembling, construction, decorating, embellishing and finishing

Question 10

Innovation and creativity

Answer 10

Innovation the use of creative approaches to develop new or improved solutions to unsolved problems or opportunities
Invention, improvement, modification, incremental progress, experimentation and pushing the boundaries
Opportunities identified from research and development, user feedback, new ideas and knowledge, new materials and emerging technologies m

Question 11

Materials - characteristics and properties

Answer 11

Selection for use based on:
- their properties ( performance behaviour both chemically and physically under certain conditions)
-characteristics (visible features)
Includes strength, durability, thermal resistance, hardness, density, rigidity, flexibility, corrosiveness and compatability with other materials