Sustainability/human factors/packaging

Question 1

Sustainability is

Answer 1

Meeting the needs and demands of people without depleting resources for future generations

Question 2

Renewable materials

Answer 2

Are materials made of plants or animals they are infinite

Question 3

Non renewable materials

Answer 3

Are materials that are made of oil and cant be replaced, they are finite

Question 4

The 6Rs of sustainability are

Answer 4

Reduce (less materials)
Reuse (design for recovery)
Recycle (the raw materials in the product can be reformed into a new product)
Rethink (design when using things from the environment)
Repair (design repairable products rather than ones that need replacing)
Refuse (design only with ethical standards)

Question 5

Carbon footprint is

Answer 5

The amount of carbon produced by human activity

Question 6

What are product miles

Answer 6

The total amounts of miles that the components have to travel to be formed and how far the product travels to be sold. It can be how far it travels also during usage

Question 7

Packaging is for

Answer 7

Protection 
Information 
Display 
Transportation
Preservation 
Containing

Question 8

Planned obsolescence

Answer 8

Is designing a product to be thrown away after a certain period of time

Question 9

Inclusive design is

Answer 9

Designing for a wide range of people

Question 10

Exclusive / adaptive design is

Answer 10

Designing for a specific set of people

Question 11

Human factors are

Answer 11

Psychological(mind)
Physiological (body)
Sociological (interaction)

Question 12

Anthropometrics are

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Study of human measurements designers use 90% of the populations measurements

Question 13

Ergonomics are

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The study of the efficiency of people in their work environment

Question 14

Working triangles are

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The consideration of how much movement is needed in a product:
For safety
For ease of movement
To accommodate many users

Question 15

Legislation include (name 3)

Answer 15

TRADE DESCRIPTION ACT
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT
CONSUMER SAFETY ACT
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
SALES OF GOOD ACT
FOOD SAFETY REGULATION
FOOD LABELLING REGULATION

Question 16

Access in design refers to

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How easy it is for consumers to get parts of a product

Question 17

Safety is

Answer 17

The most important part of design and refers to how the product effects human factors

Question 18

Designs are protected with

Answer 18

Trademarks (brands)
Patents (designs/inventions)
Copyright (paperwork)

Question 19

Brands are communicated through

Answer 19

Logos

Question 20

What does biodegradable mean

Answer 20

The natural material breaks down over time

Question 21

What’s blister packaging

Answer 21

Inexpensive point of sale packages used in medicine tablets

Question 22

What is skin packaging

Answer 22

Sealing a product between a layer of adhesive coated paper

Question 23

What is upcycling

Answer 23

A method of reuse that turns the new product into one of higher value than the original

Question 24

Fair trade

Answer 24

An extra payment on products so the workers on the production line are equally and fairly paid any extra profit goes towards charities