Theme 1 Topic 14 - Product/Service Design

Question 1

Define Design

Answer 1

Finding the right balance between creating a product or service that people desire to have, that they can afford to buy and that works reliably

Question 2

What are the three aspects of the Design Brief?

Answer 2

Aesthetics, Function, Economic manufacture

Question 3

Define Aesthetics

Answer 3

The look, feel, smell or taste - the appeal to the senses

Question 4

Define Function

Answer 4

Does it work? Is it reliable, strong, light enough for the customers purpose

Question 5

Define Economic Manufacture

Answer 5

Is the design simple enough to be made quickly and efficiently and therefore relatively cheaply?

Question 6

Does design add value?

Answer 6

Good design can turn cheap-to-produce materials into high quality products that command high price

Question 7

What are four things design can do?

Answer 7

Enhance the product a business sells, Improve the way the business operates, Help cut production costs, Make processes more efficient and environmentally friendly

Question 8

Define Sustainability

Answer 8

Means that the purchase you make will not affect the long-term supplies of the product

Question 9

Define Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Answer 9

Software which enables the designer to work out the wastage implications of the manufacturing process

Question 10

Define Waste Minimisation

Answer 10

Keeps production costs down which is vital to a business and also helps to reduce the environmental footprint of the business

Question 11

What are three ways waste materials can be disposed of?

Answer 11

Burn them, Bury them, Reuse them

Question 12

Define Ethics

Answer 12

Taking moral values into consideration