Unit 3: Outcome 1

Question 1

Product design factors

Answer 1

Purpose function and context, human centred design, innovation and creativity, visual tactile and aesthetic, sustainability, economics, materials, technologies and legal responisbilities

Question 2

Purpose function and context

Answer 2

includes the reason or need for a product, in the context and environment of its use. The primary and secondary functions and features that support its use are considered

Question 3

Innovation and creativity

Answer 3

Innovation requires a creative approach to develop new or improved solutions to unsolved problems or,opportunities. This involves inventions, improvement, modification, incremental progress, experimentation, and pushing the boundaries

Question 4

Sustainability

Answer 4

Involves the connection and interaction between social, economic and environmental systems

Question 5

Economics

Answer 5

Costing a product includes materials, labours, and use of plant (equipment/machinery) but must give value to the end user.
Time management and material availability are crucial issues to consider

Question 6

Legal responsibilities

Answer 6

The legal aspects are intellectual property, in particular patents and design registration. Products must be produced safely and be safe for the user

Question 7

Materials

Answer 7

Are used based on their properties and characteristics including strength, durability, corrosiveness and flexibility

Question 8

Technologies

Answer 8

Conversion techniques and production processes are reliant on and affected by available tools, equipment machines and expertise.

Question 9

Product design process

Answer 9

Investigating and defining, design and development, planning and production, evaluation

Question 10

Investigating and defining

Answer 10

1. Identify a client, end user, need or problem.
2. Design brief
3. Design option criteria and product evaluation criteria
4. Research

Question 11

Design and development

Answer 11

5. Visualisations.
6. Design options, selection and justification of preferred option.
7. Working drawings and pattern drafting

Question 12

Planning and production.

Answer 12

8. Production plan

9. Production

Question 13

Evaluation

Answer 13

10. Product evaluation

11. Product planning and process evaluation

Question 14

Designer and clients relationship

Answer 14

The designer and client must communicate to establish what it is that the client needs and to see whether the designer can fulfil these requirements.
Done face to face, by phone, email or mail

Question 15

Designers role

Answer 15

Similar whether working individually or for a company.
All work to create a solution to problems.
A good designer needs knowledge and understanding to design and make the products for their intended purpose

Question 16

The client

Answer 16

Gives the designer helpful information through various stages of the design process.
Indicate a time frame.
Agree on a cost.
Consult when the preferred option is chosen.
Accept that changes may involve cost.
Agree to pay on completion

Question 17

The end user

Answer 17

The person who will use the product.

A design not only has to take Direction from Their client they need to do research on the typical end user

Question 18

Evaluation criteria

Answer 18

Question, justification, how it can be achieved during design and production, how the product will be tested, weighting