Industridesign

Question 1

What is industrial design?

Answer 1

”design of useful products meant for
mass production , with the aim to
adapt them to the human and her
surroundings”

Question 2

What is aesthethics oriented?

Answer 2

Approaching a product from the “whole” to the parts

Question 3

What is engineering oriented?

Answer 3

Approaching a product from the parts to the “whole”

Question 4

Explain Monö’s product triad

Answer 4

• The sides are:
• Communicative criteria: Criteria relating to the product ability to communicate with man i.e. to transmit a message and its adaptation to human perception and intellect
• Ergonomic criteria: The ergonomic criteria include everything that belongs to the design
  adaptation to human physics and behavior in use t ex: handling, safety, cleaning, maintenance
• Technical criteria: Criteria relating to the technical functioning of the product and its design, manufacture, etc.

Question 5

Explain a product’s semantics

Answer 5

The product’s ability to communicate with humans is what we call the product’s semantic features.
The product character shall:
- describe the purpose, handling and mode of action »facts»
- express properties and quality (ex. sportig, mjuk, stabil)
- exhort to use and reaction (ex. ser tt en telefon är till för att hållas)
- identify product type, origin of the product, etc. of the product (ex. ser att lekasaker är leksaker)