Design factors

Question 1

Define function

Answer 1

Function is simply about what the product is designed to do: its purpose.

Question 2

What is a primary function

Answer 2

A product’s main purpose

Question 3

What is a secondary function

Answer 3

A product’s additional purpose

Question 4

name 3 examples of a function

Answer 4

• A torch’s function is to shine light in dark areas.
  
  • An eraser’s function is to rub out pencil marks.
    A watch’s function is to tell the time.

Question 5

Define Performance

Answer 5

The performance of a product is about how well the product does what it is designed to do.

Question 6

Define durability

Answer 6

The ability of the product to withstand the wear and tear.

Question 7

Define Ease of Use

Answer 7

How simple it is to use the product.

Question 8

Define Life expectancy

Answer 8

How long the product is made to last under normal use.

Question 9

define Planned Obsolescence

Answer 9

Products may be designed to have a limited lifespan.

Question 10

Define safety

Answer 10

Making sure that the product meets legal standards required and its materials and manufacturing quality make it safe for the consumer to use.

Question 11

Define ergonomics

Answer 11

Ergonomics is about how people interact with the products they use

Question 12

Define anthropometrics

Answer 12

The physical dimensions of different parts of the human body.

Question 13

Define Physiology

Answer 13

How the body functions and its capabilities.

Question 14

Define Psychology

Answer 14

How our mind and senses work and react.

Question 15

Define Aesthetics

Answer 15

Aesthetics is about the look or appearance of the product.

Question 16

Define colour as a design factor

Answer 16

These are the colours used on the product. Colour can evoke feelings and associations and so should be considered carefully during any design.

Question 17

Explain the Shape factor of design

Answer 17

Shapes are 2D and can affect the user in different ways. This concerns the overall shape of the design and the different parts or features of it.

Question 18

Define Size/Proportion

Answer 18

how elements can be big or small and how the size of these relates to other elements.

Question 19

define Texture

Answer 19

How the product feels or looks like it would feel.

Question 20

Define Contrast

Answer 20

Where parts of the design (colours, pattern, textures) are opposites or stand out from one another.

Question 21

Define Harmony

Answer 21

When parts of the design (colours, pattern, textures) are matched to one another.

Question 22

Define market

Answer 22

Market covers both the people who will be buying or using the product and the promotion and selling of products.

Question 23

Define Market Pull

Answer 23

When there is a demand for the product from consumers.

Question 24

Define Technology push

Answer 24

When new technologies, materials and manufacturing methods are used in products and then ‘pushed’ onto the market.

Question 25

Define Branding

Answer 25

The name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that makes one seller’s product distinct from those of other sellers.

Question 26

Example of market pull

Answer 26

The digital camera. Twenty years ago, there was a ‘market’ requirement for a camera that could take endless photographs, that could be viewed almost immediately.

Question 27

Example of technology push

Answer 27

Touch screen technology was researched then invested into and was introduced to markets and is now seen in smart phones

Question 28

Define promoting (marketing techniques)

Answer 28

The ways of getting consumers to know about the product.

Adverts, celebrity endorsements, influencers, sponsorship of big events

Question 29

Name the marketing techniques associated with the selling of the product

Answer 29

Sales, discounts, BOGOF, special offers, free gifts, have a strong brand image.

Question 30

What is a brand

Answer 30

A brand is the lasting impression a customer gets when they come into contact with a product or company.