Design strategies

Question 1

What is reverse engineering?

Answer 1

When you disassemble a product to find out how it works and how you can improve it.
The deconstruction of a product or device to see how it functions and the processes used to construct it.

Question 2

What benefits to the designer does Reverse engineering provide. List 5

Answer 2

• Provides a lot of inspiration for the designer’s own product
• They can get a good idea of what the consumers want in a product
• Not starting from scratch which reduces development time and costs
• Helps identify improvements that can be made by identifying shortcomings in the product and mistake
• Designers can see what manufacturing methods work best which could reduce prices