design factors

7/29/2019 Design Factors

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Products areGreat because

there are

reasons for

them to be

great

DESIGN FACTORS


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Objectives of lesson:

Students are to know what are the7 factors and what do they mean.

Students need to apply thesefactors in the lesson exercises toimprove the products given.

Success Criteria

Students are to submit a summaryof the 7 design factors and their

descriptionsStudents are to submit the

improvements made to theproducts in the 4 exercises. Youmust explain all factors affected by

the changes, and isometricdrawings to show how changes arebeing implemented.

These are

things that a

designer

needs to

consider

when

designing a

product.

The aim for

al l designers

are to design

lookingproduct that

is good to

use.

DESIGNFACTORS


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Refer toyourtextbookon DesignFactors tohave abetterunderstanding ofwhat isFunction.

Do youthink thebaby l ikesthisdiaper?


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EXERCISE 1 FUNCTIONA L L A N S W E R S A N D D R A W I N G S A R E T O B E D O N E O N A F O O L S C A P P A P E R

The pictures show the

design of hotpots from4 different countries.

Compare and improve

the function of the

Chinese Hotpot.


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Fun

WHAT IS

ERGONOMICS

?

HOW WILL

YOU FEEL IF

YOU ARE

USING THIS

REMOTECONTROL?


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Refer toyourtextbook tounderstandwhat isAesthetics.


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EXERCISE 2: ERGONOMICS AND AESTHETICSALL ANSWERS AND DRAWINGS ARE TO BE DONE ON A FOOLSCAP PAPER

REDESIGN THIS TO

MAKE IT MORE

COMFORTABLE TO

USE, AND NICER

TO LOOK AT

HINTS:

ARE THERE ANY

PRODUCTS THAT

ARE NICE TO HOLD

AND USE?

ARE THERE ANY

IDEAS YOU CAN

BORROW FROM

THESE PRODUCTS?


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Refer to your

textbook to

understand

what is

Innovation.

Do you know

Any Innovative

Company?

Do you f ind

the products

shown in this

page

innovative? If

yes, why are

theyinnovative?


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EXERCISE 3 - INNOVATE PLEASEALL ANSWERS AND DRAWINGS ARE TO BE DONE ON A FOOLSCAP PAPER

INNOVATE TO MAKE THISTOILET PAPER HOLDER

MORE USEFUL.

THIS TOILET ALSO NEEDS A TOWEL HOLDER

NEWSPAPER HOLDER

SPARE TOILET PAPER

ROLLS

OWNER LIKES TO

DRINK COFFEE WHEN

DOING HIS BUSINESS


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The choice

of materialis criticalto thesuccessfuldesign of aproduct.

Refer totheMaterialschapter of

yourtextbook toread abouteh commonmaterialsthat we

commonlycomeacross inour dailylives


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Name as many

materials as you can

in 1 min

Name the materials

that you will use in

the Hotpot you have

designed earlier.

add these

information to your

drawings as

annotations inExercise 1.

EXERCISE 4 MATERIALSALL ANSWERS AND DRAWINGS ARE TO BE DONE ON A FOOLSCAP PAPER


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Read the chapter on environment in your

textbook and make a summary usingMindmap.

FACTOR 6 - ENVIRONMENT


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PleaseAnalyze:

What is the

problem

with the

situation in

the

swimming

Pool?

In what

ways will

this

Chopper be

safer to the

Chinese

Cleaver?


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1. Function

2. Ergonomics3. Aesthetics

4. Innovation

5. Materials

6. Environment

7. Safety

DES

IGNFACTO

RS

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