designing in RM
- Created by: JAZMIN BELLENIE10
- Created on: 14-01-15 16:54
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- Resistant Materials
- Technology Push
- Redesigned due to new materials or Making methods.
- New materials!
- New properties with existing materials.
- Manufacture can make product cheaper
- Consumer choice
- Target market
- For example, women aged 40-60 who don't work.
- Certain age range or salary level.
- Questionnaire or interview
- To find out what people like and what they would like to see in a product
- Need to identify who different customers are and what they are looking for.
- Target market
- Cultural influences on the design
- Culture has a big influence on what people think are good or bad designs
- For example, in South Africa red is the colour of mourning. However In China red symbolises Fortune.
- This means that when you are trying to sell a product in both these country's you will get two different responses.
- For example, in South Africa red is the colour of mourning. However In China red symbolises Fortune.
- In japan, traditionally people eat there meals on the floor. The design of dining furniture in japan will be different to those designed ,for European country's.
- The designer has to investigate each cultural group that might be affected by that product.
- Culture has a big influence on what people think are good or bad designs
- The 6 R's
- Recycle
- Could recycled materials be used or is the product easy to recycle.
- Rethink
- Is there a better way to solve this problem that is less damaging to the environment.
- Reduce
- Is it possiable to reduce the amount of materials used? this will help to protect valuable resources.
- Refuse
- Not accepting the things that are not the best option for the environment.
- Reuse
- Could the product have another use? Could its parts be used for other uses. this will extend its life
- Repair
- Is the product easy to repair? this will extend its life.
- Recycle
- Technology Push
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