Factors Affecting Design
A measure of excellent in a product or design
Quality
The ability of a designer to manage their finances, time, and resources throughout a project.
Project Management
This needs to be clearly defined in order for all team members to understand the direction and goals of a project
Design Brief
This wearable device tracks your steps, heart rate, and sleep patterns, often worn on the wrist.
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Scotland
The study of how products fit and interact with the human body
Ergonomics
This legal factor protects original designs from being copied and is a crucial part of the success of an innovation.
Intellectual Property
A visual representation of the specific tasks to be completed in a design project
Action Plan
This technology allows you to control your home's lights, thermostat, or security system using a smartphone app.
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In Karate, this colour represents the lowest level.
White
This includes the shape, form, colour, texture and use of space in a design
Aesthetics
Government policies, trade agreements, and even war can be examples of this type of factor that influences which innovations are developed and adopted.
Political Factors
This tool projects the costings for materials, tools and techniques used in a design
Finance Plan
This type of vehicle uses cameras and sensors to drive itself without a human driver.
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This animal's milk is known to be pink
A hippopotamus
A picture of the environmental impact of a product from raw materials through to disposal
Life Cycle Analysis
This factor is described as the alignment of a product's release with external circumstances, such as a season change or a new social trend, that can encourage consumer adoption.
Timing
This tool helps a project manager outline the tasks to be achieved and assign them to project team members
Gantt Chart
These flying machines, often used for deliveries or aerial photography, are controlled remotely or by software.
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This is the official term for a group of flamingos
A Flamboyance
This can be both planned or due to technological advancements
Obselesence
Patents, copyrights, and trademarks are all examples of this type of factor, designed to legally protect an innovator's intellectual property.
These tools are used to help a designer put together and compare their ideas and analyse existing ideas and designs
Cognitive Organisers
This technology prints objects layer by layer, used for everything from toys to medical implants.
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This is the only sport ever played on the moon.
Golf