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| Appropriateness of the design solution |
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| Design solution must be in context with the problem |
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| Something that is wanted or required to increase a person's quality of life, wellbeing or happiness |
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| Needs to be functional in its given context. The performance of the design solution depends on function being a continuence factor. Malfunction and function evaluations MUST be taken into account |
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| People like to use things that look good and work well |
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| Other long-term factors: environmental and social costs |
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| The study of how people work or participate in an envrionment and the equipment used by human needs to suit their shape, physique and movements they need to perform |
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| Wide spectrum of policies, guidelines and activities that focus on promoting and managing health and safety at work |
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| Provide design solution that are not only good now, but also good for future in terms of durability and quality |
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| Short-Term & Long-Term Environmental Consequences |
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| ST- Recyclability LT- sustainability. Recycling is the result of minimising waste while sustainability is about creating a process that can be maintained in an ongoing manner. |
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| Loss of value or usefulness usually over a period of time b/c of wear, changing technology or user preference |
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| Comprehensive examination of the environmental and economic effects of a product at every stage of its existences. The cradle-to-grave concept |
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| Refers to values, individuals/societys sense of right and wrong in ref. to the wellbeing of society and community. |
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| A global market for design and production allows for internation 'multinational corporations' to work, design and produce in different countries |
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Many govt. agencies and acts of legisaltion that influence design and production. Operate to protect consumers and manufacturers |
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The state of the economy will impact on sales. Economics also plays a pivotal role in production |
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| Every PSE leaves an environmental footprint at some stage. |
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The changing lifestyles and family structures have seen opportunites for creation and design to arise |
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| It is important that designers are aware of the cultural diversity in our country and that we respect and celebrate cultural differences. |
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| The Changing Nature of Work |
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| Trend at the end of C20th was for a larger number of people employed in part time work w/ flexible work hours. Technology has made significant changes in mass production of goods and enabled people to work from home |
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Has impacted on the nature of work, communication and production processes in many industries. Significant developments have occurred in industrial settings |
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