Why and how designers analyse products | Design and technology

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Which of these are aesthetics considerations?
- style ✓
- fashion
- colour ✓
- shape ✓
- texture ✓
There are two forms of research that designers can conduct: primary and ______.
- 'secondary' ✓
What information could designers gather from research before designing begins?
- manufacturing cost
- design inspiration ✓
- anthropometric data ✓
- suitable materials ✓
- clients needs and wants ✓
Life cycle assessment is a way to assess the __________ of a product.
- environmental impact ✓
- cost
- function
- aesthetics
The form and function of a product need to be considered when designing. Match the word to the definition.
- form
  
  ⇔
  
  a particular shape, linked to aesthetics ✓
- function
  
  ⇔
  
  the purpose of the product ✓
When designing products or services, we often begin by thinking about person, place and purpose. Match the words to the definition.
- person
  
  ⇔
  
  user ✓
- place
  
  ⇔
  
  location ✓
- purpose
  
  ⇔
  
  function ✓

All design and technological practice takes place within ______ that inform outcomes.
- 'contexts' ✓
Product analysis is an example of ...
- investigating the context
- developing ideas
- communicating ideas
- research ✓
- manufacture
What is primary research?
- data and information that has been collected by the researcher ✓
- collecting data and information that has been collected before
- collecting data and information from the internet
- collecting data and information from books
When analysing products we use subheadings, which is the subheading that considers the shape of a product?
- function
- form ✓
- aesthestics
- size
- environmental
When analysing a product, how do designers focus their thoughts?
- 'using subheadings' ✓
Which of the following should we include when writing a summary?
- successful features ✓
- ideas
- features which could be improved ✓
- modifications
- justifications ✓

All design and technological practice takes place within contexts which inform outcomes.
Designers can use strategies to help them perform analysis.
Designers analyse products to identify successful features and those which can be improved.

Possible outcome design fixation limits context exploration. Product analysis leads to copying.

Product analysis identifies successful features and those which can be improved.