Factors that affect design

This factor is how something looks, the features that make the user like or dislike an object. You have to consider shape, form, colour, pattern, size, etc.

• Aesthetics
• Materials
• Cost
• Ergonomics

- What's available to use, does the client want something specific used or will the product require a material with particular properties. <br />

• Aesthetics
• Materials
• Cost
• Ergonomics

This factor is the price to produce the product, will it be a viable product verse existing products on the market or the budget of the client.

• Aesthetics
• Materials
• Cost
• Ergonomics

This is the study of how people work or participate in an environment & the equipment used by human needs to suit their shape, physique & movements.

• Aesthetics

• Materials

• Cost

• Ergonomics

The impact the design will have on the environment both positive and negative. Consider the 3 R’s – Reduce, reuse and recycle.

• Function
• Safety
• Environmental impact and considerations
• Time

Will the design work for its intended use or does it do it in a different way

• Function
• Safety
• Environmental impact and considerations
• Time

The designer must ensure that safety is considered in the design of the product so it is safe for use and in the manufacture of the product.

• Function
• Safety
• Environmental impact and considerations
• Time

What timeframe has the client given for the object to be manufactured, can it be produced in that time or will it need to be redesigned to fit in.

• Function
• Safety
• Environmental impact and considerations
• Time