Design Challenge

What is the correct definition for secondary research?

• includes research material published on online or in magazines/catalogues

• research from a product that is directly in front of you

• an analysis of a product in a shop

What is a design brief?

• _{A design brief is the statement a client gives to a designer outlining what they want their product to be like}

• A design brief is a statement of who the customer is and what they like

• A design brief is a list of what you are going to make

• A design brief is a breakdown of the exam topics

Which is the correct definition for ergonomics?

• Ergonomics is about 'fit': the fit between people, the things they do, the objects they use and the environments they work, travel and play in.

• Ergonomics is the study if human measurement including the 5th to 95th percentile

• Ergonomics refers to the way a product looks and feels. The first impression of a product is often visual,

• Ergonomics are how a material behaves when it is manipulated

Anthropometrics is the scientific study of

• making products safe

• making products comfortable

• the measurements and proportions of the human body

• hands

Anthropometrics is the scientific study of

• making products safe

• making products comfortable

• the measurements and proportions of the human body

• hands

The end product has to be an appropriate size for the

• children

• public

• designer

• user

When Anthropometrics are applied to a product, it makes the product

• Ergonomic

• Economic

• Aeronomic

• Autonomic

This means that the product is __________ to use and less likely to cause injury.

• Simple

• Comfortable

• Complicated

• Strenuous

Some examples of products that could cause injury over a period of time due to poor ergonomics are:

• Car seat

• Chair

• Computer keyboard

• Computer mouse

Simple changes in equipment make a big difference - how many are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4