What does Product Design involve?

• A broad approach to designing and making innovative products

• Only the designing of new products

• A narrow approach to designing existing products

• Only the manufacturing of new products

Who is the subject of Product Design aimed at?

• Those interested in the history of products

• Those interested in the way business and industry identify potential products

• Those who want to design and manufacture existing items

• Those who want to study consumer behavior

What is NOT a focus of Product Design?

• Designing and manufacturing items that already exist

• Improving existing products

• Designing and manufacturing new products

• Identifying potential products

What can you do with an existing product in Product Design?

• Only improve it

• Only develop a new product

• Ignore it

• Improve it or develop an entirely new product

Why is contact with potential customers vital in Product Design?

• To design products faster

• To increase sales

• To reduce manufacturing costs

• To understand what the public wants from old products

How do designers find out what the public wants from new designs?

• Through advertisements

• Through questionnaires and surveys

• By guessing

• By copying competitors

What is often used to gather public opinion in Product Design?

• Market trends

• Focus groups

• Questionnaires and surveys

• Sales data

What is the main goal of Product Design?

• To design and manufacture innovative products

• To create products that are cheaper

• To follow market trends

• To replicate existing products

What is NOT a method used by designers to understand public needs?

• Focus groups

• Questionnaires

• Surveys

• Advertisements

What year is mentioned in the text?

• 2005

• 2006

• 2007

• 2008