5.1 User centered design

Question 1

What is user centered design priorites

(UCD)

Answer 1

-users needs wants and values

Question 2

Purpose

Answer 2

-products must be designed to be fit for a purpose to ensure that all elements of the spec have been met

UCD is a key element but also intended environment for product use and its expected service life

Question 2

What is UCD

Answer 2

a proccess that incorporates important considerations such as empathy,inclusivity and compliance with international students

Question 3

Functionality

Answer 3

-relates to how the product will be used and how well it performs
-the evaluation of ergonomic elements including anthro is a high priority

designers also consider using prototypes alongisde market research strategies eg focus group so product functions well

Question 4

What is innovation

Answer 4

is the creation of a product that didn’t previously exist

cld be an idea for a complete new product or a new way of improving or combining particular features of a product

Question 5

How does successful innovation come about

Answer 5

through the incorporation of new materials or processes
-can also be inspired by incorporating elements of completely unrelated designs

Question 6

Example of an innovative apadaption

Answer 6

hovercraft technology for use in a lawnmower
-resulting in the Flymo hover mower

Question 7

What is technology push

Answer 7

a term used for products that are marketed with a view to persuade customers to adopt innovative tech

can go wrong eg unsuccessful launch of Google Glass, a smart phone that is incorporated in spectacles

Question 8

What is Authenticity

Answer 8

relates to how genuine something is
-shld be based on the consumers wants not js company

Question 9

True definition of Authenticity in the context of UCD

Answer 9

is the extent to which consumers needs have been genuinely addressed