Week 1: Design Consideration

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

When you design something for someone, or even for yourself, there are certain questions that you need to ask yourself. These questions explain whether or not your design considerations fit the purpose for which they will be used:

1.  Who is it for?

2. What is it for?

3.  Will it do the job?

4.  Is it cost effective?

5.  Is it safe?

6.  Is it easy to use (ergonomics) ?

7.  Does it look good (aesthetics) ?

8.  Will it affect the society?

9. Will it affect the environment?

Definitions of this terminologies

Ergonomics:
The study of people's efficiency in their working environment, it also looks at how we use and design our objects, systems, structures and environments so that we can be safe, efficient and productive in our workplace.

Aesthetics:
       A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty.

       The branch of philosophy which deals with questions of beauty and artistic taste.


Steps of design considerations








For homework
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       Carefully plan and design a poster of your choice , you should be original and design with your head and heart

       Your poster should:

1.          Colorful

2.         Attractive

  3.       Interesting and unique


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