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Identifying design possibilities
Nature and the environment
DEFINITION:
NATURE- 'the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations.....or life in general'
ENVIRONMENT- it 'encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally'
PROBLEMS
Some people don't like animals
Some people have small houses and don't have places to keep plants
Solution - window boxes on balconies and windows
The environment, global warming, climate change
Litter
Something which could be used for litter picking
Landfill waste
We can use multipurpose /reusable items
Allergies (to animal fur, pollen etc)
We create pollution during manufacture through
waste produced
This waste is sent to landfills
manufacture(we need energy which we get by burning coal etc)
packaging
People have started to use packaging made out of recycled materials. This is better for the environment.
PRODUCTS
Bird feeders?
window box
CLIENTS
People who care about the environment
People who do sport outside
GARDENERS
LOCATION
Outside
it needs to be durable
COST
Some people will be willing to pay extra if the product is better for the environment BUT most people won't buy certain products if there are cheaper alternatives available
People will be willing to pay extra if the product is the only one on the market
FUNCTION
Useful
Looks nice - decorative
Helpful
MATERIALS
Recyclable/recycled
sustainable
Multifunctional Living
DEFINITION: Multifunctional- a product which can do more than one thing/has more than one function
CLIENT:
Target market
Homeowners/People living in small apartments
University students
Families/parents
PROBLEMS
University students need products that are practical and durable, but also take up little space and can do more than one thing. It also has to be cheap.
People living in small apartments and houses may not have enough space for big bookshelves
Space can be wasted
FUNCTION
Storage
Decorative
As a table
PRODUCTS
A chair which is attached to a bookshelf so you can store stuff
A lamp which is also a cupboard/shelf
A chair which also holds cups and stuff
A small storage box, where you can move the dividers to make the spaces bigger/smaller
A box which has lots of small drawers that are hidden. Could use a magnet to open a drawer
A shoe rack which is also a coffee table
COST
Cheap/affordable
Under £20??
LOCATION
used in a bedroom/living room
attached to existing products
MATERIALS
Teenage Lifestyle
COST
Affordable - teenagers generally don't work
DEFINITION
'Lifestyle is the interests, opinions, behaviours, and behavioural orientations of an individual, group, or culture.'
school
homework
hobbies/sport
social media
fashion
technology
home - my bedroom
storage spaces
LOCATION
Bedroom/living room
For school
CLIENTS
friends!
PRODUCTS
Phone & snack holder
shoe storage
skateboard
clothes storage
bookshelves
stereos and music stuff
table lamps
musical instrument
desks
PROBLEMS
A place to keep their phone when it's charging
Teenagers may need extra space to store clothes/shoes
MATERIALS
more and more teenagers are trying to buy things that are SUSTAINABLE so the product should be made out of sustainable materials
