Designing for Sustainability
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What do artifacts created by humans reflect, besides their level of intelligence and ability to form materials?

  • Their geographical location and climate
  • Their social status and power
  • Their aesthetic-religious value system (correct)
  • Only their level of intelligence

    • What is the primary concern related to material resources?

  • Designing products that are easily repairable
  • Creating products that are more serviceable and longer lasting (correct)
  • Reducing the cost of raw materials
  • Increasing the production of consumer goods

    • What is the current state of artifacts in Western cultures?

  • A scarcity of goods
  • A uniformity of goods
  • A limited range of goods
  • A plethora of goods (correct)

    • What is the common concern underlying the four contemporary crises mentioned in the text?

    <p>Excessive energy consumption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do people often discard products instead of repairing them?

    <p>Because of the excessive service costs and faulty design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of designers in creating a 'high standard of living'?

    <p>They devise goods that are useful and aesthetically pleasing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of a 'throwaway' culture?

    <p>The nation is confronted with the problem of disposing of unwanted garbage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the current attitude of humans towards the products they create?

    <p>They are beginning to question the products</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal that designers and producers should strive for?

    <p>To design products that are more durable and longer lasting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the abundance of goods and the level of culture?

    <p>The abundance of goods is associated with the most advanced cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the attitude towards consumer products in the modern society?

    <p>People extract the contents of a product and discard the packaging</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the criticism against the idea of designing products to last a lifetime?

    <p>It does not consider style changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a challenge when designing tools with stone?

    <p>Attaching handles and creating durable edges</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the development of metal tools impact design?

    <p>It allowed for the creation of a greater variety of tools</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic often found in the tools of primitive man?

    <p>A simplicity and directness in their design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did primitive man begin to decorate his tools and other creations?

    <p>To express his artistic and innate aesthetic desires</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a limitation of designing with stone that is not a limitation of designing with metal?

    <p>The difficulty of attaching handles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a lesson that modern designers can learn from the approach of primitive man?

    <p>To consider the characteristics of the materials in their design</p> Signup and view all the answers

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