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What aspect of technical design does function primarily determine?
What aspect of technical design does function primarily determine?
Why is material selection important in technical design?
Why is material selection important in technical design?
Which of the following is NOT a requirement of functional design?
Which of the following is NOT a requirement of functional design?
How are form, function, and material selection characterized in technical design?
How are form, function, and material selection characterized in technical design?
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What does designing for sustainability involve?
What does designing for sustainability involve?
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What is the commonality among extracting resources, creating energy, and discharging waste?
What is the commonality among extracting resources, creating energy, and discharging waste?
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What is a key characteristic of design according to the content?
What is a key characteristic of design according to the content?
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How does an internal combustion engine relate to human capabilities?
How does an internal combustion engine relate to human capabilities?
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Which of the following best describes sustainable design?
Which of the following best describes sustainable design?
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What systems are mentioned as interacting within the human-environment interface?
What systems are mentioned as interacting within the human-environment interface?
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What does design thinking primarily reflect?
What does design thinking primarily reflect?
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Which of the following is NOT a traditional requirement of technical design?
Which of the following is NOT a traditional requirement of technical design?
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What can be inferred about democracy and capitalism in relation to design?
What can be inferred about democracy and capitalism in relation to design?
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What is a key consideration when designing for sustainability?
What is a key consideration when designing for sustainability?
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Which strategy is NOT part of incorporating sustainability in product design?
Which strategy is NOT part of incorporating sustainability in product design?
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What does dematerialization refer to in product design?
What does dematerialization refer to in product design?
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Which of the following is a challenge in selecting materials for sustainable design?
Which of the following is a challenge in selecting materials for sustainable design?
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What does ‘avoiding overdesign’ in product design aim to achieve?
What does ‘avoiding overdesign’ in product design aim to achieve?
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Which strategy involves finding more efficient material substitutes?
Which strategy involves finding more efficient material substitutes?
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What is the primary goal of designing for value recovery?
What is the primary goal of designing for value recovery?
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How can product functionality and sustainability coexist in design?
How can product functionality and sustainability coexist in design?
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What is the primary focus of design thinking as employed by IDEO?
What is the primary focus of design thinking as employed by IDEO?
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Which phase is NOT part of IDEO's structured design process?
Which phase is NOT part of IDEO's structured design process?
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What does IDEO identify as a key value related to sustainable design?
What does IDEO identify as a key value related to sustainable design?
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What aspect of the IDEO design process is particularly distinctive compared to other engineering design processes?
What aspect of the IDEO design process is particularly distinctive compared to other engineering design processes?
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What approach does IDEO take towards the design process?
What approach does IDEO take towards the design process?
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What is the primary concern of overdesign in products?
What is the primary concern of overdesign in products?
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Which of the following best describes the Green Design Principle?
Which of the following best describes the Green Design Principle?
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How is 'targeted durability' different from 'immortality' in product design?
How is 'targeted durability' different from 'immortality' in product design?
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What does 'value recovery' relate to in product design?
What does 'value recovery' relate to in product design?
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What is the main approach of biomimicry in design?
What is the main approach of biomimicry in design?
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Which of the following best aligns with the concept of avoiding 'overdesign'?
Which of the following best aligns with the concept of avoiding 'overdesign'?
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What is the significance of the relationship between design lifetime and commercial lifetime?
What is the significance of the relationship between design lifetime and commercial lifetime?
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What is one key advantage of designing for value recovery?
What is one key advantage of designing for value recovery?
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Study Notes
Design, the Environment, and Human Nature
- Design is a process of human problem solving that results in an "artifact," something that persists over time as either a tangible thing or a structured pattern of behavior.
- Design choices have environmental consequences.
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Three Activities Related Design:
- Extract natural resources
- Artificially create energy
- Discharge waste and pollution
- Reshape habitats and landscapes
- Design choices that we make impact the environment.
Sustainable Design
- Sustainable design aims to incorporate the principles of sustainability into technical design decisions about form, function, and materials.
- Sustainability requires considering the beginning and end of a designed object's life, as well as all the stages in between.
Traditional Requirements of Technical Design
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Five types of things engineers design:
- Artistic: Aesthetics, how pleasing something is to the human senses
- Form: Reflects overall shape, size, and appearance of objects being designed
- Function: Determines the use of something and how it physically works to achieve its purpose.
- Material Selection: Affects object’s form, physical properties, and how it can be manufactured.
- Constraint: Constraints on form (shape, size, and appearance) affect functional design.
Designing For Sustainability
- Designing for sustainability involves incorporating principles of sustainability into technical design decisions about form, function, and materials.
- Design Choices should be made with the beginning and end of the designed object's life in mind, as well as all the stages in between.
- Green engineering is an approach to implementing designing for sustainability.
Product Design Strategies
- Technical product design aims to develop products that function at a defined level of quality, performance, durability, reliability, and safety.
- Strategies for sustainable product design:
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Selecting Materials and Dematerialization:
- Substitute more sustainable materials for existing products
- Design a product’s form and functionality so that more sustainable materials can be used
- Reduce the amount of material (mass) required for a product and its components.
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Avoid "Overdesign" of Products:
- Products are often designed with excess features or capacity, leading to higher costs, energy use, material consumption, and time.
- Green Design Principle: Meet the need and minimize excess.
- Biomimicry is a potential approach to finding functional design examples in the natural world that prioritize efficiency.
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Targeted Durability:
- Durability: How long a product can withstand normal wear and tear.
- Commercial lifetime: How long a user typically keeps a product before replacement.
- Design for a Design Lifetime that equals Commercial Lifetime.
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Design for Value Recovery:
- Choose products and materials that "decompose" into technical nutrients to be cycled back into an industrial ecosystem.
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Selecting Materials and Dematerialization:
People Centered Design (IDEO)
- IDEO is a design consulting firm that uses design thinking to solve problems and develop people-centered products and services.
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IDEO’s collaborative design and innovation methodology:
- It is experimental: Encourages exploring and trying out new ideas or approaches.
- It is collaborative: Requires the participation of multiple individuals to gain diverse perspectives on a problem and the potential solution space.
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Five Phases of IDEO’s Design Process:
- Frame
- Gather
- Ideate
- Prototype
- Test
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Three Core IDEO Values for Sustainable Design:
- Human Desirability
- Technical Feasibility
- Technical Viability
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This quiz explores the relationship between design and the environment, highlighting how design choices affect ecological sustainability. It covers the principles of sustainable design and examines the various activities involved in the design process that influence our surroundings. Test your knowledge on traditional requirements and the importance of sustainability in technical design.
