3.1.1c People, Culture and Society

• New products are made because of need or developments in technology
• new products are continually being developed to meet the needs and desires of the consumer.
• technology push is where new technology or materials are developed, and designers take this as an opportunity to design new products.
• Market pull is where users want a product to be improved or redeveloped to meet their needs.
• In certain industries the jobs remain the same but new technologies are used to perform the tasks.
• Culture: values, beliefs, customs and behaviours used by groups and societies to interact with each other and the world.