design factors

• A products function is a it's main purpose, it's what the product is designed to do
• A product can have primary functions and secondary functions
• A products performance is how well it performs it's function
• Durability - ability of the product to withstand wear and tear
• Ease of use: how simple it is to use the product
• Life expectancy: how long a product is made to last under normal use
• safety: Making sure that the product meets legal standards required and its materials and manufacturing quality make it safe for the consumer to use.
• Asthetics is the look or feel of a product
• colour: these are the colours on a product, colours can evoke feelings and associations so they should be considered carefully during any design.
• Shape: shapes are 2d and can affect the user in different ways, this concerns the overall design and the different features of it
• texture: how the product feels like or looks like how it would feel
• contrast: when parts of the design (colour, texture, shapes) stand out from one another
• harmony: when parts of the design (colours, shapes, textures) match up with one another
• Ergonomics is how people interact with the products they use
• Anthropometrics: the physical dimensions of different parts of a human body
• Physiology: how the human body functions and it's capabilities
• Psychology: how our mind and senses work and react
• The market is both the customers of the product and the people promoting and selling the product
• Market pull: when there is a demand for the product from customers
• Technology push: when new technologies, materials and manufacturing methods are 'pushed' onto the market
• Branding: The name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that makes one seller's product distinct from other sellers.