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Learning objectives
Learning objectives
Key criteria
Assembly Form
Manufacturing
Function
Materials Ergonomics
Identifying a product’s key criteria means that you are looking at its
most important aspects.
For example, in the salad packaging below, some of the key criteria
are annotated.
Recess in
lid to enable Space for
stacking click-fit eating
facility utensils
Can you think of any others?
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Form
T e x tu re
What other aspects of the form of a product can
you think of?
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Form
A product’s function
determines what it Product designers
does. Most products will work to a brief
have primary and which, amongst other
secondary functions. things, will set out the
product’s function.