Design flaws in Framework of Design

18 07 2008

The Design Flaws inputs gathered as photgraphs can be discussed and categoried as

  1. Aesthetics
    • Trends
    • Style
    • Relationships
    • ProportionsColour / texture
    • Positive and Negative space

2. Humanfactors

    • Ergonomics
    • Human Interface
    • Comfort zones
    • Fatigue factors

3. Configuration

    • Relationship between internal elements
    • Posistioning of them with respect to each other

4. Manufacturing

    • Design for manufacturability – shrikage marks
    • Design for assembly
    • Design for Serviceability
    • Design for installation / packaging and transport

5. Functional Flaws

    • Every product is designed to cater to some basic funtion – if it does not do it