Week 5: CDM Design Lens #4: Product Design
Opening Questions
- What makes a product useful, desirable, and meaningful at the same time?
- How do form, material, and manufacturing choices communicate values?
- How should a product's users, context, and lifecycle shape design decisions?
Learning Goal
Analyze products through form, function, usability, material, production, and lifecycle considerations, and explain how these factors create value for users and stakeholders.
Lecture Materials
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In-class Activity
- Short lecture
- Group discussion using D:Branch
Assignments
- 🎬 FC Watch ‘Interaction Design Elements.’ Due: Oct. 06
- 📤 Deliverable 4 Compare product-design alternatives and evaluate their relationship to purpose, usability, users, and context. Due: Oct. 06
Key Takeaways
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Related Readings
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Next Week Preparation
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