Product Design Principles Flashcards
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What is a 'mood board' used for in product design?
Answer: A visual collage of images, colors, textures, and references that establishes the aesthetic direction for a product
Mood boards communicate the intended visual language, style, and emotional tone of a product to align teams and clients before detailed design begins.
What is a 'DFMEA' (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) in product development?
Answer: A risk analysis tool that identifies potential design failure modes, their effects, and mitigation strategies before manufacturing
DFMEA systematically evaluates how each design element could fail, rates the severity and likelihood of each failure, and drives design improvements to reduce risk.
What does 'minimum viable product' (MVP) mean in product development?
Answer: The simplest version of a product with just enough features to satisfy early customers and gather validated feedback
An MVP launches with only core features, allowing teams to learn from real users quickly and efficiently before investing in full feature development.
What is 'semantic product design' or 'product semantics'?
Answer: Designing a product's visual form to communicate its function, identity, and values without words
Product semantics ensures a product's shape, color, and texture convey meaning — like how a power button is usually round and marked to signal its function.
What is 'planned obsolescence' and how does it affect product design decisions?
Answer: Deliberately designing products with limited lifespan or appeal to encourage replacement, influencing material choice and repairability decisions
Planned obsolescence intentionally limits a product's functional or perceived lifespan to drive repurchase cycles — raising ethical debates about sustainability and repairability.
What is 'sustainable product design' focused on?
Answer: Minimizing environmental impact across a product's lifecycle from material sourcing and manufacturing to use and end-of-life disposal
Sustainable design considers life cycle assessment (LCA), material efficiency, recyclability, energy use in manufacturing, and product longevity to reduce environmental footprint.