Product design turns ideas into products that people can use and businesses can offer. This lesson introduces the scope of product design, the roles involved, and a systematic process for developing and improving products.
Product design is the process of creating new products for customers. It includes generating and developing ideas through a systematic process, making it a major part of new product development. A product design process can extend from initial ideas to commercialization.
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Product design
The systematic creation and development of product ideas, combining different forms of knowledge to make useful products.
Industrial design
A field that often combines artistic form and usability to support the production of goods at scale.
Demand-pull innovation
Innovation that begins with a market opportunity or need.
Invention-push innovation
Innovation prompted by an advance in knowledge or a new design idea.
Creative visualization
Using visual representations to imagine and communicate a potential product before it is produced.
Quiz questions
In the double diamond framework, what is the purpose of diverging?Answer: To explore the problem broadly before settling on a solution.
What does a team do when it converges in the double diamond framework?Answer: It narrows problem areas and prioritizes possible solutions.
Why is the double diamond framework considered iterative?Answer: Feedback can lead teams to revisit earlier stages and revise their understanding.
What contributes to a product’s design expression?Answer: Its visual elements and the way it functions.
What is a central aim of inclusive design?Answer: To make products usable by people with a range of ages and abilities.
Based on the Wikipedia article Product design, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.