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Trends in designing and producing: Design and economic success

In your study of innovation and your development of your major design project it is important to be aware of trends in designing and producing, including those which are influenced by social, global, political, economic and environmental issues.

Outcomes

This material addresses aspects of the following syllabus outcome:

H2.1 The student explains the influence of trends in society on design and production.

Source: Board of Studies NSW, Stage 6 Design and Technology Syllabus, Preliminary and HSC Courses (2007)

In an international survey conducted by Design (ref 1) in 1990 it was found that several governments, in particular, Japan, China, Portugal and Sweden, were actively promoting design, with economic growth and development as their motivation.

For the designer the issue of economic success increases the pressure to design competitive, cost effective products which address product life cycle issues, as well as new management strategies such as quality circles, TQM, just in time and quick response practices.

Furthermore, designers are growing acutely aware of the need to take more responsibility for the consequences of their designs.

Design is recognised as a vital part of economic success.

For more information on product life cycle issues visit the web site of the Centre for Design at RMIT .

Reference

ANON Design and the state and the state of design Design March 1990, pp. 43-50.