Response to Ariana;s post

What do you think is the most important part in designing a product? Why?

There are many different things that go into designing a product. You start with researching your product idea to see whats already out there. You need to make sure your not interfering with any patents and that your idea is original. You then need to make concept sketches. Show other people your sketches and ask what they think. Then comes prototyping. This is very important because you can get the general idea and layout of your product. you can see what works and does not work and begin to change it. This is the most important part of the process because you need to have a solid prototype before you go ordering expensive parts and mass producing it. If there is something wrong with your prototype and you order 100,000 of them then this is a huge waist of money and really puts your company behind. When it comes to other design considerations of your product it is very important to consider things like ecological and human health damage that it may cause it producing the product and materials for the product. You need to consider how much you will sell it for and how much it costs to make it. Where are you going to make it, overseas or in the US? How many are you going to order for your first shipment? There are a lot of important things in designing a product, but the most important part is the prototype.