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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Confirm design requirements
   • Review, confirm and clarify design brief with product owner or briefer
   • Identify potential issues relating to ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic factors
2. Research ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic considerations
   • Identify credible sources of information about ergonomics, anthropometrics and proxemics
   • Source and analyse information for its application to design solution
   • Assess how ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic factors impact functionality of design for different types of people
   • Identify, distil and document key information that applies to design
3. Use information in the design process
   • Explore different solutions based on research outcomes to satisfy the requirements of the design brief through testing and experimentation
   • Make accurate calculations for product adjustments that arise from ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic considerations
   • Integrate outcomes into work on overall design solution and associated documentation, drawings and models

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, and demonstrated the ability to:

research and use information about ergonomics, anthropometrics and proxemics in the design of three different products, drawn from any of one major and two minor design projects), and in doing so:

balance ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic considerations with aesthetic and functional requirements

follow industry best-practice in understanding and application of ergonomics, anthropometrics and proxemics

seek subject-matter expertise to guide design, solutioning and assessment of results.

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Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:

elements and principles of design, and their interrelationship with ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic values

current market segment products, and suitable online and offline sources of inspiration and possible design elements that will meet client needs and demonstrate ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic values:

brochures

magazines

websites such as online galleries and retail sites

design forums

reference books

other existing enterprise design information

transferable technological ideas or concepts

natural or man-made structures and objects

key aspects of the following and how they may impact the design of different products:

ergonomics:

safety

comfort

ease of use

productivity and performance

aesthetics

anthropometrics:

physical requirements and attributes of product end user

proxemics:

spacing requirements of product end user and location of product

all aspects of the product design, including but not limited to:

shape and dimension

materials

colour

texture, patterns and relief

the site and positioning of the end product

ability to produce in batches or limited production runs

ability to adapt the design to different production methods or volumes

Australian Standards and government recommendations for product design concerning ergonomics, anthropometrics and proxemics

materials, finishes and production methods, and how these interact with achievement of ergonomic, anthropometric and proxemic requirements.

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