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Design and Sustainability - for iPod/iPhone
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 14 years ago - ★★★ - 1 ratingAre you aware of the environmental impacts of the stuff you buy? Is that chair you bought made from wood from a sustainable forest, or was it illegally logged ? Or perhaps your TV set's inner parts are too difficult to recycle or cause pollution when it’s dismantled at the end of its life. All this adds up to a huge amount of damage to the planet. This album looks at how designers must respond to the increasingly urgent need for sustainability in product design. Designers now need to come up with not only better, more efficient designs, but must also consider the impacts in all stages in the life cycle of a product to minimise negative social and environmental consequences. This album also reveals how new product ideas and inventions are tested before they’re turned into commercially viable products. You may also want to explore the albums "Energy and Sustainability" and "Sustainable Communities". This material is taken from The Open University Course T307 Innovation: designing for a sustainable future.
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Episodes
Design and Sustainability
March 26, 2010 04:41 - 1 minute - 1.24 MBA short introduction to this album.
Transcript -- Design and Sustainability
March 26, 2010 04:41 - 19.3 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A short introduction to this album.
Consumer product testing
July 19, 2009 22:11 - 4 minutes - 21.2 MB VideoRepresentatives of Intertech, a product-testing company, discuss their methods of testing.
Transcript -- Consumer product testing
July 19, 2009 22:11 - 30.4 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Representatives of Intertech, a product-testing company, discuss their methods of testing.
Testing standards
July 19, 2009 22:10 - 31 seconds - 2.77 MB VideoEmphasising the importance of standards in consumer testing.
Transcript -- Testing standards
July 19, 2009 22:10 - 22.3 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Emphasising the importance of standards in consumer testing.
The five principles of sustainability
July 19, 2009 22:09 - 7 minutes - 40.9 MB VideoThe three layers of sustainability and the five principles to reduce the impact of products on the environment.
Transcript -- The five principles of sustainability
July 19, 2009 22:09 - 90.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- The three layers of sustainability and the five principles to reduce the impact of products on the environment.
The history of a chair
July 19, 2009 22:08 - 1 minute - 7.42 MB VideoAn example of what is meant by the term 'hidden ugliness'.
Transcript -- The history of a chair
July 19, 2009 22:08 - 45.7 KB application/pdfTranscript -- An example of what is meant by the term 'hidden ugliness'.
The designer's role in sustainable development
July 19, 2009 22:07 - 1 minute - 10 MB VideoIssues that a product designer should consider in order to make a product sustainable.
Transcript -- The designer's role in sustainable development
July 19, 2009 22:07 - 55.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Issues that a product designer should consider in order to make a product sustainable.
Incorporating sustainability in product design
July 19, 2009 22:06 - 2 minutes - 11.9 MB VideoThe future challenges of sustainability that designers face and how these could be resolved.
Transcript -- Incorporating sustainability in product design
July 19, 2009 22:06 - 25 KB application/pdfTranscript -- The future challenges of sustainability that designers face and how these could be resolved.
The five principles in design project work
July 19, 2009 22:05 - 58 seconds - 4.95 MB VideoIn support of how the five principles of sustainability can help in design project work.
Transcript -- The five principles in design project work
July 19, 2009 22:05 - 35.7 KB application/pdfTranscript -- In support of how the five principles of sustainability can help in design project work.