What is Sustainable Product Design? This kind of course would cover similar schemes to a Product Design Degree but additionally you will use the tools and methods available to designers to ensure the environmental impact of a design is carefully considered and minimised to promote a socially responsible solution.
In today’s consumer society much emphasis is put on having the latest and most
up to date products. This trend is increasing the energy use in producing these
items as well as overloading the systems in place to deal with redundant
products. Currently industry is being urged to consider these issues much more
carefully by the introduction of legislation to ensure the responsible disposal
of redundant products and their harmful components. With Sustainable Product
Design emphasis is put on the consideration of the complete lifecycle of a
product proposal from raw material extraction to end of life disposal. Designers
should be capable of producing product solutions that not only meet the
expectations of the consumer and manufacturer in terms of desirability,
suitability for purpose and commercial validity, but also promote a minimal
adverse affect to the environment.
