What Influences Product Design? - Reflection

Product Design is influences by a multitude of things. Some of these factors include the market, technology, sustainability, economics, aesthetics and industrial design, product life, and evolution. Though it is a very long list, these are all things that influence a customer's likelihood of purchasing a product. For example, some people are going to prefer the wristwatch over a pocket watch and vice versa. The pocket watch has a certain aesthetic that some people may like. The wristwatch might be more preferred because of the technology and how it is easier to carry around. The job of the designer is to find the target market they want to sell this item towards, and provide theses factors into the designing of the product to increase the chances that the consumer will buy your product.