Remote control design

You are an engineer/designer and you have been told to design a remote remote control for a TV.

You are expected to design the remote with the intention of targeting a specific kind of user depending on the task in hand.

You are expected to think about the following issues:

• The needs of the user
• The capabilities of the user
• The commercial viability of the remote control

You will make your decisions by considering these factors:

• The cost
• Its ease of use
• The percentage exclusion of potential users
• The functions it contains
• Its aesthetical stylishness

You will learn more about these issues as you proceed and your decisions will improve.

There will be 5 tasks which you try to find the most suitable remote control for the task. As you go along, select a remote control to view its features. Evaluate it if you think it is a good candidate for the task , you will find out how good it really is. Make it your final choice if you think that is the one for the task . You will then move to the next task until you finish all of them.

You are expected to ignore differences in the logos/text and names of the buttons. Assume that the same names/text have been used to characterise buttons on all the remote designs. You should only think about the size of the available space in which the logo/text would be placed.

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