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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
The extent to which a product, material or style is liked or chosen by people.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 2.3.5, 3.3.5, 4.3.5, 5.3.5, 6.3.5, 7.3.5 · Paper 1
The extent to which a product, style or feature is widely liked or wanted.
Revise: Social FactorsPopularity describes how widely something is liked or wanted. A product or feature can remain popular without being a new fashion. Designers may select materials that support familiar forms and features users already understand and desire.
Distinguish fashion from popularity: fashion concerns changing styles; popularity concerns how widely a product or feature is liked or wanted.
Distinguish popularity from suitability: a widely liked material or finish may still be unsuitable for a particular user or function.
Distinguish trends and fashion, which involve changing tastes, from popularity, which concerns how widely something is liked or used.
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The extent to which a product, style or material is liked or chosen by people.
The extent to which a product, feature or interface is liked or used by people.
The extent to which a product or material is liked or chosen by consumers.
The extent to which a product, style or material is liked or wanted.
