Design Technology | Food Technology
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Specification
A specification is list of criteria that you, as the designer, are deciding upon and that your designs and products will try to match.
Function What is it that your food will do?
What is it being made for?
Aesthetics Aesthetics means looks. Here you must say what you want your designs to be like.
Safety How will you ensure that your food is safe?
Economics What price will you sell yours for?
Will it be a in demand?
Market Who will aim your products at?
Ergonomics What is the relation of the size of your products to the human form? e.g. is it hand-held?
Size What are the minimum and maximum sizes of your products?
Materials What will the ingredients be like that you will use?
Durability How long do you want it to last?
Finish What will the finish of your final products be?