Ethical Issue

I think that most important ethical issue in industrial design is being honest and fair to the end-users of a product and also to clients and others. Designers always hear the saying fail more often to succeed sooner. Part of the design process is failing, designers don’t just come up with a perfect idea right away they try different things, this includes doing surveys and studying people. Keep the end-user in mind by being honest and fair to them. An example of this is a designer cannot lie about a product and say a bag is water resistant if it really isn’t. Also to be fair don’t just design for yourself, design for what others need. Being honest and fair means not stealing ideas from others. Designers often get inspiration and ideas from the things around them, this sometimes includes stealing ideas. Take the time to do it yourself instead of stealing. Many products also have a short life span and are meant to break but they should be made to last longer so we can be environment friendly and not always be throwing things away.