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Function refers to the primary use of the object. In electric guitars the primary use is to allow the user to produce an amplified guitar sound. Obviously we are way beyond the basic needs of function in our days and times, and to consider that a product responds in a functional way we need to consider function in a broader sense. We need to consider the product's goal, but also the persons that will use it, and how they intend to use it. This refers to a product being adapted to its target audience, and to what this audience intends...

The aesthetic quality of a product is integral to its usefulness because products we use everyday affect our person and our well-being but only well-executed objects can be beautiful. - Rams We should strive for creating aesthetic products as they are more pleasing to the eyes, and good looking products are perceived as more valuable. Aesthetic value is a characteristic that we attribute to products, and we do so using our senses. So we need to be conscious about the big picture and the details of each instrument we create and design. To know how to create compelling and fully...