We live in a rapidly changing world, with technology becoming more sophisticated and ideas ever more ambitious. Many of us lead busy lives and welcome any new gadgets which help us to perform tasks more efficiently or quickly. Our homes and furniture are built to fit in with lifestyle and clothes are designed to suit our wide range of needs - sports, leisure, outdoor wear. Food is prepared and packaged to cater for different dietary needs.
Children themselves become 'consumers' of design and technology at a very young age, often expressing their preferences, and their reasons for these, quite confidently - 'I don't like wearing those shoes because they are too hard to fasten'. In making comments such as these, they are already showing an awareness of design. If they are offered a choice, they are likely to select products with design features that suit their needs - for example, a pair of shoes with Velcro fastenings which can be put on quickly so as not to lose any playing time!
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