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Design and Technology-Angelo Kotsis
Angelo Kotsis
Design Resource PTY LTD

By Dimitri Gavrilidis

Contents
Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… pg 2
Designer’s Background information…………………………………………………………………………………………….. pg 3
Designer’s Work………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. pg 3
Design Process…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. pg 3
Factors Affecting Design………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. pg 4
Design Resource Australia Pty Ltd……………………………………………………………………………………………….. pg 4
Design Technologies……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. pg 5
Environmental Issues…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… pg 5
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… pg 6

Acknowledgement

I would like to thank Miss Bethany Conlan for all of the help in which she offered towards this assignment.

Angelo Kotsis
Designer’s Background Information
Angelo Kotsis is an industrial designer that currently works at Design Resources. Kotsis studied technical drawing while he was in high school and attained his HSC in 1993. Kotsis then undertook a Bachelor’s Degree with honours in Industrial Design from the University of Western Sydney in 1994 and graduated in 1998. In 1996 Kotsis was then undertook a month of work experience for a graphic design company in the Sydney CBD and in 1997 completed another month of work experience for Design Resource’s design consultancy in Crows Nest. Finally in 1998 Kotsis was offered a position in Design Resources and is still currently working there.
Designer’s Work
Kotsis’ profession requires him to work in partnership with clients in order to design and develop products that not only have an appealing appearance but are also innovative in their design. Kotsis is also required to manage client projects throughout the entire design process
Design Process
Whenever Kotsis receives a request from an existing or new client, he and his team of designers take note of what the client wants and



Bibliography: * Design Resource Pty Ltd, http://www.designresource.com.au/DR/KeyStaff/AngeloKotsis.aspx Accessed 12 May 2013 * Design Resource Pty Ltd, http://www.designresource.com.au/dr.aspx Accessed 12 May 2013 * Design Resource Pty Ltd http://www.designresource.com.au/DR/Services/EngineeringCad.aspx Accessed 14 May 2013 * Powerhouse Museum, last updated 2004, http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/designersatwork/intro.php?ID=1 Accessed 13 May 2013 * Wikipedia, last updated 28 November 2011, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFMA Accessed 15 May 2013 *

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