• Designers should consider ethical and environmental issues when designing.

• Designers must carry out a life cycle analysis on each PSE and their components, as part of the design process.

• It is the responsibility of the designer to protect their ideas through IP Australia. This can be done through patents, trademarks and registered designs.

• Designers have rights and responsibilities and must ensure that they carry them out.

• All PSEs have an impact on society in some way.

Notes based on old textbook