Product Design Lesson objective to be able to identify key reasons why products have evolved over time

Questions Why do you think designers improve products? If I said ‘continuous improvement’ would you know what this means? Name several factors that have helped to improve products? Lesson objective - to be able to identify key reasons why products have evolved over time

Manufacturing has improved Selection of materials Years of development and innovation has culminated in the modern world we know as today Manufacturing has improved Selection of materials The way society has changed and the market need for goods has determined the changes Lesson objective - to be able to identify key reasons why products have evolved over time

One off prototype 1:100 scale car patterns ready for casting A full size see-saw prototype. Creating a one-off prototype can speed up the design process and avoid pitfalls later in production.

Bespoke Somerset Furniture Designer Penny Price offers a bespoke furniture design service throughout the Somerset area, below is an example of some of the bespoke furniture made by Penny Price. bespoke; bespoken; tailor-made; made-to-order; tailored

Batch production Sometimes batch production is necessary when a manufacturer is producing similar things, but with variants. For instance, if you manufacture two colours of the same shoe, you probably use batch production. Any dyeing of leather or fabric can’t apply to the whole set of shoes you want to manufacture, since they’re different colours. This can mean stopping in between each batch to change or clean machines, or prepare to add new dyes for the next variation.

Improving our standard of living Manufacturing has created a mass-production market What do you think mass production means? The production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques) Lesson objective - to be able to identify key reasons why products have evolved over time

Social factors have an impact on the products we use Developments in technology have affected materials and manufacturing. New materials have been produced, and the way we make products has changed Social factors have an impact on the products we use Products for a ‘greener’ future are also being developed because of market demand

People demand ‘continuous improvement’ The fourth generation monochrome iPod-July 2004 - June 2005 The first generation iPod mini-January 2004 - February 2005 Lesson objective - to be able to identify key reasons why products have evolved over time