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Product analysis
Researching and analysing existing products to get ideas for your own
designs
and help write the design
specification
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Things to consider when analysing a product
Function
Form
Ergonomics
Competition
and
cost
Sustainability
Materials
Manufacture
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Disassembling a product
1. Make
careful
notes
2. Record components used and
structure
using sketches or
photos
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Form
The
shape
and
look
of the product, e.g. colour, texture and decoration
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Ergonomics
Designing products so their
size
and
proportions
fit the users' needs
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Designers use
body measurement
data (
anthropometrics
) to ensure the product is the right size and shape
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Competition and cost
Considering value for
money
and how the product performs compared to
similar
products
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Sustainability
Considering the
environmental
impact of making and
using
the product
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Most cars produce
carbon dioxide
(which causes
global warming
) and various other pollutants
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Materials
Looking at what
materials
have been used and why those were
chosen
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Manufacture
1. Considering all the processes used to make the product
2. Checking if any parts have been assembled
separately
(subassembly)
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It's important to record the
findings
of your product analysis so you can remember and compare to other products
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Once you've considered all aspects of the
product
, you should make an evaluation of what does or doesn't work and how effective the different
features
are
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Environmental impacts of materials
Some materials are
toxic
Many materials are made from
finite
resources
Products using
recycled
materials are more
environmentally
friendly
Sustainable materials like wood,
paper
and
cotton
are better
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Softwoods
(which can be regrown in a person's lifetime) are a
better
choice than hardwoods (which take ages to grow)
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Wood and paper from ethical sources (e.g. sustainably managed forests) won't contribute to
deforestation
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Many products are thrown away - it's good if these are made from
biodegradable
or
recyclable
materials
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Environmental and social impacts of manufacturing processes
Pollution
from waste material
Energy
use
Working
conditions
for workers
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Manufacturers should try to use
renewable
energy sources like
wind power
or hydroelectricity
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Fairtrade
Ensures producers get a
fair price
, provides
social benefits
to workers, and has environmental standards
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Designers may deliberately choose to use
Fairtrade
materials in their products over those with fewer social and
environmental benefits
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It's important to consider the
environmental
impacts of a
product
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