Product Analysis
Aperçu
Take apart any graphic product in your mind - a board game, a pop-up greetings card, a perfume carton, a magazine - and you can read the decisions that made it. What materials were chosen and why? How many were made, and by which scale of production? How was quality kept consistent? What happens to it when it is finished with? Product analysis is the skill of looking at a real product and explaining the thinking behind it.
This note builds that skill for graphic products. You will learn to analyse a product against the materials it is made from, the four scales of production (one-off, batch, mass and continuous), the quality-assurance checks that run through manufacture, the full life cycle of a product from design to disposal, and the important idea of obsolescence - both the deliberate kind and the accidental kind - and what it means for sustainability.
Objectifs
- analyse real-world products made from the materials listed in section 3.1
- understand the main scales of production are: - prototype or one-off production - batch production - mass production - continuous production
- understand that quality assurance checks are used throughout manufacture to ensure a product meets the customers’ expectations
- understand that products are: - designed - manufactured - used and maintained - disassembled and reused, recycled or disposed of at the end of their useful life
- understand the concepts of planned and unplanned obsolescence and the impact on sustainability.
Note de cours
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Évaluation de la leçon
Félicitations, vous avez terminé la leçon sur Product Analysis. Maintenant que vous avez exploré le concepts et idées clés, il est temps de mettre vos connaissances à lépreuve. Cette section propose une variété de pratiques des questions conçues pour renforcer votre compréhension et vous aider à évaluer votre compréhension de la matière.
Vous rencontrerez un mélange de types de questions, y compris des questions à choix multiple, des questions à réponse courte et des questions de rédaction. Chaque question est soigneusement conçue pour évaluer différents aspects de vos connaissances et de vos compétences en pensée critique.
Utilisez cette section d'évaluation comme une occasion de renforcer votre compréhension du sujet et d'identifier les domaines où vous pourriez avoir besoin d'étudier davantage. Ne soyez pas découragé par les défis que vous rencontrez ; considérez-les plutôt comme des opportunités de croissance et d'amélioration.
- Which scale of production is most suitable for making 500 wedding invitations in one run, after which the press is reset for another job? A. One-off B. Batch C. Mass D. Continuous Answer: B
- What is the main purpose of quality assurance during manufacture? A. To make the product more expensive B. To check throughout manufacture so the product meets the customer's expectations C. To redesign the product D. To replace the need for any inspection Answer: B
- Which of these is an example of planned obsolescence in a graphic product? A. A paper map becoming outdated when a new road is built B. Packaging redesigned every year so the old version looks dated and customers replace it C. A book spine cracking because of a manufacturing fault D. A leaflet getting wet in the rain Answer: B
- Continuous production is best described as: A. Making a single unique item by hand B. Making a set number of items then changing the set-up C. Running non-stop, day and night, to make huge volumes of a standard product D. Making products only when each order arrives Answer: C
- Which design decision best supports recycling at the end of a card product's life? A. Bonding a plastic window and foam insert to the card B. Using a single recyclable material and making parts easy to separate C. Using as many different materials as possible D. Gluing all the parts together permanently Answer: B
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