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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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

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