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Existing Product Analysis
Existing Product Analysis
It is good to look at existing products to see how someone else has solved the same design brief previously and to learn about similar products.
Use the PMI strategy by adding comments that are Positive, Minus and Interesting to each one. You can also look at the 7 key areas below for more ideas of what to write and include during product analysis.
Product Analysis
Product Analysis
What to include and what to write about
What to include and what to write about
1 - Materials
1 - Materials
What is it made from?
Describe the properties of the material?
How might it have been made?
2 - Environment
2 - Environment
How long would it last?
Is it good for the environment?
3 - Aesthetics
3 - Aesthetics
What does it look like?
Is it stylish?
Why would the customer like the product?
4 - Safety
4 - Safety
Is it safe to use?
Does it have any sharp edges?
Are there small parts that could be swallowed by children?
5 - Customer
5 - Customer
Who would buy it?
Why would they buy it?
6 - Cost
6 - Cost
How much might it cost?
Where might it be sold?
7 - Function
7 - Function
What does it do?
How does it work?
Product Analysis Example
Product Analysis Example
Use Google to research exiting products and add the images to your worksheet. Add text boxes to write your comments.
Clear photos that show each product well. Text analyses each product.
Procrete layers have been used well for each text box and each image.
Text and titles havebeen edited well to show different sizes, different colours and different fonts.
The examples below show how different students have designed their worksheets to include their own photos and their own comments. they used Google to search for images when researching existing products and they added text boxes to write comments describing each photo. the used the PMI strategy and the 7 key areas mentions at the top of the page.
Student Example 1
Student Example 2
Student Example 3
Student Example 4
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