Research - Existing products

Stick a picture of a product that is already in the shops in each box. Get these pictures from catalogues or better still from the companies web sites. e.g.

www.argos.co.uk

www.ikea.co.uk

www.index.co.uk

 

Write three good points and three bad points for each picture.

Good points could be:

  • price - affordable for the client,
  • style -suitable for the place it will be used,
  • colour fits in,
  • easy to store or portable,
  • suitable for the client because -?.

Bad points could be :

  • too expensive, too cheap
  • made from wrong materials - plastic imitating wood or metal.
  • too heavy,
  • wrong colour scheme or style for the client,
  • not portable or hard to store,
  • not strong enough for its intended use

 

In the summary box write a conclusion - what you now think about the products you have looked at. Use a mix of the good and bad points to help you write this summary.