Environmental Considerations' Importance for Design of Consumer Products
Environmental considerations in recent years have become a major
factor within the design of consumer products, due to concerns of
particular products driven by the human use in excessive amounts.
I feel this highlights one particular product range which has an
effect on the present world we live in today dramatically, cars.
There was large concern during the '60s about the effect caused by
cars on the environment, however this worry has reappeared.
A whole new era of super-efficient cars and automobiles may arise due
to another worldwide wave of government regulations. Bringing concern
to Automakers and as a result preparing for a modify in their
products. William Clay Ford Jr., who becomes chairman of Ford in
January, predicts an era of environmental issues and state that will
"swell to undreamed-of heights" during the 21st century. He feels that
smart automakers will prosper by anticipating the movement towards
cleaner and environmentally friendly vehicles. The new ecological push
is being driven largely by concerns about global warming caused by
rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
What are we doing to prevent this problem? Not all scientists agree
global warming is real, but every major car company is developing
alternate power plants to address the emissions issue anyway.
legislation has been implemented on the use of on-board diagnostic
systems (OBD) which will tell vehicle owners if the emissions of the
vehicle is too high and a light on the instrument panel will indicate
that there is a need to repair the vehicle. Also for vehicle in use
there is legislation on periodic inspections at which the vehicle
owners maintenance of the vehicle is checked. To reduce emissions
during short trips, when the catalytic converter is less effective,
and driving during winter-time, a separate requirement on "cold start
emissions" was introduced. This part of the legislation is of
particular importance for city driving where the average trip normally
is very short.
I believe there are also other Designs of
- About ecology and sustainable packaging and ethics The reason to choose to analyse packaging, its sustainability and design, in the theory of Ecology was brought by the fact that it is the biggest thread to climate change, created through the work of graphic designers. A packaging could be the final product of a really interesting idea and extremely beautiful visual result. But even so, given our climate’s state of constant change, if this packaging is not designed to be eco-friendly, sustainable
the world that is currently worth nearly three thousand trillion dollars. The industry is constantly growing with the wants from consumers around the world. In order to meet and satisfy these wants from customer, “Development in the textile and clothing industry has focused on technological and cost aspects. Emphasis has been placed on keeping the price of the final product low and increasing efficiency in production.” (Niinimaki & Hassi, 2010, p. 1876) At the same time, with this expansion of the textile
Design is a powerful tool; it has influenced how society and the environment has evolved over time. Each design decision and product manufactured over the last century has slowly lead to the depletion of this planet’s resources. Thus it is vital for industrial designers to undergo thorough research and thought to understand the extent of their environmental and holistic impact their product will generate during the use and end of life stage. Each Industrial designer has the power to improve the
Sustainability, one issue that design world has to focus on “Fancy cutting down those beautiful trees we saw this afternoon to make pulp for those bloody newspapers and calling it civilization.”– Winston Churchill. (Definition) The economy and technology of late decades has grown with leaps and bounds. Mobile phone, Internet reduce the space and time between human beings. The globe is getting smaller, the way of people thinking is changing which means the whole society is experiencing a profound
Innovation Management Group ID : Group 1 Class Section : LP03 Topic choice and rationale why chosen How will the need for increased environmental sustainability shape product innovation design decision? Recent years, government have been focusing on the importance of innovative ideas towards a greener future as there is an increase attention towards environmental consciousness among social groups working towards sustainability of the environment. Funding and incentive scheme has been setup by the
performing life cycle analysis as a part of technological product design process. Then, contrast the advantages by listing and discussing three major disadvantages or challenges to performing life cycle analysis. Try and use literature to support your argument. Solution1 : Life cycle assessment of a product is a systematic technique that assesses various stages of the life cycle of the product. It takes into account all the operations that product needs to undergo before it is manufactured and then when
improve a company through branding design, physically imbedding and wearing a brand into the environment, and how successfully these facets can increase customer satisfaction. Thus, this discussion aims to encourage Miller’s arguments and illustrate why it is so effective and crucial to consider the role of an environment when applying branding in a different perception. Firstly, branding is considered to be one of the main factors that marketers apply to their products to create a unique and distinctive
Maniates later elaborates on each factor of his formula, and then suggests that it be used for evaluating environmental policy proposals. The IWAC framework is able to provide an effective critique for Woodhouse’s work, indicating where his argument is sufficiently detailed, and where his argument could be expanded upon. Maniates’ views on what he refers to as
organizations to give careful consideration to their ecological footprint, not only in the commodities and services they offer, but also in the supply chain that conveys them. What initially began as a corporate image improvement strategy has developed into a business imperative and, in the most advanced organizations, a competitive advantage. In today’s global market, the expectations for business companies about greening supply chain are very great particularly the consumer electronics industries, thus
For long time, art and design came to gather and everybody mistakenly thought design is for decoration. Now a day, it is completely acceptable for everyone that design has found its current place between all humanity and sciences’ field. Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), in her talk in 2007 claimed that there is a possibility to approach to the idea of the design as an instruction or a direction rather than a prescription of form. During resent decade, many
marketing also incorporates social responsibility marketing and understanding broader concerns and the ethical, environmental, legal, and social context of marketing activities and programs. The business will tend to adopt ethical behavior in its marketing strategy and will ensure that proper and true information will be provided to the concerned parties(Homburg, Stierl & Bornemann 2013). 2. Importance of Touch points: Touch points are the points where customer comes in to contact with the business before
Bangalore A study on “The Impact of Packaging on consumers for Biscuit Brands” Submitted by Mr. Ankit Singh Registration No: 13010221048 Under the Guidance of Prof. Jacob Alexander In partial fulfillment of the Dissertation in Semester - IV of the Master of Business Administration (Batch of 2013 - 2015) Master of Business Administration Declaration This is to declare that the Report titled “The Impact of Packaging on Consumer for Biscuit Brands” has been made for the partial fulfillment
efficient, attract and retain employees, improve customer and community relations, grow supplier commitments and gain investors’ confidence by doing what is right. Sustainability has already been embraced by consumers, employee, shareholders and stakeholders who are demanding value in products and services but have also become aware of the growing need to protect the environments’ future. One of the most quoted definitions of sustainability comes from the United Nations’ Brundtland Commission in 1987:
we know the “product” and packaging is considered to be the most sufficient part of it. Packaging is serves not just as the protection , convenience and preservation but also it is the one of the effective promotional tools nowadays used by producers. Branding process itself is mostly supported by packaging and takes the significant role on delivering the image of the particular company to consumers. The goal of the study is to find out the effect the packaging plays on consumers bying behavior
Nike was marked as a symbol of slave salary, work over time and environmental shortcuts (The Guardian, 2013c; Balch, 2012). Moreover, climate change had become a global issue. In the 1990s, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) increased the pressures on governments which formulated regulation on corporate activities to address environmental issues (Kolk and Pinkse, 2009). Then Nike also aware this issue because these environmental changes impact on the revenue of clothing industry (Balch, 2012)