Design Life Cycle

All products, services and environments have a life cycle. This is sometimes referred to as cradle to the grave, meaning the period from when it starts to when it finishes. The diagram below illustrates the basic stages of a life cycle.

Successful products usually go through a regular redesign, meaning that a newer version will be introduced to the market. Phones and cars are good examples of this. On average a new iPhone model comes out each year and a new Ford Fiesta about every 6 years. What happens to the older versions?

iPhone Models

Ford Fiesta models

New Designs

New designs are generally developed to:

	fill a gap in the market place
	create a market for something that previously did not exist
	improve human well-being

 

Some examples could be

Service	Product	Environment
	Filling a gap in the market
Uber	Electric Scooters	Bounce
Innovation or technology that leads to a new market being created
Online Shopping	eBook Reader	Virtual Reality Environments
Innovation or new technology that improves human well-being
Rubbish Pickup	Health Trackers	24 Hour Gym

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In pairs, come up with one more example for each type (Service, Product, Environment) for each of the three categories (Gap in the Market, New Market, Improves Well Being). Put your answers in this template

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