So, I've been thinking about my study for my end of semester project. I was thinking about the difference between cheaply made products, and products that are made to be cheap. What does that mean? Well, I'm interested in the design of the product. There are two ways to make a product cheaper to produce:
1. Use the cheapest materials and the cheapest methods. This almost certainly will result in something rubbish that won't last and is ultimately a waste of resources. The standard made-in-China McDonald's toy.
2. Very carefully and intelligently design the product to be cheap to make. Design it to work well with cheaper materials; minimise the material needed; design for cheaper tooling; design for less waste. The list goes on.
I will be looking in to this topic further to see what examples I can find.
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