Styles and Trends

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“Style and trends are important factors in the development of products, particularly in the continuous development of the mobile phone and MP3 players.” Discuss this statement in relation to a different product or range of products. Style and trends are important factors in the development of products that are always improving. An example of this is televisions. Styles change for many reasons, firstly because of the advance in technology and secondly to cater for people’s needs/demands. For example, back when televisions first became popular in the British household, they were of a smallish size and the exterior was made out of wood. Nowadays, televisions come in an array of different sizes and styles to offer choice to the customer and to meet everybody’s needs. Over the years, televisions have gradually increased in size as technology has advanced. This means the screens can become bigger and become of better quality. Trends and styles influence the appearance of the televisions because previously, each decade has preferred a certain look about the product. Customer needs are a big part of why styles are important to keep the product developing. For example, if a customer is buying a television for a business such as a hotel where it will be placed in the lobby, then the television is going to have to be fairly large to ensure that from all points of the room it can be seen. However if the telly was going to be placed in a small box room then it would have to be quite small to make sure it fits in without taking up too much space. Style and trends also effect the location of the product and where it’s going to be. Due to the vast variety of styles of televisions out there, there is probably a television right for every location necessary. Take for example a child’s bedroom; a television going in there would need to be possibly strong and hardwearing just in

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