Product Elements & Principles Flashcards

Exam 1

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Which of the following characteristics is true of a well designed product?

A

It has Perceived value, it is timed to reach the market when the consumer is ready to buy, it is designed for a well-defined consumer group

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Which method of product surface interest in a textile is NOT introduced by structural design?

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Hot rollers with engraved surfaces are used to emboss onto fabrications

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3
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How do we define a piece dye garment?

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The process of dyeing after being woven or knit but prior to sewing

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What is the difference between cut & sew knits and fully fashioned knits?

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Fully fashioned knits are linked at the seams

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5
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What is not a utilitarian property?

A

Luster

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6
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Private brands developed by stores that sell ONLY private brands are called:

A

Store Brands

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7
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Which fashion level may only be sold at prime store locations or online?

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Fashion Forward or novelty product

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8
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What is an example of differential advantage?

A

Speed to market

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9
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What characteristic of color is not considered a true attribute?

A

Color temperature

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10
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Which color system describes how light is mixed?

A

Additive Color-mixing system

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11
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What is not a source of fiber for spinning yarns for textile manufacturing?

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Wires made from conductive metal

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What does not contribute to higher luster in a textile?

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Choosing woven textiles with plain weave construction

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13
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Cotton textiles are knit or woven?

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Both

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14
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Each color and size in which a style is offered represents a(n)

A

SKU (stock-keeping unit)

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15
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What is product development?

A

The strategic, creative, technical
production and distribution
planning of goods

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16
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Wholesale Brand

A

product
developers design, produce and
market products under a
proprietary label & distribute
those goods to other retailers who
then sell to the final consumer. Ex. Levi’s

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Private Brand

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products are
developed and merchandised for
EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION by a
particular retailer. Ex. Zara

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18
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Fashion Levels

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Left to Right: Basic Product, Seasonal Product, Fashion Forward/Novelty

19
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Sneakerization

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The process of transforming an inexpensive good into a specialty product.

20
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Push Systems

A

designers/product developers produced
products they thought consumers would want and pushed them
into the marketplace

21
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Pull Systems

A

designers and product developers wait to
commit until the last minute so they can collect data about
consumer wants/needs

22
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Vertical Supply Chains

A

seek to control
the processes previously handled by
specialized firms so that one
conglomerate can perform all steps of
production/distribution/both

23
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Horizontal Supply Chains

A

prioritize
acquisition or licensing of companies or
brands that make or sell similar products

24
Q

Fabric Story

A

The textiles chosen for a line or
group within it are referred to as
a fabric story: Line planning, assortment planning, Costing, Property selection.

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Fiber
is the raw material that makes up textiles—tiny and hair-like
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Regenerated fibers
are chemically transformed and then spun
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Yarns
long, thin arrangements of fibers suitable for being fabricated into textiles
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Knit
are made on knitting machines by interlooping one or more continuous yarns
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Woven
are constructed on looms with two or more sets of yarns (warp and weft)
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Properties that contribute to the selection of textiles
Finish, Chemical Finishes, Heated rollers, Printing, Brushing, Laminated Surfaces
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Surface Interest
Created by breaking up a surface into contrasting units of light reflection
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Structural Design
Breaking up the surface in the early stages of production, permanent, costly
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Applied design
Breaking up the surface when added to finished textiles, not as durable, unlimited variety
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colorants
both pigments and dyes that work by reflecting, absorbing, or transmitting light energy that our eye recognizes as color
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sku
stock keeping unit
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Color standard
a visual fabric reference with color code data to which dyed samples can be measured and compared for accurate color reproduction
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Color constancy
when a color is perceived to match a standard regardless of light source
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hue
property of light by which the color of an object is classified as part of a hue familynon the light spectrum
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temperature
the perception of a color being warm or cool
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chroma
a colors saturation
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value
quality by which we distinguish light vs dark colors
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subtractive color system
inks, dyes, and pigments Cyan, Magenta, and yellow
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additive color system
mixing colored lights