to judge how a product meets the chosen criteria

the specific group of people a product is designed and sold for

trying out a product with the target market and users to see how well it works and whether they like it

Market testing: communal areas

Design and technology

Explore the context and avoid fixation

Disassemble flat pack furniture

Standardised components

Life cycle assessment of flat pack furniture

Define a brief from design opportunities: communal areas

Sketch modelling: communal areas

Iterate with modelling: communal areas

Design development with CAD: communal areas

Iterate with CAD: communal areas

Design for manufacture: communal areas

CAM: communal areas

Specialist tools and equipment for manufacture: communal areas

Specialist techniques and processes for manufacture: communal areas

Quality assurance when manufacturing: communal areas

Surface treatments and finishes: communal areas

Commercial viability: communal areas

Digital Media Presentation: communal areas

Pupils will use disassembly to investigate an existing piece of flat-pack furniture, including material sources. They will use this information to inform designs. Pupils will focus on user-centred design to create and develop ideas and then plan the manufacturer for a product.

Iterative design: Student Living

At the end of the design process it is important to {{}} your prototype and design.

Gathering feedback from the original user and the target market is called?

What is the person called who you are designing the product for?

to ensure the product meets the needs of the user and to be commercially viable

to decide on the colour scheme for the product

to check the spelling in the product instructions

Why do you need to carry out market testing?

What is the money a business earns after paying all of its costs?

The likelihood of a product being successful in its target market and making a profit is called...

The specific group of people a product is designed and sold for are called?

Designers aim to keep costs {{}} so they can sell the product at a price people are willing to pay and still make a profit.

to copy the exact design of competing products

standing out from rivals makes a product more likely to be commercially viable

Why do designers look at similar products to theirs on the market?

To make a product commercially viable, the materials and processes used must be __________ and suitable for production.

Market testing: communal areas

Lesson outcome