the likelihood of a product being successful in its target market and making a profit

the money a business earns after paying all its costs

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

Commercial viability: saving space

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: saving space

Sketch modelling: saving space

Iterate with modelling: saving space

Design development with CAD: saving space

Iterate with CAD: saving space

Design for manufacture: saving space

Laser cutting

Specialist tools and equipment for manufacture: saving space

Specialist techniques and processes for manufacture: saving space

Quality assurance when manufacturing: saving space

Surface treatments and finishes: saving space

Evaluation of market and user testing: saving space

Digital Media Presentation: saving space

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

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

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

The specific group of people a product is designed and sold for is called the {{}}.

When should designers research and consider commercial viability of the product?

What are coatings or treatments applied to a material or product called?

Before applying any surface finish to timber, the timber must be properly {{}}.

The wood cut from trees to use in manufacturing is called {{}}.

When sanding it is important that you always sand in the direction of the {{}}.

Put these grits in order from the roughest to the smoothest grades.

Commercial viability: saving space

Lesson outcome