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.

Starter Quiz

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