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: 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

Market testing: 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

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?

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

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

Which polymer processes are self-finishing?

{{}} are designs which are printed onto vinyl and then applied to a smooth surface.

When a polymer product is manufactured using a deforming process, the quality of the surface finish is determined by the quality of the ...

Which of these polymer products would be enhanced using flame retardant additives?

Which of these polymer products would include biodegradable additives?

Starter Quiz

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