Explore the context and avoid fixation

Design and technology

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

Market testing: communal areas

Evaluate user needs and wants: 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

a random idea with no background research

a starting point for identifying design opportunities

because all first ideas are always the best

Why is it important to not narrow your ideas too quickly?

Put these stages of the Double Diamond into the correct order.

Which of these materials are non-renewable?

can easily model and see designs in 3D from different angles

it can take time to learn to use CAD effectively

ability to share ideas with designers and manufacturers globally

CAD software and the associated hardware can be expensive

What are the benefits to designing using CAD?

to ensure your product meets your users' needs and requirements

to impress your users with complex features

Why is it important to gather your users' opinions as a designer?

Looking at and investigating a product similar to what we are making is called ...

Starter Quiz