What is meant by the term 'gap in the market'?

What is meant by the term 'built-in obsolescence'?

Describe how a designer could build obsolescence into their product

Give the advantages and disadvantages of built-in obsolescence

Explain the 5 stages of a products life-cycle

Explain the difference between quality of design and quality of manufacture

What is meant by 'anthropometric data'?

Give 5 things to consider for an ergonomic design

What is Harry Beck famous for designing?

What type of product is Robert Sabuda associated with?

Who is Wally Olins?

Explain what the following terms mean:
a)scale model
b)mock-up
c)prototype

What is non-destructive testing?

What is destructive testing?

Give 7 things that should be included in a manufacturing specification.

List 4 types of paper along with their properties and uses

What is gsm?

What is the difference between primary and secondary packaging? What type of board might be used for each?

Describe Duplex board and suggest why it is used for food packaging.

Describe grey board and give its uses

What is mount board used for?

List 3 materials that can be used to laminate paper

Describe spiral wound tubes

What are the benefits and drawbacks of using thick board instead of thin card for packaging?

List 5 factors you should consider when choosing which paper or board to use?

Explain why most plastics aren't sustainable

What are the 2 main types of polystyrene?

Describe the properties and uses of a Corrugated plastic sheet

Describe the properties and uses of acetate

Describe the properties and uses of Polypropylene

Describe the properties and uses of Polyvinyl chloride

Describe Machining foam

What are thermoplastics?

What are smart materials?

Give 5 examples of smart materials

Give 7 examples of modern materials

Give 2 examples of Fillers and when they would be used

Describe the 4 stages in applying a filler

Describe how Paints or spirit varnish/lacquers can be used to finish surfaces

Name 4 adhesives for sticking paper and card

Name 3 adhesives for sticking wood together

What adhesive would you use for sticking acrylic together?

Name 2 adhesives that are useful for sticking together most materials

List 3 types of sticky tape and their properties

Give the uses of Adhesive plastic film and Blu-tack

Name 2 tools used for cutting paper and card in a straight line

Describe each of the following tools:
a)Surgical scalpels
b)Compass cutters
c)Metal cased knife
d)Plastic trimming knife

What special cutters would you use for the following modelling materials?:
a)Styrofoam
b)Plywood
c)MDF (Medium-Density Fibreboard)

What safety precautions should you take when using Styrofoam or MDF?

Name 7 temporary fixings and their uses

Give 4 examples of permanent fixings

Describe 4 bindings that would be cheap to hold sheets of paper together

Describe 3 bindings that would be expensive to hold sheets of paper together.

How does encapsulation work?

Name 4 types of graph and what they are used for.

What are barcodes?

What are ideograms?

Give 5 examples of moral implications companies need to think about.

Give the 5 main functions of packaging.

What are trademarks?

What are patents?

What is the copyright law?

What is registered design?