GCSE Project - Skateboard Storage

GCSE Project - Skateboard Storage

1. Aesthetics

   • What colour scheme will be used?
   • Will the product have any designs or engravings etc. on it?
   • Will the product's design be based on anything?
   • By how much will the rack be higher/lower than the box?
   • What finishes can be used to both protect the unit but also protect it?

2. Cost

   • How much will each part cost?
   • How much will the product cost as a whole?
   • What is the average retail market value of similar products?
   • Cost efficiency?

3. Customer/Target Market

   • What has the customer asked for specifically?
   • What state is the customer in at the moment?
   • What state does the customer want to be in with the aide od this facility?

4. Environment

   • Will the manufacturing process be harmful to the environment?
   • In what sort of environment/climate will the facility be in?

5. Safety

   • What PPE will be worn when manufacturing this product?
   • How will I ensure that this product is safe and stable?
   • What safe and protective finishes will be applied to the end product?

6. Size

   • What are the maximum and minimum dimentions allowed?
   • Specifically, what are the base dimentions?
   • How many skateboards will the unit support?
     • Suspened horizontal or vertical?
   • How many draws will the storage box house?
     • Inside each draw, how many section dividers will there be?

7. Function

   • What has this product been designed to do?
   • How will I ensure the product is fully functioning?
   • Develop different ways of fulfilling the function?

8. Material

   • What suitable materials will be used?
     • How much weight can these materials support?
   • Woods
     • Hardwoods
     • Softwoods
     • Man-made
   • Metals
     • Ferrous
     • Non-Ferrous
     • Alloys
   • Plastic
     • Thermosetting
     • Thermoplastic