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GCSE NEA

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GCSE NEA

Designers
Briefs
- Educational Toys and Games
  - Product Ideas
    - Electronics Kit
      - Contents
        Wires
        Resistors
        Switches
        Batteries
        Lights
        Speaker
        Etc.
      - Target Audience
        Children 8+
        Teens
      - Materials
        Copper
        PLA
        Acrylic (PMMA)
      - Themes
        Spy Gear
        Toys
        Simple Mechanisms
      - Manufacturing
        CNC Routing
        3D Printing
        Importing
        Laser Cutting
        Vacuum Forming
    - Working Car Construction Kit
      - Themes
        Drag Car
        Pickup
        Monster Truck
        IRL Car
        Fictional Car
      - Materials
        Low Carbon Steel
        Balsa
        MDF
        Plywood
        HIPS
        PLA
        Brass
        High Speed Steel
        Acrylic (PMMA)
      - Target Audience
        Children 10+
        Teens
        Young Adults
        Model Enthusiasts
      - Design
      - Manufacturing
        CNC Routing
        Laser Cutting
        3D Printing
        Bespoke
        Vacuum Forming
      - Ethics / Enviromentals
        Recycled Materials
        Ethical Working Conditions
    - Realistic House Making Kit
      - Contents
      - Themes
      - Materials
        Concrete
        Brick
        Slate
        Low Carbon Steel
        MDF
        Plywood
      - Target Audience
        Children 12+
        Teens
        Young Adults
        Model Enthusiasts
      - Manufacturing
- Supporting or Participating in a Sport
  - Flag Poles
    - Materials
    - Themes
    - Design
    - Manufacturing
  - Trophy Stand
    - Design
    - Themes
    - Materials
- Eating Away from Home
  - Storage Container
    - Materials
    - Target Audience
    - Design
    - Themes
    - Manufacturing
  - Folding Table
    - Materials
    - Themes
    - Target Audience
    - Design
    - Manufacturing
  - Solar-powered cooler
Client
- Q's
  - Ideas
    - What do you struggle with when eating away from home?
    - Do you think eating outside could be made better? And if so how?
    - What to you take with you when you go to eat away from home?
    - Could a product improve the experience of eating away from home? And if so what?
    - Could a toy or similar help you in learning?
    - What about your learning areas could be shown in a toy?
    - What sports do you do?
    - What would help you when working out?
    - When supporting your team what might you want ot help show your support?
    - What differnces or improvements would make the product more user-friendly?
  - Interrogation
    - Can you tell me the typical use for this product?
    - Are there specific functions you expect this product to have to meet your needs?
    - What problems do you currently face that you hope this product will solve?
    - How would you rate your first look of the design concept?
    - Do you find the concept simple to understand?
    - What aspects of the concept do you think are particularly enticing?
    - Are there any aspects of the design you may struggle to use?
    - Would you be able to easily find the functions you would be looking for?
  - Opinion
    - How does colour affect your choice of product?
    - Does the complexity of a product change the likeliness of you buying it
    - Do you prefer already built products or ones that you assemble?
    - Do the environmental impacts of the product matter to you?
    - Would you prefer a cheaper version of a product that is less functionality over the more expensive fully functional product?
    - Does the portability of a product matter in most cases?