Design Factors
Safety
Cost
Function
Skills
Environment
Ethics
User
Size
Materials
Aesthetics
Everything will need to be sanded to make it smooth and all the screws need flat and not sticking out. No loose parts because small children might play with it.
Need to be careful and not waste the wood and plastic. Also won't be able to buy an endless supply of gobstoppers.
The frame and obstacles will be made of wood and plastic, which means we won't be able to make really intricate things we would be able to make by melting metal or plastic.
The lolly dispenser should have a clear theme or colour scheme.
The dispenser needs to ba able to dispense gobstoppers so the obstacles need to be at a big enough angle for the gobstopper to keep moving.
To make the wood recyclable, try not to use lead-based paints.
The lolly dispenser will be used by children, so it needs to be child friendly and colourful and attractive to them.
The size of the frame is 50 x 20 centimetres. The obstacles inside needs to be big enough for the gobstopper to pass through, but small enough to fit them all in.
Some things might need better skills than I have now, so my design will be limited by the things I can do with the skills I have right now.
Try to make sure the wood, plastic and paint are from reliable sources.