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Selecting Materials (Cost of materials (Consider how much selling product…
Selecting Materials
Cost of materials
Consider how much selling product for
if selling cheap- shouldn't spend lots of money on materials
effects target audience
amount of each material you are going to use
how many products you are making
mass produced products are cheaper to make than one- off products
manufacturing cost per item gets lower the more you produce
Buy raw materials in bulk
Negotiate discount
Aesthetics
Colour
Surface finishes
painting
varnishing
polishing
lacquering
change of material
texture
how it feels
e.g. rough/ soft
when product will be worn
consider protection of material
Functionality
Material must have properties that help it do the job
have an idea on how product is going to be used
idea on demands that will be made on material
know how easy the material is to work with
Availability
Consider how easy it is to source
Widely available materials are ideal
Can be bought quickly and easily
less widely available materials are more expensive
less widely available materials may need to be delivered from futher away
adds delivery time
lot of materials only available in stock forms and sizes
can be expensive to get other forms