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Edexcel A level: Product Design > 5 Developments of Products > Flashcards

5 Developments of Products Flashcards

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What does UCD stand for

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User Centered Design

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What is UCD

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User-centered design (UCD) is an iterative design process in which designers focus on the users and their needs in each phase of the design process. In UCD, design teams involve users throughout the design process via a variety of research and design techniques, to create highly usable and accessible products for them.

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What is anthropometrics

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Anthropometry involves the systematic measurement of the physical properties of the human body, primarily dimensional descriptors of body size and shape.

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What is ergonomics

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The study of people’s efficiency in there environment

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What does the term form mean

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Also considered as the three-dimensional space that a product takes up, in the context of classic design, form relates to the shape of a product and the aesthetic qualities that the shape gives

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What does the term function mean

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Products can be considered classic designs based on how well they fulfill the task that they have been designed for

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What is practical function

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Practical function is mostly concerned with criteria related to the performance of the product, such as dimensions, weight, ease of use, etc.

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What is psychological function

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Psychological function is mostly concerned with the different emotional reactions or attachments people have with products such as mobile phones or their favorite piece of apparel.

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What is the philosophy of Art and Crafts

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Art and crafts was created to combat the rise in popularity of modern, machine manufactured designs. The hand crafted element of there items, with showing joints and not completely level surfaces gives the product a feeling of value and worth as someone has made it by hand, showing the owner wants to be themselves and not conform to mass manufacture making every house look similar

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What is the key terms of Art and Crafts

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Traditional construction
Asymmetry
Craftsmanship
Stylised flowers
Hammered finish
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What key people involved in Art and Crafts

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William Morris

William de Morgan

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What materials are mainly used in Art and Crafts

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Expensive woods
Metal
Fabric

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What time was the Art and Crafts period

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Mid 1900

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What is the philosophy of Art Nouveau

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Art nouveau (or new art) was greatly inspired by the art and crafts era, with the same, handmade principles, yet focuses more on a theme of nature and a resemblement of the female form. The designs tend to follow the shapes of there purpose. The era was split into a secondary, Japanese esque style as well, which focused on tall, straight shapes

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What is the key terms of Art Nouveau

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Whiplash lines
Vertical high lines
Sinuous, elongated, curvy lines
Languid
Natural forms
Female form
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What materials are mainly used in Art Nouveau

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Glass
Wrought Iron
Dark (exotic) woods
Silver/ semi-precious stones

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What key people involved in Art Nouveau

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh

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What time was the Art Nouveau period

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Roughly 1890 and 1910

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What is the philosophy of Bauhaus

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Bauhaus is the first school that combined studies of art as well as manufacture. This combination of designing and fine art made the outcome of students being functionally good as well as an overall good aesthetic appeal due to its simplicity. This simplicity and use of easily manufactured materials lead to a cheap end product that was mass produced

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What is the key terms of Bauhaus

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‘Form follows function’
‘Products for a machine age’
No decorative frills
Simplicity-reducing form to the essential elements
‘Everyday objects for everyday people’
‘Less is more’
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What materials are mainly used in Bauhaus

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Steel tubing
Plywood
Leather

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What key people involved in Bauhaus

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Walter Gropius
László Moholy-Nagy
Paul Klee
Wassily Kandinsky
Josef Albers
Marcel Breuer
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What time was the Bauhaus period

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Started in roughly 1919

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What is the philosophy of Art Deco

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Art deco represented modernism after the world wars when people thought it was the right time to change. This say the use of newer materials and manufacture techniques giving the designs a sleek and luxurious look, which gave the owner an appearance of wealth and sophistication

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What is the key terms of Art Deco

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Machine Aesthetic
Style Moderne
Functionalism
Antitraditional elegance

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What materials are mainly used in Art Deco

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Concrete
Metal
Glass

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What key people involved in Art Deco

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Jacques Ruhlmann
Eliel Saarinen
Shreve Lamb

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What time was the Art Deco period

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1920’s

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What is the philosophy of Post-Modernism

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After they thought modernism had failed, post-modernism was started on the 16th March 1972. They believed that, modernism lead to a repetitive and boring lifestyle as it was all the same. This lead to the creation of unique items to express character in the owner and show there difference to others. This lead to an extreme case of form over function, where, in some cases, function was not considered at all and the design was purely for aesthetic appeal

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What is the key terms of Post-Modernism

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Retro
Deconstruction
Form over function
“Less is a bore”
Humor and personality
Expressing yourself and your uniqueness
Reality are subject to change, and that apparent realities are actually social constructs which limit individuals
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What materials are mainly used in Post-Modernism

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Aluminum bars
GRP
High quality woods

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What key people involved in Post-Modernism

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Ettore Sottsass
Memphis Group
Philippe Starck
Alessi

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What time was the Post-Modernism period

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16th March 1972- present

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