design theory

Question 1

CAD

Answer 1

computer aided design - designing via technology and computer software such as sketch up, replaces manual designing techniques
COMPUTER DESIGNING

Question 2

CAM

Answer 2

Computer aided manufacture - designers use computer software in order to manufacture their designs, e.g software such as 3d printers
COMPUTER MANUFACTURING

Question 3

role of a designer

Answer 3

Designers not only create useful products and images, but they also produce and reproduce cultural meanings through those products and images to suit consumer needs

Question 4

design theory

Answer 4

design theory is a system of ideas that explains how and why design works

Question 5

iterative design

Answer 5

a design methodology based on a cyclic process of prototyping, testing, analysing, and refining a product or process. Based on the results of testing the most recent iteration of a design, changes and refinements are made.