designers and art movements

Question 1

what are the main design influences

Answer 1

-arts and crafts
-art deco
-modernism e.g Bauhaus
-post modernism e.g Memphis

Question 2

dates of arts and crafts

Answer 2

1850 - 1915

Question 3

dates of art nouveau

Answer 3

1880 - 1910

Question 4

what are the dates of modernism

Answer 4

1880 - 1940

Question 5

what are the dates of art deco

Answer 5

1910 - 1940

Question 6

what are the dates of Bauhaus

Answer 6

1920 - 1934

Question 7

what are dates for contemporary

Answer 7

1945 - 1960

Question 8

what are the dates of pop art

Answer 8

1958 - 1972

Question 9

what are the dates of post modernism

Answer 9

1972 - end of 20th century

Question 10

what are the dates of Memphis

Answer 10

1980 - 1995

Question 11

what are benefits to user centred design (4 marks)

Answer 11

-products are fit for the user intended in terms of ergonomics and aesthetics
-are popular with the user group therefore commercially successful
-compete successfully against similar products to gain a larger market share

Question 12

what is the difference between focus groups and interviews

Answer 12

-focus groups can be bias but can be quick as you can get many views at a single moment
-interviews are not bias and one to one so can be more in depth but more time consuming

Question 13

what is anthropometrics

Answer 13

the study of the size and proportions of the human body

Question 14

what is ergonomics

Answer 14

combination of anthropometric data and a users environment which are the result of ergonomics