D.T Flashcards
Tensol / Acrylic Cement Uses
Acrylic
What kind of joint does Tensol/Acrylic Cement create?
Permanent
PVA Uses
Wood, Paper, Porous materials
Polystyrene Cement Uses
High impact polystyrene, Stylofoam
What kind of joint does Polystyrene cement produce?
Permanent
Hot melt glue uses
Card modelling / MDF
Contact adhesive uses
Metals, polymers, unlike materials
Epoxy resin uses
Woods, plastic, expanded polystyrene
What kind of joint does epoxy resin form?
Permanent
Cyanoacrylate (Super Glue) uses
Woods, plastic
What kind of joint does Cyanoacrylate (Super Glue) form?
Permanent
Contact adhesive advantages
Can bond unlike materials
Bond forms quickly
Ideal for large sheet materials
Acrylic cement advantages
Rapid bonding of acrylics
Polystyrene cement advantages
Strong bond
Applied with a brush for easy application
Epoxy resin advantages
High strength bonds
Hardens immediately
Excellent heat and chemical resistance
PVA advantages
Gives a strong joint
Is relatively inexpensive
Hot melt glue advantages
Long shelf life
Rapid drying
No loss of thickness
Hot melt glue disadvantages
Low strength
Low heat resistance
Super glue (cyanoacrylate) advantages
Easy of use
Relatively strong
Quick drying times
Super glue (cyanoacrylate) disadvantages
Brittle
Poor peel strength
Poor temperature resistance
On-off production advantages
made to exact personal specifications
highly skilled craftmaship so high quality end product
One off production disadvantages
Relatively expensive
Labour intensive
time consuming
One off production application
Bespoke furniture
Batch production advantages
Flexibility in adapting production to new product
Good economies of scale when buying materials in bulk
Lower unit cost than one-off
Batch production disadvantages
Potential high storage costs due to bad planning
Changes in product can be expensive
Batch production application
seasonal garden furniture
Mass production advantages
Highly automated and efficient
Excellent economies of scale from buying in bulk
Set up cost quickly recoverd
Low unit cost
Low labout costs
Mass production disadvantages
High initial set up costs
Inflexible - cannot respond quickly to market trends
Mass production applications
Moblie phones, games consoles
Continuos production advantages
Same as mass production
Extremely low unit costs
Runs continuously
Continuos production disadvantages
Same as mass production
Very little flexibility
Continuos production applications
Cans, bottles, screws
Arts & Crafts designers
William Morris
Ernest Gimson
Arts & Crafts philosophy
Products should be fit for purpose
Focus on craftmanship
Attack against increasing industrialisation
Design for everyone
Arts & Crafts features
Use of natural materials
Focus on simplicity and natural forms
Balances form and function
Arts & Crafts time period
1850 - 1900
Art nouveau time period
1890 - 1910
Art nouveau philosophy
Deliberate attempt at creating a new style
Ecclectic - inspired by ancient Greek, persian and celtic art
Tradition combined with modern design
Art and design as part of everday life
Art nouveau features
Highly decorative
Form over function
Inspired by nature
Assymetric lines
Art nouveau artists
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Antonio Gaudi
Bauhaus time period
1919 - 1930
Bauhaus artists
Walter Gropius
Marcel Breuer
Bauhaus philosophy
Encouraged designers to make stylish, mass produced products
Has its own font
Embraces the machine made
Focuses on mass production
Bauhaus features
Function over Form
Embraces modern materials
Simple geometric shapes
Art Deco artist
Eileen Grey
Jean Dunand
Art Deco time period
1924 - 1940
Art Deco philosophy
International art movement
Focus on bold design, especially arcitechture
Focus on opulence an luxury
Inspired by Ancient Egypt and classical designs
Art Deco features
Strong geometric shapes
Bold and pastel colours
Use of symmetry
Features geometric shapes
Streamlining time period
1935 - 1955
Streamlining artists
Raymond Lowey
Streamlining philosophy
Characterised by long curving lines
Impression of movement and speed
Inspired by the science of aerodynamics
Considered a late form of Art Deco
Streamlining Features
Tear drop shape
Futuristic design
Modern materials
Focus on fucion and simplicity of form
Post Modernism designers
Phillipe Starck
Post Modernism time period
1970 - 1990
Post Modernism philosophy
Views previous design philosphies as dull
Frames aesthetics as arbitury
Design used as social statements
“Less is a bore”
Post Modernism features
Organic shapes, flowing lines
Included humour and fun
Uses a retro style
Uses bright and vibrant colours
Memphis time period
1980 - 1987
Memphis designers
Ettore Sottsass, Danny Lane
Memphis philosophy
Art, not practical items
Form over function
Non-conformist
Focus on high-impact pieces
Memphis features
Unrthodox use of materials
Bright and vibrant colours
High level craftmanship
Geometric shapes
Describe Hardening process
Metal is gradually heated until cherry red. The metal is then removed from the heat and plunged in cold water.
Describe tempering process
Hardening first. Cleaned with emery cloth. Metal is heated slowly
