Key Words And Definitions

Question 1

Arts and craft movement?

Answer 1

A 19th century design movement that preferred traditional skills and beautiful materials to machine-made products

Question 2

Art deco?

Answer 2

A form of modernism employing a range of exotic influences to creat popular designs

Question 3

Modernism?

Answer 3

A period, principally in the aftermath of ww1, when elaborately decorated design was rejected in favour of functionality.

Question 4

Bauhaus?

Answer 4

An early 20th century German design school started by Walter Gropius

Question 5

Form follows function?

Answer 5

The aesthetics of a product are dictated by the way it works

Question 6

Post-modernism?

Answer 6

A late 20th century design style that rejected modernism as being boring

Question 7

Memphis?

Answer 7

A late 20th century Italian post-modern design collective
- formed by Ettore Sottsass
- set out to shock with playful, abstract product designs that were often lacking in practability

Question 8

Phillipe Starke product?

Answer 8

Juicy salif lemon squeezer 1990

Question 9

James Dyson product?

Answer 9

DC01 vacuum cleaner 1993

Question 10

Margaret Calvert product?

Answer 10

Men at work road sign 1965

Question 11

Dieter rams product?

Answer 11

Braun SK4 radio player 1956

Question 12

Charles and Ray eames product?

Answer 12

Lounge chair 670 1956

Question 13

Marianne Brandt product?

Answer 13

Tea infuser MT49 1924

Question 14

Social issues

Answer 14

Issues affecting people such as environment, health and poverty, discrimination and unemployment

Question 15

Fairtrade?

Answer 15

A movement encouraging the ethical treatment of farmers and the workers in developing countries

Question 16

Product lifestyle

Answer 16

The introduction, evolution/growth, maturity, decline and replacement cycle of products

Question 17

Demand pull

Answer 17

Demand by consumers for desirable features

Question 18

Technology push

Answer 18

Companies marketing new developments that aren’t always popular

Question 19

Planned obsolescence

Answer 19

Products require replacements on a regular basis

Question 20

Standards

Answer 20

Legislative requirements for processes and products

Question 21

BSI kitemark and CE mark

Answer 21

Symbols on products that conform to standards

Question 22

KD fittings

Answer 22

A wide range of standardised interchangeable fittings that are used on a wide range of products

Question 23

Steam bending

Answer 23

Uses heat an steam to make strips of wood pliable, so they can be shaped over a former

Question 24

Turning

Answer 24

Machining a wood on a lathe

Question 25

Routering

Answer 25

Manual router on CNC used to machine slots and holes or make decorative mouldings

Question 26

Synthetic polymer

Answer 26

Made from crude oil - takes hundreds of years to degrade

Question 27

Self - finishing (polymers)

Answer 27

Can be pigmented during the manufacturing process to give colour and therefore requires no additional secondary finishing products

Question 28

Thermoplastic

Answer 28

A material that can be reheated and reshaped repeatedly allowing it to be recycled after its initial use

Question 29

Thermoset polymer

Answer 29

A material that when heated, undergoes a chemical change whereby the molecules form rigid crosslinks

Question 30

Elastomer

Answer 30

A material that can be deformed under pressure and that returns to its original shape when the pressure is released

Question 31

Overmoulding

Answer 31

Moulding a second polymer over specific parts of a product

Question 32

CAD

Answer 32

Using computers to design and develop products

Question 33

CAM

Answer 33

Computer-controlled equipment to machine materials

Question 34

CNC

Answer 34

A program converted from CAD files which uses special codes to control CAM equipment

Question 35

Computational fluid dynamics

Answer 35

Virtual testing of products in liquid or glass using CAD based software

Question 36

Finite element analysis

Answer 36

Virtual testing of components and products to identify stress or weak points

Question 37

Health and safety at work act 1974

Answer 37

The main piece of British health and safety law

Question 38

Health and safety executive

Answer 38

The national independent watchdog for work related H&S and illness

Question 39

COSHH

Answer 39

Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health Legislation to prevent, reduce or control peoples exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace

Question 40

Risk assessment

Answer 40

A statutory process that considers what might cause harm to people and what reasonable steps might be taken to prevent harm

Question 41

BSEN71

Answer 41

Relating to toy safety

Question 42

WEE waste from electrical and electronic equipment

Answer 42

A European directive covering the end of life of electrical and electronic equipment