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Why is centred Design important? 10 marks

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> Practicle so not too costly
Get price Get Quality
Understanding Clients wants and needs (Aesthetics and Functionality)
Scale
Ergonomics
Enviromentally Freindly
Encourage Research and Development
Planned Obsolesence
Profit / Sell
Compete successfully against similar products to gain a longer market Share.

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How do we collect user centred design information?

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Interviews, Online surveys, Internet, Trials, ergonomics, Popular trends, Primary research, Secondary research, Focus groups, Reviews, Existing products, Anthropometric data, Human Factors.

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What is Primary Research?

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Information that is gathered first hand.

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What is Secondary research?

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Sourced information.

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What are some human factors?

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Religion, Ability, Gender, Culture.

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What is a Focus group?

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Discussion based form of gathering data which tends to have more people that interviews.

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What is an Interview?

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Question answer based which is usually don’t individually.

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What is an advantage of an Interview?

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The data is reliable.

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What is a disadvantage of a Focus Group?

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> People can tend to copy each others answer which could make the data unreliable.

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What is the disadvantage of an interview?

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> One person narrows the field of information gathered.

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What is an advantage of a focus group?

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More information is gathered.

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What do competitor companies tend to do?

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Analyse existing products and their success can then help them develop better products.

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How do designers take inspiration from a competitor to make their own version?

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Product Evaluations allowing Designed to pick the best aspects of a design and combine them into a new product. Eg Asthetics, environmental impact, cultural diversity, etc.

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What can studying a range of similar products help to do?

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Identify a gap in the market.

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What does the term a gap in the market mean?

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Something no one has looked into which will result in high profit margins.

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What is Anthropometrics?

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(Human measurements) Studying the size and proportions of the human body.

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When using data you can choose to design for 4 main percentile ranges. What are these 4 ranges called?

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> The Average .
The Extreme .
Adjustability .
Adaptability.

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Give an example of an Extreme scale chosen in a product/design?

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Doorway, Shoe size.

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Give an example of an Average scale chosen in a product/design?

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A Mouse, A Phone.

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Give an example of an Adjustable scale chosen in a product/design?

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Car Seat, Shower head.

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Give an example of an Adaptability scale chosen in a product/design?

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Cots that turn into beds, Sofa beds.

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What is Ergonomics?

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Making sure the product fits the people who will be using it most effectively.

Correct application of anthropometric data, results in environments and products that are ergonomic.

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How does Ergonomics effect a product?

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It can effect the form of a product as well as how colour, texture and symbols are used.

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Name the 9 main Design influences?

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Arts and crafts, Art Nouveau, Modernism, Art Deco, Bauhaus, Contemporary, Pop Art, Post Modern, Memphis.

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When was the Art Nouveau Influence?

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1880-1910.

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When was the Arts and Crafts Influence?

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1850-1915.

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When was the Modernism Influence?

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1880-1940.

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When was the Art Deco Influence?

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1910-1940.

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When was the Bauhaus Influence?

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1920-1934.

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When was the Contemporary Influence?

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1945-1960.

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When was the Pop Art Influence?

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1958-1972.

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When was the Post Modern Influence?

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1972- end of 20th Century.

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When was the Memphis Influence?

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1980-1995.

34
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Name popular Artists from the Arts and Crafts influence?

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William Morris, Gustav Stick and Mary Morris.

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What items were commonly made in the Arts and crafts movement?

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Classic items like:
> Lamps, Furniture, Stained glass, wallpaper.

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What was William Morris known for?

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Making wallpaper and Prints.

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What were products made from during the arts and crafts influence?

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Everything was made from natural materials.

38
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Give an example of some natural materials used during the arts and crafts influence?

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Silvers, Gold, Hardwood and Stain glass.

39
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What were some characteristics of products made in the arts and Crafts style?

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Handmade, attention to detail, repeated patterns, influence of the Orent flowers and leaves.

40
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During the arts and craft influence why were their little female artist?

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Women weren’t seen as valued.

41
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Name a Female artist from the arts and crafts influence?

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Mary Morris.

42
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What big part of history happened just before the arts and crafts influence?

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The industrial revolution.

43
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How did the industrial revolution impact the Arts and Crafts movement?

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Steam engines opened up the idea of mass production meaning the influence could be spread globally.

44
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Name a popular artist from the Art Deco influence?

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René Lalique.

45
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When and where was the Art exposition held during the Art Deco Movement?

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Paris, 1925.

46
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Name some popular products from the Art Deco influence?

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> Statuets, Lighting products, Radios and clocks.

47
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What was the Art Deco movement influenced by?

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Bauhaus influence later on, Cubism and Modernism (movement before Art Deco).

48
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Name there places or things that were influenced by the Art Deco movement?

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New York, France and Titanic style.

49
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Give some characteristics of the Art Deco Style?

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> Sleek and streamline forms, Stmetrical/ Gyometric shape, curved straight lines, large rigid sections, elements of Primitive Art.

50
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Name a material that started being used during the Art Deco influence?

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Exotic Attractive woods.

51
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The Art Deco Style was slidely more mass production based therefore it was?

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Cheaper.

52
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The Art Deco age was also know as?

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The Modern “machine age” such as ships and cars.

53
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Name some artists from the Bauhaus style?

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Walter Gropius and Peter Behrens.

54
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What materials were used during the Bauhaus influence?

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Leather, Some Plastics, Plywood, Concrete, Stainless Steel.

55
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The name Bauhaus comes from?

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An Art school founded in 1919 in Weimar Germany.

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The Bauhaus school influenced?

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Art, Architecture, Graphics, Interior/industrial design.

57
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What were some characteristics of the Bauhaus style?

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Light filled, open plan, a simple functional design, neutral colour pallets is commonly used.

58
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What did the buildings look like that incourparated the Bauhaus style?

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Functional places created in buildings.

59
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Name a Bauhuas inspired piece of furniture that had the simple, functional design?

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Modular Furniture.

60
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Where did the Bauhaus style take inspiration from?

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Egypt.

61
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Why did the Post Modern style begin?

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It was a reaction to the rather bland and functional designs of the Modernism movement.

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When was the post Modern influence?

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From 1972- end of the 20th century.

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How were the post modern designs different to those prior?

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More electric, creative, decorative and emotive designs.

64
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What was the Post , modern style?

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Old and new designs could be seen together sometimes clashing, creating exciting and provocative pieces that boldly stood out.

65
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Name a famous artist from the Post modern style?

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Ettore Sottsass.

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What were the characteristics of the Post Modern style?

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Abstract designs and shapes, modern processing and materials.

67
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Give an example of a Post Modern inspired product.

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“The Dancing house”.

68
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Who designed “The Dancing house”?

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Vlado Milanic and Frank Gehry.

69
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Where was “The Dancing House from”?

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In Prague in 1995.

70
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Name a building inspired in the Post modern style?

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The MI6 building in London.

71
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Name some features that were used in the Post Modern style?

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Plastics, glass, manmade, mass production, childlike art as products.

72
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Name three key features of the Post Modern style?

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> No Manufacturing.
Made from Natural materials.
Attention to detail.

73
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Name three key features of the Art Deco style?

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> symetrical, Geometric shape.
Curved lines.
Inspired from Egypt.
Strained lines.

74
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Which theory is of “form follows function”?

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Modernism’s Theory.

75
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What is Modernism’s theory?

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“Form follows function”.

76
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When did the Soloman R Guggenheim museum open and where is it located?

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Opened in 1959 in New York, USA.

77
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What was the purpose of the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum?

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To hold Artwork.

78
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Describe the features of the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum that makes it sustible for the space?

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> Long corridors and spiral staircase maximizes the floor space.
You can see the Artwork from different levels therefore easy to admire the work as it surrounds you.
Accessible continuous path.
Atrim light source.
Hanging Art insulation.
Walkway = continuous walkway.
Light from outside on art.
shape creates a larger foyer- entry/exit/shop.

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What style is this lamp which is made from hardwood material, handmade, nature theme, attention to detail and incourparates stain glass.

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Either Arts and Craft or Art Nouveau because of the Natural materials, attention to detail, flower inspired design and handmade.

80
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What style is this lamp which incourparates dull colours, stainless steel material and a simple functional design?

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Bauhaus or Modernism because of its dull colours, stainless steel material and simple functional design.

81
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What the Arts and Craft movement was influential?

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> Rebelion after because it was just after the industrial revolution and people didn’t like mass production with the ideology of one person doing a small element in the product which was frowned upon. Also famous artist like William Morris who had socialist views were very influential in the movement.

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A-Level Product Design (3 decks)

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