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Section 1- Design Flashcards

1
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Who is in the design team?

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Senior designer, Retailer, Accountant, Client, Consumer, Designer, Engineer, Ergonomist, Economist, Market Researcher and the Manufacturer

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What is the accountants role?

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Handle finances(cash-flow, wages) and also the projects incomings and outgoings

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What is the Clients role?

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Sets the design brief and asks for the products to be designed.

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What is the retailers role?

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To sell the product online or in a store.

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What is a commercial product?

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Commercial products are those products which are sold to make a profit for an organisation( products we generally use in every day life)

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What is a brand name?

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When the company or organisations name has taken over the name of the actual product( sellotape)

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What is the difference between a need and a want?

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A need is something that is essential to life where as a want is something that can make our life more bearable.

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Name the five design factors.

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Function, performance, market, aesthetics and ergonomics.

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What is a primary function?

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The primary function is what the product is designed to do.

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What is the secondary function?

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The secondary function is additional features or ways that the product can be used.

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What is performance?

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Performance is how well a product works.

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12
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What is ease of maintenance?

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How easy the product can be kept in full working condition.

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13
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What is durability?

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The durability of a product is its ability to withstand wear and tear.

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14
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State two ways durability of a product can be influenced.

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Material, techniques during manufacture.

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15
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What is ease of use?

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How simple the product is to operate.

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What is material selection based on?

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Aesthetics, workability, practicability, function and performance.

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What does practicability mean?

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How practical and sensible the material is; locally sourced, cost, sustainability, ease of maintenance etc.

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18
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What is a target market?

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Target market is the group of people who will eventually buy the product.

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What can the target market be based on?

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Age, gender, interests, lifestyle, location and lots of other difference categories.

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Name four different market segments.

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Babies, toddlers, children, teenagers, young adults, adults, middle aged, retired, elderly.

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What is niche marketing?

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When clients, manufactures and designers see an opportunity in the market where a product will sell well. They will aim towards maximising profit.

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State the marketing mix.

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Price, product, place, promotion

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What is branding?

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How we can recognise a product, psychological link between us and the product.

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What is Consumer demand?

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A term used to describe the popularity of a product, mostly products that are used quickly and are needed in everyday life.

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What is consumerism?

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Buying products to improve our lives and the societies

we live in.

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26
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What is technology push?

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When companies compete and there is more demand for better technology.

27
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What is market pull?

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Demand for a product and so a product is made to fill that need.

28
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What is market research?

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Research carried out to investigate whether or not consumers want or need a product. A method of gathering information, a good starting point for millions of successful products.

29
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What is aesthetics?

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The way a product is perceived by our senses; its look taste, smell, feel and sound.

30
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How does shape impact a product?

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Must be attractive to the eye while also being functional and ergonomical.

31
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How does colour impact a product?

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As it is usually the first detail that an eye notices. It can make a product come to life.

32
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What is colour theory?

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When we associate colours with a certain emotion or signal eg. red with danger.

33
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What do we associate green with?

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Hygiene, health, nature, safety, green is a calming colour.

34
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What do we associate with the colour black?

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Power, authority, death? Stylishness?

35
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Name three characteristics of all materials?

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Texture, colour, pattern, form and quality.

36
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How does texture impact a product.

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We can be attracted to a certain product because of the way its texture feels.

37
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What is proportion?

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The scale and size of a product, or the relative sizes and placement of product parts.

38
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What is harmony?

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When a product is well balanced with its colours and gives a calm and laid back feeling.

39
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What is contrast?

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When a product had opposite textures, materials or colours.

40
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What is ergonomics?

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How humans interact with the product.

41
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What is an ergonomic product?

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A product that is:
•Comfortable during use
•Easy to use
Simple to understand
•East to lift, twist, push, pull, etc.
•Easy to grip or hold onto
•Safe to use
•Straightforward to maintain or repair
42
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What is anthropometrics data?

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The study of human measurements and how that impacts a product.

43
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What is an ergonome?

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A small, scaled down human model which can be used with scale models to test the sizes of a product.

44
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What is physiology?

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The limitations of the human body and so designers must understand this.

45
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What is psychology?

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The study of the human mind and behaviour.

46
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State the three main categories of safety breaches.

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Strains, injuries, death,

47
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State the safety design considerations and what should be avoided.

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  • Small removable parts
  • Any sharp blades or edges.
  • Finishes which are poisonous.
  • Traps where your fingers can get stuck.
  • Exposed electronic components or wires.
  • Your discomfort: using it should not cause strain.

REMEMBER SAFETY

48
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What is a sustainable product?

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A product designed to have minimal negative impact on the environment.

49
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What does cradle-to-cradle design mean?

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A product designed to be recycled and reused.

50
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Why is product evaluation carried out?

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To gain a deeper understanding of a product.

51
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To carry out a realistic evaluation snd collect evidence, you must have the product to hand, name the useful things to gather.

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  • Packaging
  • Power sources
  • Instructions
  • Receipt
  • Resources
  • Any other things that are needed to operate product
52
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How does function the lid of a teapot?

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Water and tea bag must go in.
Tea must come out spout.
Must hold tea.

53
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How does ergonomics influence a teapot?

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Hand must be able to fit in the handle.

Must be easy to pour.

54
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How does aesthetics influence a teapot?

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They style or pattern it has on it.

55
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How does materials influence a teapot?

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Must be a strong material.

56
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State methods of evaluation.

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  • Survey
  • Product testing
  • User trial
  • Using internet to research facts
57
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What must be considered when evaluating an electric toothbrush through user trial?

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Prepare- take out packaging
Place- consider where the product is normally used
User- select a user to complete the trial
Resources- gather any equipment needed to use

58
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What is product testing?

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When the product is put through a series of intense tests to evaluate the key facts for the relevant design factor.

59
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What is measuring and recording?

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Finding out numerical facts about a product. Like size, weight and sound.

60
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What is a mood board?

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A collage of imaged that relate to the project.

61
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What is a lifestyle board.

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Something designers use to understand the person who will use the product and gain a deeper understanding of the target market.

62
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What is a thermosetting plastic?

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Plastics that cannot be reshaped after the initial shaping or forming.

63
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What are thermoplastics?

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Plastics that can be reheated and formed again after it has already been heated and formed

Nat 5 CDT (4 decks)

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