Test Flashcards
What is most likely to result in a high quality product?
Developing good functional and aesthetic features
What is being determined in a final prototype?
Whether it is a quality solution to the design problem
When does a design team work the best?
When tasks are allocated to individual based on expertise
What is the most likely reason for designers to use environmentally friendly resources?
To maintain resources for future use
What are the 9 factors affecting the success of design?
Appropriateness
Market need
Function
Aesthetics
Finance
Ergonomics
Safety
Environmental impact
Life cycle analysis
What is the design brief?
Highlights the problem to be solved or the need to be met
Why is ongoing evaluation so important?
It allows the designer to reflect on their process and modify management, tools, materials and techniques according to successes and failure
Why are prototypes important?
To help designers evaluate their designs
How has the development of communication improved design?
Allows collaborate work across different time zones
What 7 considerations must be made during the designing and production process?
Personal values
Cultural beliefs
Sustainability
Safety and health
Community needs
Individual needs
Equity
What is the difference between equality and equity?
Equality –> sameness
Equity –> fairness
What is entrepreneurial activity?
Making ideas for products or businesses into productive and profitable businesses
What is a future wheel?
A strategy used by designers to think about the future implications of their design
What are 3 examples of primary research?
Interviewing
Experimenting
Collecting and analysing statistics
What are 3 example of secondary research?
Books
Other people’s reports
Internet
What are the 6 macro-environmental forces that affect organisations?
Demographic
Economy
Natural environment
Technology
Marketing decisions
Culture
Why is establishing design parameters and identifying an evaluation of criteria improtant?
To see if your product is successful in its purpose
What are 4 good tools to assist in management?
Time and action plan
Gantt charts
Finance plans
Journals and diaries
What are 3 reasons drawings are important?
To visualise the design, show evidence of your design process and convey your design to your client
What is an example of a subtractive process?
Laser cutting
What is an example of additive process?
3D printing
What is an example of formation and deformation process?
Moulding clay
What are 6 main uses of computer based technologies in the design process?
Modelling
Research
Simulation
Graphics
Communication
Presentation
What are 4 organisations that protect designers in Australia?
IP Australia
Standards Australia
Trade Practices Act
ACCC
What are registered designs?
Designs which have been registered to protect the visual appearance of the product that makes it unique
What are patents?
A legal right to protect and promote a device, substance, method or process for commercial gain
What is copyright?
Is free and is granted for original works meaning that a licence must then be obtained to use that work
What are trademarks?
Provides the legal right to use, license or sell particular items or services
What is innovation?
Changes or improvements to existing products
What is the purpose of innovation?
To improve our quality of life
What are 3 factors that contribute to the success or failure of an innovation?
Timing
Available and emerging technologies
Marketing strategies
What has allowed for the development for emerging technologies?
Government and private enterprise financial assistance
If a product needs to be accessible to a wide range of cultures what is a major consideration?
Developing a product that is suitable for all market segments
What factors has the most significant effect on the success of a marketing plan?
Understanding the market segment
What are five reasons designers consider ergonomic factors when designing a new product?
Ease of use
Comfort
Reduce injury
Safety
Standards
What are four roles aesthetics play in influencing consumer purchasing decisions?
Social trends influence expected aesthetics hence product choice
To foster initial product interest
Internet shopping - only way of picking items
To differentiate from other products
How are three ways new technologies can be utilised for evaluating/marketing products?
Interactive devices to engage clients and improve quality of feedback
Online surveys inform marketing decisions
Using data analysis to inform decisions of product design and marketing
What is a strategy to decrease the long-term environmental impact of a product?
Carry out life cycle analysis
What is an entrepreneur’s job in influencing the success of an innovation?
Analysing market research, legal and ethical issues
What should be done after developing a preliminary design concept?
Develop possible design solutions
What is the main purpose of developing sustainable technologies?
To make better use of natural resources
Why does a designer need to consider the industrial and commercial practices that will be used during manufacturing?
To increase the product’s rate of production
What does discuss mean?
Identify issues and provide points for and/or against
What is the life cycle analysis a critical step in?
Design and production process
What does exploded view do?
It shows how the product will fit together
How do entrepreneurs support the work of designers and generate value?
They create or expand economic activity by promoting new products
Which of the following best outlines why designers would use 3D modelling when presenting their designs to manufacturers?
To allow the manufacturers to visualise the final design
Why is it important for a designer and the end user to communicate with each other?
To improve customer satisfaction
What is the best way to evaluate a product’s feasibility after design and prior to production?
Make a prototype to test the product
