Unit 13

Question 1

User centred design creates products that:

Answer 1

Are fit for the intended user both in terms of their
size, shape and form, and aesthetics
Are popular with the user or user group,
therefore more commercially successful
Compete successfully against similar
products to gain a larger
market share

Question 2

Iterative design process

Answer 2

follows a cycle of prototyping , testing and evaluation to achieve best results

Question 3

What are some research methods to investigate user groups

Answer 3

Market research , interviews and questionnaire , product analysis and evaluation , ergonomic and anthropometric data

Question 4

what is anthropometric data

Answer 4

The study and size and proportions of the human body

Question 5

Why are the 5th and 95th percentile often ignored

Answer 5

Because they are only a little proportion of the majority of people in the world so don’t apply products especially for them

Question 6

Examples of anthropometric data

Answer 6

the average e.g. a handle
the extreme e.g. a door frame
adjustability e.g. an office chair
adaptability e.g. a booster seat

Question 7

What is ergonomics

Answer 7

Correct application of anthropometric data

Question 8

Example of ergonomics

Answer 8

the overall process of arranging a workplace, systems, and equipment in a way that makes it easy for people to use them.

Question 9

What is prototype planning

Answer 9

Planning what to test and evaluate for each prototype help decide material needed

Question 10

What are the main design styles

Answer 10

Arts and Crafts , Art Deco , Modernism , Post Modernism

Question 11

What is Arts and Crafts and who are some designers

Answer 11

Approx from 1850-1915 it is the hand made and crafted design.
Designers range from Charles Rennie Mackintosh , William Morris , Mary Morris

Question 12

What are some Arts and crafts characteristics

Answer 12

Simple designs , handmade , use of quality materials , repeated pattern flowers and leaves , furniture