IED Unit 1 and 2 Vocab Review

A tangible artifact produced by means of either human or mechanical work, or by biological or chemical process.

• design

• products

• criteria

• designers

1.An iterative decision-making process that produces plans by which resources are converted into products or systems that meet human needs and wants or solve problems. 2. A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of something before it is built or made. 3. A decorative pattern.

• design

• shading

• design process

• designer

A group technique for solving problems, generating ideas, stimulating creative thinking, etc. by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion.

• piling on

• design process

• brainstorm

• proportions

In a brainstorm when a member's idea produces a similar idea or an enhanced idea.

• criteria

• constraints

• isometric

• piling on

A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and wants and to winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice.

• design process

• design

• designer

• brainstorm

A person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some ways uses visual cues to organize his or her work.

• engineer

• designer

• civil

• design

A full-scale working model used to test and improve a design concept by making actual observations and necessary adjustments.

• scale

• proportion

• mechanical

• prototype

A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.

• designer

• prototype

• engineers

• chemical

A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints. The design brief is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution.

• design brief

• design statement

• design

• designer

A means of judging. A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged.

• proportion

• constraint

• criteria

• scale