D&T AQA Section C

What type of drawing is this?

• Net development

• Orthographic

• Isometric

• Exploded

What is user centred design?

• When the design meets the needs of the manufacturer and designers.

• When the user is included in the design process throughout design and manufacture

• When a design is created for one person

• When the design is developed and changed based on testing in laboratories

What is design fixation?

• Designing a stereotypical response and not developing or improving the design

• Designing a product that is the best solution first time

• Designing a unique and interesting design that fixates peoples attention

• Designing products that solve a problem

What is this style of drawing?

• isometric

• Orthographic

• Exploded

• Perspective

What is this style of drawing called?

• Isometric

• Orthographic

• System/ Schematic

• Perspective

Why would you use this style of drawing?

• To show the rendering on a product

• To show how it all fits together

• To use as a promotional image

• To show all the dimensions

This is an example of tessellation, why are products tessellated?

• To save time, money and reduce the waste of materials

• To make the product look better

• To make the world a better place

• To create patterns that are easy to follow

Why are CAD drawings used?

• They look good and people are more likely to buy the product if it has been designed on CAD

• They can be edited quickly, send via email and sent to CAM to be made

• They are the easiest way to design products

• They look more professional so manufacturers are more likely to make a product designed on CAD

What is a systems approach to designing?

• Designing with the user as the focus of the design

• Designing with a large group of people working together to come up with design solutions

• Designing using a block based, top down approach looking at the inputs and outputs and subsystems

• Designing in a cyclical way testing and evaluating as you go along

What is a disadvantage of iterative design?

• It can be time consuming if lots of prototypes need to be produced

• It may become too focused on a users requirements and be unviable to sell

• It can lead to unnecessary components being used and larger costs as a result

• It can result in a stereotypical design that does not work