Outcome 1 - Investigating and defining

At what stage of the design process do you recognise a need, problem, opportunity or situation?

• Design and development

• Planning and production

• Evaluation

• Investigating and defining

Answer explanation

The design process is divided into 4 stages. Each stage has a number of steps. This can act as a guide to assist the designer with what they might need to do next. This information can be found in the study design

The product design factors are....

• all the details that help you construct the product

• aspects that influence design

• the limits of the situation.

• A written statement outlining the design problem

Answer explanation

There are 9 product design factors, they are the factors that underpin and influence all design and designers.

What do designers do?

• Think creatively, laterally and visually?

• Experiments and tries out things?

• Looks at and evaluates existing designs and products?

• Learns from experience and mistakes?

Answer explanation

A designer does all these things and more. We all have the capacity for design work we just need to learn how through attempting and practice

From the list below which one isnt a product design factor

• Purpose function and context

• Evaluation criteria

• Sustainability

• Economics

Answer explanation

The evaluation criteria is the

"Relates to a products form, appearance and feel".

Which product design factor best matches this description?

• Purpose function and context

• innovation and creativity

• User centred design

• Visual tactile and aesthetic

Answer explanation

It goes on to state " Design elements include point, line form, shape, texture, tone colour, transparency, translucency and opacity." "Design principles include balance, contrast repetition etc.... " These principles are present in all designs, even in nature....

"A question, justification and relevance to the design brief,

The process used gauge the success of the product and

how the finished product can be checked" Which best describes the above statement?

• Evaluation criteria

• Outline of context

• Constraints and considerations

• The design brief

What best defines a constraint

• Aspects that influence design

• aspects that need to be considered

• The limits of a situation

• The must haves of the design

Who am I -

"I ask questions, I listen, I observe and I takes notes"

• A customer

• An end -user

• A designer

• A sticky nose

Answer explanation

The designer - In addition

a diligent designer will put themselves into the users position and collect information, record it, take photographs and a whole lot more..

An assessable body of work detailing the design journey of a product

• Constraints

• Investigating and defining

• Design brief

• The design folio

Which of the Outline statements best allow for the creative process to be developed and continue

• I'm making this cup holder thingy I found on the net, to bring coffees back from the cafe for a work mate

• A colleague has approached me to conceptualise a system to make transporting their morning coffees back from the cafe easily as a soul person

• A colleague has asked me to design a coffee cup carrying holder like the one they have in the office to bring coffees back from the cafe

• If I get a round board and put some holes in it to suit a coffee cup then add a handle this is a potential way I could create a design to satify the need of the enduser