The Action-Centric Model & Graphic Design

1. Those who support the action-centric model over other models believe that it:

• Provides a better theoretic depiction of the design process

• Is more structured

• Is easier to chart or map

• More accurately describes the design process in practice

The action-centric model was largely developed to counter which older, traditional model of describing the design process?

• The improvisation model

• The rational model

• The inaction-centric model

• The creative model

3. According to the action-centric model, the design process begins with what?

• A list of all goals and objectives

• An understanding of all possible parameters and restrictions

• A plan

• Creativity and emotion

4. According to the action-centric model, is the design process circular or sequential?

• It can be either one.

• Circular

• It cannot be either circular or sequential.

• Sequential

5. Who would likely benefit the LEAST from the action-centric model of the design process?

• Someone who based their knowledge on their creative intuitions and experience

• Someone who needed to see a design plan systematically charted out before work began

• Someone who was good at being flexible and adapting to new challenges in the design process

• Someone who did not know all the objectives and parameters of a design when they began