Prototyping Quiz

What is a common material used for creating prototypes?

• Acrylic

• Cardboard

• MDF

• Foil

What is the primary purpose of creating a prototype?

• To test the functionality of the design

• To finalise the colour scheme

• To decide the price of the product

• To create the final product

What technique can you use to achieve curved and rounded edges on your protoype?

• Indenting

• Scoring

• Scrolling

• Creasing

How many prototypes did Sir James Dyson make when developing the first Dyson vacuum cleaner?

• 5038

• 5127

• 4876

• 5160

Why is it important to prototype ideas BEFORE producing your final design?

• To waste time

• Speed up the design process

• Eliminate any design errors as early as possible

• Simplify ideas

Why do we use prototyping as a method of developing designs?

• To ensure the design is perfect before manufacturing

• To increase the cost of production

• To waste time

• To make the prototype look used

What is a disadvantage of using metal when making a prototype?

• It is too shiny

• It is expensive and less malleable

• It is too light

• It is too colorful

Why is prototyping an excellent form of design communication?

• You can read any text printed onto a cardboard box

• It is a tangible and physical, 3D version of the design

• You can post ideas to other designers

• Mobile phone designs can be made into a prototype

What should you do before prototyping?

• Ask for user feedback

• Present your final design

• Make your mould ready for lamination / drape moulding

• Sketch Ideas

Why is it important for your user to see your prototype?

• Feedback any positive and negative elements of the design for development

• Check you are working hard

• Decide if they still want to be your user

• Make sure that you are doing what they asked you to do