What's covered
The design process12
Communicating design ideas10
Evaluating designs and iteration8
User-centred design and design briefs8
Sample questions
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1Communicating design ideas
What is an isometric drawing?
- ✓3D drawing with lines at 30° from horizontal
- •Flat 2D drawing with no depth
- •Photograph of a finished product
- •Side view of an object only
2Evaluating designs and iteration
What does it mean to evaluate a design?
- ✓Check it against the specification and user needs
- •Compare it only to your own design
- •Sell it before checking quality
- •Throw it away if anything is wrong
3The design process
What is the design process?
- •Buying ready-made items in a shop
- •Manufacturing identical parts at speed
- ✓Steps from problem to a finished product
- •Throwing a prototype away after testing
4User-centred design and design briefs
What is user-centred design?
- ✓Designing around the needs of the user
- •Designing for fastest production
- •Designing for the cheapest cost
- •Designing without any feedback
5Communicating design ideas
What is an orthographic drawing?
- •A 3D perspective sketch
- •A coloured promotional advertisement
- •An exploded diagram showing parts
- ✓Front, side, top views of an object
6Evaluating designs and iteration
Why is user testing important?
- •Adds extra time to the project
- •Lets you reuse old materials
- ✓Reveals problems designers can't see
- •Saves cost of all the tools
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