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PDF FILE - UPDATED VERSION- MATHS IN DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY EXERCISE BOOK (127 PAGES)

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1. What is Product Design? (1)

2. What is Product Design? (2)

3. What is Product Design? (3)

4. What is Product Design? (4)

 
PDF FILE - POSTER - FROM DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY TO A CAREER
PDF FILE - OPTIONS - WHY STUDY DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY?
 

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

 
PDF FILE - INFO POSTERS OF SCALES OF PRODUCTION
PDF FILE - WORK ROLE STARTER 1
PDF FILE - WORK ROLE STARTER 2
 
BOX LEARNING EXERCISES - INDEPENDENT LEARNING - MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
These exercises are ideal for independent learning, classwork and homework.
 
1. The Client /Customer
2. What is a Production Line?
PDF FILE - Poster - What is a Production Line?
3. Introduction to Industrial Production Techniques
4. Scales of Production - an Introduction
 
SINGLE ITEM PRODUCTION
5. Single Item / Prototype Production - Example 1
6. Single Item / Prototype Production - Example 2
REVISION CARDS - Single Item/Prototype Production
PDF FILE - POSTER - SINGLE ITEM PRODUCTION
 
BATCH PRODUCTION
7. Batch Production - Example 1
8. Batch Production - Example 2
 
SHORT VIDEO - BATCH MANUFACTURE OF CDs
 
9. Batch Production Exercise
REVISION CARDS - Batch Production
PDF FILE - POSTER - BATCH PRODUCTION
 
CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION
10. Continuous Production - Example 1
11. Continuous Production - Example 2
REVISION CARDS - Continuous Production
PDF FILE - POSTER - CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURE
 
12. Production Methods - Lesson Starter
 13. A Series of Examination Questions related to Mass Production in a School Workshop
 
COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURE
VIDEO - COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURE (CIM)
 
 
14. CIM - Computer Integrated Manufacture - 1
15. CIM - Computer Integrated Manufacture - 2
PDF FILE - POSTER - CIM
 
REMOTE MANUFACTURING
16. Remote Manufacturing
PDF FILE - POSTER - REMOTE MANUFACTURING
 
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
17. Continuous Improvement (CI) - Page 1
18. Continuous Improvement (CI) - Page 2
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
 
FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURE

19. Flexible Manufacturing Systems - FMS - 1

20. Flexible Manufacturing Systems - FMS - 2

21. Detailed Example of Flexible Manufacturing - CD / DVD Manufacture

PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURE
 
JUST IN TIME (JIT)
22. Just in Time
REVISION CARDS - Just in Time
PDF FILE - POSTER - JUST IN TIME
 
LEAN MANUFACTURING
23. Introduction to Lean Manufacturing
24. Key Principles of Lean Manufacture
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON LEAN MANUFACTURE
 
25. Revision Cards - Lean Manufacture
PDF FILE - POSTER - LEAN MANUFACTURING
 
GLOBALISATION
Globalisation, Design and Manufacturing
Example of Globalisation of Design and Manufacture
Globalisation - Revision Cards
PDF FILE - POSTER - GLOBALISATION
 
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE - CROWDFUNDING, FAIRTRADE AND COOPERATIVES
1. Enterprise: Crowdfunding, Fairtrade and Cooperatives
2. Revision Cards - Crowdfunding, Fairtrade and Cooperatives
 
ICT IN DESIGN, MARKETING, MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION
 
1. ICT in Marketing, Business and Industry - Starter
2. ICT as a Marketing Tool
3. Barcodes in Manufacturing, Distribution and Supply
4. QR Codes (Quick Response Codes)
PDF FILE - EXAMINATION QUESTION - ICT and Manufacturing, Marketing and Supply - Examination Question
 
5. Information Communication Technology - Developing and Modelling Ideas
 
REVISION CARDS - Barcodes
REVISION CARDS - Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture
 
WHAT IS PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE?
 
VIDEO - PLANNED AND PERCEIVED OBSOLESCENCE
 
What is Planned Obsolescence?
What is Perceived Obsolescence?
REVISION CARDS - Planned Obsolescence
REVISION CARDS - Perceived Obsolescence
 
MANUFACTURING PROCESS - REDUCING WASTE
1. Manufacturing Products and Reducing Waste
2. Manufacturing Products and Reducing Waste - Using Accurate Templates
3. Dealing with Waste - Reuse / Recycle
4. Training / Educating Staff about the Importance of Reducing Waste
5. Why Maintenance and Repairability should be Built in to
the Products we Buy.
 
MORAL, ETHICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RELATING TO DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND THE CONSUMER
CLICK HERE FOR AN EXTENSIVE PDF FILE - MORALS, ETHICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL
 
 

QUALITY SYSTEMS

 
1. The British Standards Institute Kite Mark and the Conformite European Symbol
 
2. Quality Assurance
3. Quality Control
PDF FILE  - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON QUALITY CONTROL
4. Quality Control Exercise
5. Quality Control and Quality Assurance - Examination Questions and Answers
6. Products and Quality Standards - Examination Question
REVISION CARDS - Quality Standards 
 
7.Six Sigma
 
8. Product Analysis
 
9. Tolerances - 1
10. Tolerance - 2
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON TOLERANCES
11. Tolerance Examination Question
 
REVISION CARDS -Tolerance Checks
 
HEALTH AND SAFETY
1. Health and Safety - Risk Assessments
2. Risk Assessment and Monitoring - Step by Step
 
REVISION CARDS - Risk Assessments
PDF FILE - Poster - Risk Assessments
 
STANDARD COMPONENTS
1. What is a Standard Component? 
2. Why use Standard Components when Designing and Manufacturing?
3. The Construction Industry and Standard Components
4. Complex Standard Components
5. Historical Development of Standard Components - Advantages of Standard Components
 

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

 
1. The Materials Economy
2. Revision Cards - The Materials Economy
PDF FILE - POSTER - THE MATERIALS ECONOMY AND THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ECONOMY
 
3. Factors that Affect Product Development
4. How the Design of a Product Changes Over Time - The Bicycle
5. Bicycle Exercise
6. The Life Cycle of a Product
7. The Life Cycle of Natural Wood
 
8. Life Cycle Energy Analysis
 
VIDEO - VARIOUS FORMS OF RECYCLING
 
9. Closed Loop Recycling (Six Rs)
10. Closed Loop Recycling - Example Product (Six Rs)
11. Recycling - Upcycling (Six Rs)
12. Recycling - Downcycling (Six Rs)
 
PDF FILE - POSTER RECYCLING
 
13. Environmental Modenism (Ecological Modernism)
14. Revision Cards - Environmental Modernism
 
19. Why Maintenance and Repairability should be Built in to
the Products we Buy (Six Rs).
20. The Repair / Maintenance of Products (Six Rs) - Kettles
21. The Repair / Maintenance of Products (Six Rs) - Drills
 
22. Reduce (Six Rs)
23. Reuse (Six Rs)
24. Refuse (Six Rs)
25. Rethink (Six Rs)
 
PDF FILE - CLASSROOM DISPLAY - The Three Rs, Recycling, Upcycling, Downcycling, Product Lifecycle, Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability
PDF FILE - CLASSROOM DISPLAY - Product Life Cycle
PDF FILE - POSTER - ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND PRODUCT DESIGN
 
REVISION CARDS - Product Life Cycle
REVISION CARDS - Life Cycle Energy Analysis
REVISION CARDS - Life Cycle Assessment
REVISION CARDS - The Six Rs - Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Refuse, Rethink, Repair
REVISION CARDS - Upcycling
REVISION CARDS - Downcycling
 
15. Sustainability - What is a Sustainable Forest?
 

16. The History of  Clocks - 1

17. The History of Clocks - 2

18. Making Model Sundials

 

19. History of Torches - 1

20. History of Torches - 2

 
DEVELOPING AN EXISTING PRODUCT
 
1. Developing a Product from an Existing Design - Product Evolution.
2. The Next Stage of Development - the Multi Tool Knife
3. A Modern Adaption of the Multi Tool Pen Knife
4. Product Development - A Car Body that is also a Battery
5. Product Development - Battery Storage - Hand Held Products
6. The Bicycle Frame that also Acts as a Battery - Electric Bicycle
7. Product Development - How a Battery Powered Bicycle can be Modernised
 
DESIGN STRATEGIES
Revision Cards - Design Strategies
 
INCLUSIVE DESIGN
1. What is Inclusive Design ? - 1
2. What is Inclusive Design ? - 2
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET - INCLUSIVE DESIGN
 
3. Revision Cards - Inclusive Design
 
PRODUCTS WITH 'BUILT IN' ADJUSTMENT
1. Adjustable Products
Adjustable Products  -  Revision Cards
 
DAVID CONSTANTINE – MOTIVATION – MULTISPORT WHEELCHAIR
1. Introduction to David Constantine and Motivation
2. The Multisports Wheelchair by Motivation
3. Basic Design Principle - The Multisports Wheelchair - Questions
4. Comparison between a Typical Wheelchair and the Multisports Wheelchair
 
5. Examination Questions - the Multisports Wheelchair - Sustainability and Innovation.
 
PDF FILE - Click here to download a Revision Booklet / Activity Booklet
 
INCLUSIVITY PROJECT - LEADING TO MODEL MAKING
6. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS - Public Seating for adults and Young Children
7. Seating in Public Areas - Examination Question and Initial Sketches
8. Model Making - Your Selected Design - for Further Development
9. Development of the Best Idea and Development of Idea 1
10. Sample Development of Idea 2 and Idea3
 
 
 
PRACTICAL EXERCISE WITH TEAM WORK - INCLUSIVE DESIGN

Exercise - 1. An Existing Product To An Inclusive Product - The Hand Drill

Exercise - 2. Your Inclusive Design for a Hand Drill
 
 
ADVERTISING
1. Advertising - an Introduction
2. Advertising - Questions and Answers
PDF FILE - PRINTABLE ADVERTISING QUESTION
REVISION CARDS - Methods of Advertising
 
ICONIC DESIGNS
1. What is an Iconic Design?
2. Iconic Design Exercise
PDF FILE - POSTER - ICONIC DESIGNS
PDF FILE - ICONIC DESIGN CARDS- HOMEWORK/EXERCISE
 
COMPANIES
1. Alessi - Iconic Products
2. Revision Cards - Alessi
PDF FILE - POSTER - ALESSI
 
1. Apple Incorporated
2. Revision Cards - Apple
 
THE AUSTIN MINI
2. The Austin Mini - an Iconic Design
 
TESLA (TESLA MOTORS)
1. Introduction to Tesla
2. Revision Cards - Tesla
 
1. Philippe Starck
2. Revision Cards - Philippe Starck
 
THE EAMES LOUNGE CHAIR
3. Lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames - 1956
4. Why is the Eames Chair an Iconic Design?
4a. Revision Cards - Charles and Ray Eames
5. Manufacturing the Eames Lounge Chair - Aluminium Parts / Components
6. Manufacturing the Eames lounge Chair - Laminated Parts / Components
7. Manufacturing the Eames Lounge Chair - Basic Techniques - Printable Question
 
8. Examination Question - Designing a Settee based on the Eames Lounge Chair - Specification and initial Ideas
9. Examination Question - Designing a Settee based on the Eames Lounge Chair - Development of Best Idea
10. Examination Question - Designing a Settee based on the Eames Chair - Comparison with the Specification
 
THE BARCELONA CHAIR
1. The Barcelona Chair - an Introduction
2. The Barcelona Chair -  Basic Stages of Manufacture
3. The Barcelona Chair - Design Icon and Design Classic?
 
PDF FILE - POSTER LUDWIG MIES VAN ROHE
Revision Cards - Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
 
4. Similar Products, a Comparison- Iconic Chairs - Barcelona Chair 1929
AND The Bibendum Chair (1917 - 1921)
 
5. Similar Products, a Comparison - Iconic Chairs - Barcelona Chair 1929 AND
Lounge Chair By Charles And Ray Eames - 1956
 
6. Examination Question - Designing a table based on the Barcelona Chair - Specification and Initial Ideas
7. Examination Question - Designing a Table based on the Barcelona Chair - Development of Best Idea
 
MICHAEL THONET - BENTWOOD FURNITURE
1. Michael Thonet and the No14 Chair - Introduction
2. Examples of Thonet Bentwood Furniture including the No 14 Chair
3.The Thonet No14 Chair - Construction Techniques
4. How to Sketch a Simple Bentwood Chair - Quickly
5. Thonet Style - Design Questions
 
6. The Thonet No14 Chair - Design Examination Question - Part 1
7. The Thonet No14 Chair - Design Examination Questions - Part 2
8. The Thonet No14 Chair - Design Examination Questions - Part 3
9. The Thonet No14 Chair - Design Examination Questions - Part 4
 
10. Revision Cards - Thonet No14 Chair
 
PDF FILE - Michael Thonet _ Boxed Learning Exercise
 
11. Table Lamp / Task Lamp - Thonet Style - Initial Designs
12. Selected Idea for Further Development.
 
PDF FILE - CLASSROOM WALL DISPLAY - WILLIAM THONET
 
PDF FILE - INFO-POSTERS FOR CLASSROOM DISPLAY - MICHAEL THONET, ROBIN DAY, CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH, AND EILEEN GREY
 
MARCEL BREUER (1902-1981)
1. Marcel Breuer and His Work
2. Revision Cards - Marcel Breuer
PDF FILE - POSTER - MARCEL BREUER
 
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999)
1. Charlotte Perriand and a Sample of Her Work
2. Revision Cards - Charlotte Perriand
 
ZAHA HADID(1950-2016)
1. Zaha Hadid - Architect
2. Revision Cards - Zaha Hadid
 
JOCK KINNEIR AND MARGARET CALVERT
1. Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert - Motorway and Road Signage
2. Revision Cards - Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert
 
BETHAN GRAY
1. Bethan Gray - Product Designer
2. Revision Cards - Bethan Gray
 
PDF FILE - POSTER INSPIRING FEMALE DESIGNERS
 
THE ROBIN DAY POLYPROP CHAIR
2. Robin Day Design Trend Setter and PolypropChair Iconic Design
7. Examination Question - Coffee Table based on the Style of the Polypropchair - Specification and Initial Ideas
8. Examination Question - Coffee Table based on the Polyprop Chair - Development of Best Idea
 
PDF FILE - ROBIN DAY POSTER
 
OWEN MACLAREN AND THE B01 FOLDING PUSH CHAIR
 
1. Owen Maclaren and the B01 Folding Push Chair - An Introduction
2. Basic Principles in the Design of a Child’s Buggy
3. Tubular Steel - a Trend Setter? AND The B01 Push Chair - an Iconic Design?
4. Design a Maclaren Inspired Folding Chair
5. Temporary and Permanent Joints for Tube
6. Specification Question - Product in the Style of the Maclaren B01
 
7. Initial Ideas for a Folding Chair in the Style of Owen Maclaren
8. Developing Your Best Idea
9. How does your Final Design meet the Original Specification?
10. Links to other useful Information and Questions
 
PDF FILE - POSTER - OWEN MACLAREN
PDF FILE - POSTER - ALTERNATIVE OWEN MACLAREN
Revision Cards - Owen Maclaren
PDF FILE - Owen Maclaren - Boxed Learning Exercise
 
CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH
1. An Introduction to Charles Rennie Mackintosh
2. Analysis / Description of a Charles Mackintosh Chair
3. Mackintosh Decoration
4. The Furniture of Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Product Analysis 1
5. The Furniture of Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Product Analysis 2
6. Product Analysis - Mackintosh Oak Washstand
7. Product Comparison
8. The Mackintosh Desk
9. A Young Child's Toy Box based on Charles Rennie Mackintosh Design Characteristics
10. DVD Storage Unit based on Charles Rennie Mackintosh Design Characteristics
11. Storage Unit based on a Mackintosh White Desk and Chair
12. How to Develop a Specification by Analysing the Design Brief
for a Charles Mackintosh inspired Storage Unit
13. Specification Question
14. Design One - Child's Toy Box - Mackintosh Style
15. Design Two - Storage Box - Mackintosh Style
16. Design Three - Jewellery Box - Mackintosh Style
17. Design Four - DVD Storage - Mackintosh Style
18. Design Five - Bits And Bobs Storage Box - Mackintosh Style
19. Designing a Mackintosh Storage Unit
20. Presenting a Design Idea
21. Developing your Idea
REVISION CARDS - Charles Rennie Mackintosh
 
PDF FILE - Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Boxed Learning Exercise
 
PDF FILE - CLASSROOM POSTER - CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH
 
HARRY BECK - LONDON UNDERGROUND MAP
1. Harry Beck 1902 to 1974
2. Revision Cards - Harry Beck
PDF FILE - POSTER - HARRY BECK - LONDON UNDERGROUND
 
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER
1. Introduction to Christopher Dresser
2. Revision Cards - Christopher Dresser
PDF FILE - Christopher Dresser- Boxed Learning Exercise
PDF FILE - POSTER - CHRISTOPHER DRESSER
 
MORE DESIGNERS - THROUGH HISTORY - WHO DERSERVE RESPECT
A Collection of Designers who Deserve Respect
 
PDF FILE - DESIGNERS - REVISION CARDS
 
BIOMIMETIC DESIGN
 
4. The Sydney Opera House - Inspired by Nature
4. Design for a Shelter, inspired by the Sydney Opera House
 
5. QUESTION - Shelving System Based on Nature - Tree
6. QUESTION - Honeycomb Storage - Inspired by Nature
7. QUESTION - Leaf Sunbed Inspired by Nature
 
8. QUESTION - Ladybird Inspired Design - Coffee Mug - Wildlife Theme
9. Developing the Idea - Ladybird inspired Coffee Mug
10. Ladybird Coffee Mug Packaging
 
 
BRAND IDENTITY
1. Brand Identity - an Introduction
2. Characteristics of a Brand
3. Brand Identity - Symbols and Logos
REVISION CARDS - Brands
 
PDF FILE - POSTER - BRANDS
PDF FILE - CLASSROOM DISPLAY - Brand Identity - What is a Trend? - Planned Obsolescence - Perceived Obsolescence
 
 
INTERNATIONAL ART MOVEMENTS
 
PDF FILE - INFO-POSTERS FOR CLASSROOM DISPLAY - ART MOVEMENTS
 
PDF FILE - DISPLAY POSTERS - IMAGES OF MAJOR ART MOVEMENTS
 
PDF FILE - REVISION CARDS FOR MAJOR ART MOVEMENTS
 
Art Movement - Rich Picture
 
ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
1. The Arts and Crafts Movement 1880 - 1910
REVISION CARDS - Arts and Crafts
 
ART NOUVEAU
1. Art Nouveau - 1890s - 1920s/1930s
2. Art Nouveau (1880s) Compared to the Bauhaus Design (1920s)
REVISION CARDS - Art Nouveau
 
CUBISM
1. Cubism - Analytic Cubism 1907 - 1911 - Late Cubism 1914 - 1921
2. Cubism and Architecture
3. Cubism and Product Design
 
REVISION CARDS - Cubism
 
DE STIJL (NEOPLASTICISM)
1. Introduction to De Stijl (Neoplasticism)
2. Revision Cards - De Stijl (Neoplasticism)
 
PDF FILE - POSTER - CLASSROOM DISPLAY, DE-STIJL
 
MODERNISM / BAUHAUS
1. The Bauhaus Design School - 1
2. The Bauhaus Influence on Architecture - the Huf Haus.
3. The Bauhaus Style of Writing
4. Bauhaus Chair Design Exercise
 
REVISION CARDS - Bauhaus Design
 
5. Modernism - Eileen Gray - The Transat and Bibendum Chairs
6. Modernism - Eileen Gray - The E1027 Table
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON EILEEN GRAY
7. Designing / Developing a Product, Starting with an Iconic Design (The E1027 Table)
8. Revision Cards - Eileen Gray
 
PDF FILE - CLASSROOM POSTER - EILEEN GREY
 
ART DECO
1. Art Deco - 1
2. Art Deco - 2
 
Art Deco - REVISION CARDS
 
3. Art Movement - Rich Picture
4. Storage and Transport of Small Items - Art Deco - 1
5. Storage and Transport of Small Items - Art Deco - 2
6. Storage and Transport of Small Items - Art Deco - 3
7. Art Deco Containers - Product Comparison
8. Art Deco - Small Storage Container Design - 1
9. Art Deco - Small storage Container Design - 2
10. Writing an Design Specification for a Small Transportable Art Deco Container
12. Art Deco - Small Container Design - Initial Ideas
12. Developing Your chosen Design
13. Work Drawings -  Art Deco Container 1
14. Working Drawings - Art Deco Container - 2
 
15. Anthropometric Data and Handle Design
 
16. Sample 'Theme' Development Design Sheet
 
POP ART
1. Pop Art - 1950s to 1960s
2. Pop Art and Product Design
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE WORKSHEET ON POPART
 
Pop Art - REVISION CARDS
PDF FILE - POPART-CUBIST STARTER EXERCISE
 
STUDIO ALCHIMIA
1. Introduction to Studio Alchimia
2. Alessandro Mendini
 
THE MEMPHIS GROUP
1. Ettore Sottsass - Memphis Designs - 1
2. Ettore Sottsass - Memphis Designs - 2
3. The Memphis Group (1980s) - The Etruscan Chair 1984
4. Comparison of the design principles / design philosophy
of Modernism (Bauhaus) and Post Modernism (Memphis Group)
5. The Carlton Dresser - by Ettore Sottsass - 1981
6. Further Memphis Designs
7. Product Comparison - Memphis and Traditional Designs - 1
8. Product Comparison - Memphis and Traditional Designs - 2
9. Memphis Examination Questions / Answers - 1
 
PDF FILE - CLASSROOM POSTER - ETTORE SOTTSASS
 
MEMPHIS PRODUCT DESIGN QUESTION
10. Memphis Examination Question - Moodboard
11. Memphis Design Principle and Criteria - Examination Question
12. Sample Answer to Memphis Design Question
13. Evaluation of your Memphis Design
14. Product Design Memphis Style
15. Art Movement Starter - with Memphis Designs
16. Memphis Chair Design Exercise
 
17. REVISION CARDS - Memphis Design Movement
 
CLICK ON THE IMAGE - FOR ART MOVEMENT SUMMARY CARDS AND EXERCISE
 
TECHNIQUES THAT HELP THE DESIGNER
IN THE GENERATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS
 
1. Presentation Techniques used by Designers - An Introduction
2. Isometric Drawing and Designers
3. The Designer and Perspective Drawing
4. The Designer and Flowcharts
5. The Designer and Orthographic Drawing - 1
6. The Designer and Orthographic Drawing - 2 (Sectional Views)
7. The Designer and Computer Aided Design (CAD)
8. The Designer and Prototypes
9. The Designer and Moodboards - 1
10. Designer Inspiration and Moodboards - 2
11. Inspiration / Moodboards and Motifs
 
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR AN EXAMINATION QUESTION - DESIGNERS AND TECHNIQUES
 
THE MARKET PLACE AND MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT
 
What is the Technology Push Model of Product Development?
What is Market Pull?
Technology Push, Market Pull - REVISION CARDS
 
Globalisation, Design and Manufacturing
Example of Globalisation of Design and Manufacture
Globalisation - Revision Cards
 
E-COMMERCE
1. What is E-Commerce?
2. Traditional Shopping - Retail and Shopping
3. Electronic Data Interchange
4. E-Commerce and EDI - REVISION CARDS
 
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND THE DESIGNER
(THE CAR INDUSTRY)
 
1. Environmental Issues and the Development of a Product - the Car
2. The Features / Functions of a Product (the Car) - Environmental Factors
3. The Use of Raw Materials - Environmental Factors and Recycling
4. How Product Life Cycle Influences the Design and Manufacture of a Car
5. How Environmental Factors Influence Manufacturing Processes.
 
PDF FILE - ADVANCED EXAMINATION QUESTION
 
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND MANUFACTURERS, RETAILERS (INCLUDING SUPERMARKETS) AND CUSTOMERS
 
1. Manufacturers / Retailer, Environmental Issues and Customers
 
SUPERMARKETS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
2. How Supermarkets Encourage Customers to Reduce Waste and to Help Protect the Environment - 1
3. Biodegradable and Recyclable Plastics and Supermarkets
PDF FILE - CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE QUESTION ON SUPERMARKETS, THE ENVIRONMENT AND CUSTOMERS
4. Environmental Symbols - Question
5. Product Development and the Environment - CD Players and MP3 Players
 
REVISION CARDS - Customers and Environmental Issues 1
REVISION CARS - The Environment and Customers - 2
REVISION CARDS - Products, The Environment, Supermarkets And Distribution
REVISION CARDS - THREE Rs
 

CLIENT REQUIREMENTS

 

1. Product Comparison and Selection - 1

2. Product Comparison and Selection - 2

3. Conducting a Product Review

4. Developing a Customer Profile - Page 1

5. Building a Customer Profile - Page 2

6. The Client / Customer Profile Sheet

7. The Role of a Focus Group

8. Market Research
9. The Sinclair C5 Electric Car - Starter
10. How Market Research can be Carried Out
11 Design Idea to Design Concept (including Market Research)
12. Presentations to Clients / Customers
13. How to Plan a Presentation
14. Evaluation of a Presentation
 
15. Product and Customers - Example - Motorbikes
16. Products and Customers - Example Motorbikes - Advertising
17. Eco Friendly Motorbike Fuel Tank Design
 
TEAM WORK
PDF FILE - POSTER - TEAMWORK AND MANAGEMENT
 
1. Introduction to Teamwork. Why is Teamwork Important?
 
SAMPLE PRODUCT - RESISTANT MATERIALS
SCHOOL MASS PRODUCTION LINE - BATCH MANUFACTURE
1. Sample RESISTANT MATERIALS Project - Envelope Holder - Team Batch Production
2. Choice of Materials and Planning Production - Batch Production
3. Organisation of a School Production Line - Resistant Materials
 

SAMPLE PRODUCT - GRAPHICS
HELPING PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN LEARN HOW TO TELL THE TIME

1. Sample GRAPHICS Project - Learning Clock Team Batch Production
RESOURCES - HELPING YOUNG CHILDREN TELL THE TIME
2. Organising a Production Line - Graphics Product
 
RECORDING MEETINGS
Group Analysis of Ideas, Team Meeting and Group Discussion Sheet
 
ORGANISING A TEAM
1. Teamwork Presentation - Sample Organisational Sheet
2. Planning and Working with other Students - Evidence Sheet
 
PDF FILE - TEAM PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE
 

COPYRIGHT - TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS

 

 

1. What is Copyright?
2. What is a Patent?
3. What is a Registered Trademark?
4. REVISION CARDS - Copyright, Trademarks and Patents
 
MODEL / PROTOTYPE MANUFACTURE
 
Making a Model - Introduction
Why Make a Model?
Model Making - Tools and Equipment - 1
Model Making - Tools and Equipment - 2
Model Making - Tools and Equipment - 3
Model Making - Tools and Equipment - 4
 
Modelling Materials - 1
Modelling Materials - 2
Sample Models
Card Based Models
Architectural Models
Computer Generated Models
Computer Generated Systems Model (Spreadsheets)
Model Making Examination Question - 1
Modelling Materials Examination Question - 2
PDF FILE - POSTER -MODEL MAKING EXERCISE
PDF FILE - POSTER - CAD TO MODEL TO PROTOTYPE
REVISION CARDS - Model Making Materials
PDF FILE - MODEL MAKING IN THE DESIGN PROCESS
 
PACKAGING
 
 
PDF FILE - POSTER ON PACKAGING MATERIALS
PDF FILE - POSTER 2 - ON PACKAGING 
 
1.The Functions of Packaging
2. Materials for Packaging - Paper and Card
3. More Materials for Packaging
4. Manufacturing Nets / Developments by Hand
5. Manufacturing Nets / Packaging in Industry - Small Scale Production
6. How can the Harmful Environmental Effects of Packaging be Reduced?
REVISION CARDS - Packaging
REVISION CARDS - Packaging and Environmental Issues - 1
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PACKAGING - GO TO THE GRAPHICS SECTION OF THIS SITE
 
REVISION CARDS
1. REVISION CARDS - Quality Standards 
2. REVISION CARDS - Brands
3. REVISION CARDS - Sustainable Design and Sustainable Materials
4. REVISION CARDS - Barcodes
5. REVISION CARDS - Product Life Cycle
6. REVISION CARDS - Life Cycle Assessment
7. REVISION CARDS - Models and Prototypes
8. REVISION CARDS - Packaging and Environmental Issues - 1
9. REVISION CARDS - Thermochromic Inks
10. REVISION CARDS - Safety Symbols
11. REVISION CARDS - The Difference between Anthropometrics and Ergonomics
12. REVISION CARDS - Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture
13. REVISION CARDS - Methods of Advertising
14. REVISION CARDS - Flat Packs
15. REVISION CARDS - Knock Down Joints
16. REVISION CARDS - Tolerance Checks
17. REVISION CARDS - Customers and Environmental Issues
18. REVISION CARDS - Packaging Materials and Functions
19. REVISION CARDS - Stock Forms
20. REVISION CARDS - Hardwoods
21. REVISION CARDS - Softwoods
22. REVISION CARDS - Manmade Boards
23. REVISION CARDS - Oil to Plastics
24. REVISION CARDS - Thermosetting Plastics
25. REVISION CARDS - Thermoplastics
26.REVISION CARDS - BIOPOL
27. REVISION CARDS - Ferrous Metals
REVISION CARDS - Ferrous Metals - Simple Version
28. REVISION CARDS - Non-Ferrous Metals
29. REVISION CARDS - Composite Materials - 1
30. REVISION CARDS - Composite Materials - 2
31. REVISION CARDS - Smart Materials
32. REVISION CARDS - Model Making Materials
33. REVISION CARDS - Models and Prototypes
34. REVISION CARDS - Single Item/Prototype Production
35. REVISION CARDS - Batch Production
36. REVISION CARDS - Continuous Production
37a. REVISION CARDS - Just in Time
37b. Revision Cards - Lean Manufacture
38. REVISION CARDS - Charles Rennie Mackintosh
39. REVISION CARDS - Planned Obsolescence
40. REVISION CARDS - Perceived Obsolescence
41. REVISION CARDS - Risk Assessments
42. REVISION CARS - The Environment and Customers - 2
43. REVISION CARDS - Products, The Environment, Supermarkets And Distribution
44. E-Commerce and EDI - REVISION CARDS
45. REVISION CARDS - Arts and Crafts
46. REVISION CARDS - Art Nouveau
47. Art Deco - REVISION CARDS
48. REVISION CARDS - Cubism
49. REVISION CARDS - Bauhaus Design
50. Pop Art - REVISION CARDS
51. REVISION CARDS - Memphis Design Movement
52. Revision Cards - De Stijl (Neoplasticism)
53. Revision Cards - Eileen Gray
 
54. REVISION CARDS - Three Rs
55. REVISION CARDS - Upcycling
56. REVISION CARDS- What is a Trend?
 
57. REVISION CARDS - Biomimetic Design
58. REVISION CARDS - Robin Day - Polyprop Chair
59. REVISION CARDS - Life Cycle Energy Analysis
60. Revision Cards - Real World Manufacturing
 
61. Globalisation - Revision Cards
62. Revision Cards - Phosphorescent Pigments
 
63. Revision Cards - Thonet No14 Chair
 
64. Revision Cards - Cyanacrylate (Super Glue)
 
65. Revision Cards - Nanomaterials
 
66. Revision Cards - Solar Power
 
67. Revision Cards - Inclusive Design
 
REVISION EXERCISES - REVISION WEBS
 
1. Designers Revision Web
2. Mechanisms - Key Design Terms and Phrases - Revision Web
3. Environmental Terms/ Phrases and Iconic Designs
4. Natural and Composite Woods, Plastics and Metals - Revision Web
5. Tools, Manufacturing Processes and Printing Processes - Revision Web
6. Marketing, Advertising, Consumer Law, Scales of Production, Manufacturing Systems and Quality Systems - Revision Webs
7. Art Movements, Energy Systems and Issues, Smart Materials - Revision Webs
 
FOOD CARRIERS FOR LEISURE ACTIVITIES - PROJECT
 
CLICK HERE FOR THE PROJECT / LESSON MATERIALS
 
 
PROJECT - DESIGN PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH A CHILDREN'S NURSERY
 
CLICK HERE FOR PROJECT / LESSON MATERIALS
 
 
PROJECT - CHARITY COLLECTION BOXES SMALL AND LARGE
 
1. Collecting Money for Charity - Rich Picture
2. Plastic and Card Collection Boxes
3. Sample Card Charity Collection Box
4. Charity Box in Isometric Projection - Basic Question and Answer
5. Charity Box in Isometric - Including Graphics - Question and Answer
6. Estimated Perspective Drawing - Charity Box
7. Charity Logo Analysis
8. Designing a Logo for  Childrens Charity
9. Developing a Charity Logo
10. Developing a Style of Writing for a Charity
11.An Alternative Design for a Charity Collection Box
12. Sample Examination Questions
 
13. Large Scale Charity Box with Built in Handle
14. Corrugated Card - Large Scale Charity Box
15. Corrugated Plastic (Polyprpylene)
16. Charity Box (for clothes) - Recyclable Card
17. Specification - Small Charity Box
18. Full Size Charity Collection Box for a Supermarket
PDF FILE - SAMPLE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS - QUESTION 1
 
HOW NATURE CAN INSPIRE DESIGN INCLUDING PATERN AND STRUCTURE
 
BIOMIMETIC DESIGN
 
NATURE / PATTERN AND DESIGN
4. The Sydney Opera House - Inspired by Nature
4. Design for a Shelter, inspired by the Sydney Opera House
 
5. QUESTION - Shelving System Based on Nature - Tree
6. QUESTION - Honeycomb Storage - Inspired by Nature
7. QUESTION - Leaf Sunbed Inspired by Nature
 
8. QUESTION - Ladybird Inspired Design - Coffee Mug - Wildlife Theme
9. Developing the Idea - Ladybird inspired Coffee Mug
10. Ladybird Coffee Mug Packaging
 

11. 'Wildlife' Style of Writing - 1
12. 'Wildlife Style of Writing - 2
13. Developing a Writing Style with Images and Textures

14. Scaling of Images and Text - Wildlife
15. Examination Type Question - Writing Styles on a Wildlife Theme

 
16. Inspiration / Moodboards and Motifs
 

11. Designing a Handheld Toy for a Child
12. Idea for a Handheld Toy for a Young Child - 1
13. Idea for a Handheld Toy for a Young Child - 2
14. Evaluation of Selected Idea

15. Block Modelling with Lightweight Polyurethane Model Board

16. Ideas For Packaging - Handheld Electronic Toy - Wildlife Theme
17. Net / Development - Wildlife Packaging
18. Wildlife Themed Packaging and Expanded Polypropylene

19. Alternative Packaging - Handheld Toy

 
PROMOTIONAL PACKAGING FOR A DRINKS CONTAINER
 

Pupils research the theme as they work through the resources/questions below. They should draw on all the skills and techniques developed through the Product Design course.

*PLEASE NOTE: You may need to use the search facility on the index page of this site to find information when answering some of the questions* CONSIDER USING THE REVISION CARDS (SEEN ABOVE)

 
1. Rich Picture - Promotional Packaging for a Drinks Container
2. Functions of Packaging - Examination Question
3. Drinks Container - Promotional Packaging Design Features
4. Converting a Picture to a Symbol / Logo - Teenage Market
5. Converting a Picture to a Symbol / Logo - Teenage Market
6. Creating a Style Of Writing that Suggests Movement / Energy - for  Promotional Packaging
7. Promotional Packaging for a Healthy Fruit Packed Drink
8. Drawing A Symbol / Image That Promotes A Healthy Fruit Packed Drink - Sample Answer
9. Promotional Packaging for Six Drinks Containers - Sample Answer
10. Alternative Presentation of a Design / Idea - Orthographic Drawing
11. Promotional Packaging for a Drinks Container - Recyclable Card
12. Stages -promotional Packaging In Isometric Projection - Sketch By Hand
13. Promotional Packaging for a Single Drinks Container
14. Alternative Way of Presenting the Promotional Packaging Design
15. Sample Promotional Packaging for a Single Drinks Container - a Development / Net
16. Isometric Drawing - Single Drinks Container
 
QR Codes (Quick Response Codes)
Barcodes in Manufacturing, Distribution and Supply
How Packaging is used to Promote Products
Manufacturing Nets / Developments by Hand
Manufacturing Nets / Packaging in Industry - Small Scale Production
Lithography
Symbols - Packaging - 1
Symbols - Packaging - 2
Nets / Developments and Tessellations and Packaging
Laminated Card

 Laminated Card - Examination Question

Additional Resources - Soft Drink Containers

Analysis of a Container for a Soft Drink

Examination Question - 2

Examination Question - 3

Examination Question - 4

Examination Question - 5

Examination Question - 6

Examination Question - 7

 
THE PACKAGING OF PERFUMED PRODUCTS

1. Rich Picture - Packaging of Perfumed Products
2. The Packaging of Perfumed Products - Analysis
3. Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) and Packaging
4. Quality Card and Packaging
5. Adding a Clear Polypropylene Window to a Package
6. Teenage Perfumed Product (Packaging) - Based on a Sporting Theme - 1
7. Teenage Perfumed Product (Packaging) - Based on a Sporting Theme - 2
8. Creating a Style Of Writing that Suggests Movement / Energy - for a Perfumed Product
9. Developing a Style of Writing  for a Perfumed Product
10. Symbols found on Packaging
11. Sample Deodorant Set for a Teenager - Package Design
12. Cuboid Packaging - Development / Net
13. Packaging Materials - Quality Card and High Impact Polystyrene (HIPs)
14. Blow Moulding - High Density Polyethylene Packaging
15. Packaging - Perfumed Products - Blister Packaging
16. Aroma Pigments
17. Printing Effects - Varnishing and UV Varnishing
18. Lithography
19. Nets / Developments and Tessellations and Packaging
 
EXAMINATION THEME - PACKED LUNCH CONTAINERS
 
1. Rich Picture - Packed Lunch Containers
2. Typical Packed Lunch Container - 1
3. Typical Packed Lunch Container - 2
4. Jigsaw Packed Lunch Container Design
5. Material Selection - Packed Lunch Container
6. Packed Lunch Container - Functions / Design Criteria
7. Anthropometric Data and Ergonomic Design - Packed Lunch Containers
8. Examination Question - Packed Lunch Container Design
9. Packed Lunch Container - Evaluation
10. Printing Processes and Polypropylene - Lithography
11. Screen Printing on Polypropylene
 
12. Packed Lunch Container - Image Design - 1
13. Packed Lunch Container - Image Design - Sample Answer
14. Packed Lunch Container - 2D Image to 3D Image
 
15. Packed Lunch Container - Recyclable Card
16. Packed Lunch Container - Card - Design Question.
17. Manufacturing Nets / Developments by Hand
18. Manufacturing Nets / Packaging in Industry - Small Scale Production
 
19. Lithography

20. Symbols - Packaging - 1

21. Symbols - Packaging - 2
 
PRODUCT DESIGN EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
 
These pages are a combination of notes for revision purposes and examination type questions. Links included that will take you to pages on this site that will help you answer the questions and revise.
 
 
Manufacturing Processes 1
Manufacturing Processes 2
Materials - 1
Materials - 2
Raw Materials to Manufactured Products - Crude Oil to Polystyrene
Raw Materials to Manufactured Product - Natural Wood to Guitar
General Materials Questions
Materials and Finishes
Smart Materials - Thermochromic Inks - Inks that Change Colour
 
Life Cycle - 1
Environmental Impact - Product Life Cycle
Environment/Recycling - 1
Environment/Recycling - 2
 
Instruction Diagrams
 
Packaging - 1
Packaging - 2
Functions of Packaging - Summary
Packaging - Designing the Packaging for a Vase
Printing Processes - Packaging for a Glass / Ceramic Vase
 
Customers and Products - 1
Customers and Products - 2
Products and Design Features - Kettles
Maintenance of Products - Kettles
Maintenance of Product - Drills
 
What is Anthropometrics and Ergonomics?
Anthropometrics and Ergonomics Question - Computer Station
Ergonomics and Anthropometrics (Feet)- 1
Ergonomics and Anthropometrics - Child's Walking Toy - 2
The Eames Lounge Chair - Anthropometrics and Ergonomics
The Thermo-cup - Ergonomics and Safety
 
Remote Manufacturing
 
Design and Manufacture - 1
Design and Manufacture - 2
The Style of Products - 1
Production Lines - 1
Production Line Manufacturing - 1
 
School Mass Production Line - Questions and Possible Answers
Choice of Materials and Manufacture - School Production Line
Organisation of  School Mass Production Line
Flow Charts Representing the School Mass Production Line
 
What Materials can be Recycled? Plastics
What Materials can be Recycled? Assorted Materials
Recycling Questions - 1
Recycling Questions - 2
Recycling Questions - 3
Recycling Questions - 4
Recycling Questions - 5
 
Market Research
How Market Research can be Carried Out
Design Idea to Design Concept (including Market Research)
Product Analysis
 
Standard Components and Product Manufacture (Summary)
 
 
 
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