A- Level Design & Technology: Product Design (Paper 2)100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADE A+

What is Iterative design process? A cyclic sequence of stages that are required to refine a design. Name the stages of a Circular design Research Ideate Prototype Test What is Primary investigation? Direct research such as obtaining information from a focus group. What is Secondary investigation? Research information gathered from others, usually through books and online sources. What period was the Arts & Crafts movement? What is the Arts and Crafts Movement? Preferred traditional skills and beautiful materials to machine-made products. Influences of Arts & Crafts movement A reaction to the loss of traditional skills and overuse of ornamentation that was perceived to have resulted from the Industrial Revolution, as personified by the Great Exhibition of 1851 Inspirations of Arts & Crafts movement Medieval crafts guilds, simplicity, natural forms and the beauty of timber Features of Arts & Crafts movement - Honest, handmade, traditional methods such as pegged mortise and tenon joints - Beauty of materials such as grain and figure of oak clearly displayed - Use of patterned, natural forms on tiles, wallpaper and textiles What period was the Art Deco movement? What was the main influences and inspirations for the Art Deco movement? - The end of WW1, aspirational consumers, popularity of travel and growth of mass production.