A- Level Design & Technology: Product
Design (Paper 2) questions and answers
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? - 1850-1900
What is the Arts and Crafts Movement? - Preferred traditional skills and beautiful
materials to machine-made products.
, A- Level Design & Technology: Product
Design (Paper 2) questions and answers
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? - 1925-1939
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.
- The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.
- The Paris Exhibition of 1925.
Design (Paper 2) questions and answers
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? - 1850-1900
What is the Arts and Crafts Movement? - Preferred traditional skills and beautiful
materials to machine-made products.
, A- Level Design & Technology: Product
Design (Paper 2) questions and answers
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? - 1925-1939
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.
- The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.
- The Paris Exhibition of 1925.
