02 June 2005
A~Z
Use these lists only as a guide to topics for revision. Use the A-Z section and the main topic areas of the site for detailed revision.
Design Cycle and Consumer Need
Researching. Initial specification. Anthropometrics, Ergonomics, Market surveys, Designing solutions, development, Flow charts, Production methods, Quantity Production, Tolerance & Cost implications. Jigs & Formers
Drawing techniques
Drawings, colouring & enhancing . Using mock-up models (2D & 3-D). Non-Destructive testing. Use of A3 boards
Drawing conventions
Isometric (includes drawing circles and curves in isometric) Oblique. (Cavalier + Cabinet ), 1 & 2 point Orthographic 3rd angle. Dimensioning rules. Planometric, Thick & Thin Lines
ICT Applications
Use of CAD / CAM. Batch production. DTP, Data presentation - Bar charts etc. Text, Packaging, Colour. Using ICT for Control of production lines. Use of spreadsheets. Stereolithography - modelling
Production Scales & Packaging Implications
Batch, Repetitive flow, Continual flow, Job production Difference between Quality assurance and quality control. Labelling, legislation, storage of product. Quality Control
Product evaluation
Assess product - fitness for purpose Pack-Design issues
Drawing methods
Basic Graphic shapes- triangles, quadrilaterals, hexagon pentagons, hexagons, octagons, ellipses symmetry
Model making
Using card, paper, rigid foam to make prototypes (models)
Product Manufacture
Developments ( Nets ) for cubes, prisms, cylinders, use of tabs & slots for constructions without glue. Cube net
Fabrication techniques
Marking out, cutting, shaping, drilling, joining - with and without adhesives
Typography & layout
Style, size, point size, text justifications. Colour perception Colouring combinations, ergonomics. Font rules
Colour Theory
Aesthetics, colour associations - moods, colour wheel, subtractive (4-colour print process) Printing Processes
Design Cycle in creating the product
Brief, Research, Specification, Ideas, Development, Plan & Make Test and evaluate, Proposals for change
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