The Design Process module quiz: Singapore N(A)-Level Design and Technology (SEAB 7055) quiz

Design situation, brief, research, specification, ideas, development, making, evaluation

Buy materials, cut, glue, finish

Sketch, paint, build, sell

Make, test, repair, recycle

A finished product

Findings about the user, existing products and the problem, which become the specification

A coat of paint

A bill for materials

A list of measurements the product must meet

A drawing of the final product

A short statement of what to design, naming the problem, the user and the purpose

A test report on the finished product

Because the user pays for the product

Because the user chooses the materials

Because briefs must always be long

Because the user shapes every later design decision and lets you judge success later

The brief states what to design; the specification lists clear, measurable requirements

There is no difference

The brief is longer than the specification

The specification is written before the brief

It must look nice

It must hold at least 15 average-sized books

It must be modern

It must be the best box ever

Only the price

Only the colour

Function, size, materials, safety, cost and appearance

Only the designer's name

It is thrown away once making starts

It is only for the teacher to read

It is used to choose the designer

It becomes a checklist to test the finished product, giving a clear pass or fail for each point

Because it is iterative: designers go back to earlier stages to improve the design after learning something

To make the diagram look complicated

Because the stages can be done in any random order

Because the process never finishes

It is too expensive

It names a solution (a product) instead of stating the problem and the user

Briefs cannot mention shelves

It uses too many words

The design situation

Before any research

After generating ideas, at the development stage

During final evaluation

It is the finished product

It is the final test results

It is the list of tools needed

It is the real-world problem or context the designer is asked to respond to

It forces the designer to research the user, set measurable targets and test the result against them

It takes longer, so the product must be better

It uses more expensive materials

It guarantees a perfect product first time

Design a carrier for an elderly person to move small items in one trip

It must weigh no more than 1.5 kg

The user is an elderly resident

The purpose is to avoid spills when moving items