The object is instantly recognizable and provokes an emotional response in most people that see it is said to have __________.
What is image?
100
The design provokes a visceral response from the user based on sensations.
What is visceral response?
100
The purpose of the object is its _________.
What is function?
100
A design based on mimicking a past product or experience to evoke feelings of nostalgia.
What is retro-styling?
100
"Function" driven by needs and wants, fads, fashion and technology trends.
What is psychological?
200
Sometimes older products stand the test of time and become "classics." They are said to defy ________________.
What is obsolescence?
200
The response to the design is based on fulfilling emotional needs of inclusion, social status and self-esteem.
What is reflective?
200
The physical structure of the object is its _________.
What is form?
200
Of the following options, which is the best example of retro-styling? Toyota Prius, Mini-Cooper or Tesla Model S?
What is Mini-Cooper?
200
Function based solely on the utility of the item.
What is practical?
300
The object has the feature or set of features that seem to be essential for a product of this type. We would say that the object is an example of ____________ _________.
What is dominant design?
300
A response to the design based on the usability and functionality of the item.
What is behavioral response?
300
Successful designs must ___________ form and function.
What is balance?
300
Retro-styling began in the _________ in _____ ________ according to the text.
What is 1980's / New York?
300
Jackson Pollock is well known abstract expressionist painter. He made paintings by splattering or dripping paint in seemingly random patterns. A Jackson Pollock painting would most likely be a good example of an item with __________ function for its owner.
What is psychological?
400
Products that are extraordinarily common are said to be ______________. Products that are so common are most likely produced through __________ ________________.
What is ubiquitous / mass production?
400
A theory used to describe how individuals perceive visual input. An idea associated with this theory is that the whole is greater than the sum of the individual parts.
What is Gestalt Theory.
400
The main idea behind _____________ design is that there should be no extra parts and that the design should be so beautiful in its simplicity as to be intuitive to use. "Less is more" is a famous saying that goes along with the style of design where form follows function.
What is Bauhaus?
400
Apple designs are really retro-styled designs based on the work of ________ _________ who worked for Braun.
Who is Dieter Rams?
400
A simple metal hand pencil sharpener would most likely be an example of an object with ___________ function.
What is practical?
500
Someone owning a classically designed object, even if it is not an object owned by only wealthy people, can have a degree of __________ within a certain group of people.
What is status?
500
Name 3 or more of the visual techniques associated with Gestalt Theory.
What are similarity, continuation, closure, proximity, figure/ground, and symmetry/order?
500
Phillipe Starck's Salif Juicer is an example of an imbalance between form and function. The imbalance is in the direction of _________ at the expense of utility.
What is form?
500
Name a retro-styled object besides a Mini-Cooper or Apple products and be ready to explain it.
What is (varied answers possible)?
500
"Boobies" bracelets were all the rage a few years back. Was their function primarily practical or psychological? Explain your position.
What is (varied answer possible)? Probably psychological for most wearers based on a reflective response and the desire to belong and do what everyone else was doing as a fad based on raising awareness about breast cancer. However, almost $500,000 was raised in 2008 as a result of the campaign.