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Design Elements
The Process
Principle's Office
History Lesson
About Tech
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When referencing the way a design is to feel or look, you are talking this element.
What is Texture
100
In this step of the Design Process, a general statement of what you intend to do along with information about for whom, when, and why are is generated.
What is Design Brief
100
In the main office of the school, there are several chairs set up for visitors. These chairs are designed in height and capacity to accommodate an average build adult. The design for these chairs follow this principle.
What is Proportion
100
About 2 million years ago, primitive humans came up with this type of technology by grabbing a rock to use against their prey.
What are tools
100
This is the creative process for generating and developing ideas for improving on or creating new technology.
What is Designing
200
This element is how a design can be represented in 3-Dimension
What is Form
200
The other name for Alternative Solutions step is this.
What is Brainstorming
200
The checkered floor of the Assistant Principle's Office is a representation of this design principle
What is Pattern
200
This Law, by one of the co-founders of Intel, states that "the number of transistors on an integrated circuit board will double every two years"
What is Moore's Law
200
Unlike the field of engineering, which is looking to solve problems or improve the world around us, this field is concerned with understanding and explaining the world around us.
What is Science
300
This type of line can help signify motion, grace or softness in a design
What is wavy, curved or jagged
300
During the Investigation step of the Design Process, you are asking questions to help set these before you start coming up with the design.
What are parameters
300
In the Office of the art teacher, there is a mural of a field of grass bent over as if caught in a breeze. This is an example of this design element.
What is Movement
300
The Egyptians and Mesopotamians first used simple pulleys and levers, which can be categorized as this type of technology.
What is machine (or mechanical)
300
This is the name given to the branch of technology that tries to remain environmentally friendly.
What is Green Technology
400
This element helps set "the mood"
What is color
400
Although this alternative problem solving method is similar to the Design Process, its steps are more consolidated and include: -Identify and accept the problem -Define the problem -Research and evaluate ideas -Execute the design by building a model or prototype -Assess whether the design meets the design criteria -Modify the design if it does not meet the design criteria
What is I-DREAM
400
Looking around the Science Office, you see various equipment such as scales, burners, and beakers. You see posters of famous scientists and educational inspiration. To top it off is a Periodic Table of Elements screensaver. All these parts together to make a whole picture of the subject and exemplifies this design principle.
What is Harmony
400
It was this type of new power source around the 1700s that sparked the Industrial Revolution
What is Steam
400
Unlike science, the field of technology is concerned with the human-designed world. The general name for the people working in this field is this.
What is Technologist
500
Identify which tier the follow color would fall under: Red-Orange
What is Tertiary
500
Designers use this step to answer questions such as: - Does it work? - Does it meet the design brief? - Does it appeal to target audiences?
What is Testing and Evaluating
500
There is a picture in the Principle's Office with a scene from the movie Star Wars with a large Emperial spaceship looming on one side and a couple small Emperial spaceships on the other, both in open space. Though not equal in size, this is an example of this type of Balance.
What is Asymmetrical
500
The explosion of scientific and technological creativity took place in Europe around 1450 partly due to this technology innovation that allowed for readily available books.
What is Movable Type in Printing
500
This is the term that describes the rate of change Moore's Law states.
What is Exponential.