Design and Society
A design change that affects how people use or access a product has this kind of impact.
What is social impact?
Hammer, chisel, and hand saw are examples of these early technologies.
What are hand tools?
Coming up with original ideas is called this.
What is reativity?
These initials stand for computer-aided design.
What is CAD?
This quality approach aims to prevent defects by using clear specifications and controlled processes.
What is quality assurance (QA)?
The use of materials, energy, and transport can affect this part of society.
What is the environment / environmental impact?
In manufacturing, machines take over repeated tasks with less direct human operation. This is called this.
What is an automation?
Putting a useful new idea into practice is called this.
What is an innovation?
CAD can store and share drawings more quickly than this traditional method.
What is manual drafting / drawing by hand?
This quality activity checks a finished product by inspection, measurement, or testing.
What is quality control (QC)?
This impact concerns cost, productivity, income, and trade.
What is a economic impact?
A computer-based technology used to create, edit, or share a design is described as this.
What is digital technology / ICT?
This personal drive can encourage a designer to keep working on a challenge
What is motivation?
A computer image that shows a model’s colour and surface appearance is called this
What is rendering?
The permitted amount a measurement may vary from its target is called this.
What is tolerance?
A new design is useful because it solves a real need. This makes it an example of this.
What is an innovation (a useful new or improved solution)?
A drawing that shows the front, top, or side of an object is usually this kind of drawing.
What is 2D drawing?
When a designer has room to make choices and direct their own work, they have this.
What is an autonomy?
These initials stand for computer-aided manufacturing
What is CAM?
A list of the parts and quantities needed to assemble a product is called this.
What is a bill of materials (BOM)?
A product is redesigned to use less packaging and make it easier for more people to open. Name one likely positive impact.
What is a reduced environmental impact / improved accessibility (social impact)?
A model that shows an object’s width, height, and depth is this kind of model.
What is 3D Model?
This factor affects creativity as an individual.
What is personality trait?
This CAM process uses a laser to cut profiles from sheet material.
What is laser cutting?
A barcode or RFID tag can help a workshop identify and track this.
What is Stock / inventory?