PRODUCT HISTORY 101
MATERIAL MAYHEM
NAME THAT PRODUCT
SHOP AND STUDIO
HUMAN FACTORS
100
Dieter Rams created this list to guide good design.
What is the “Ten Principles of Good Design”?
100
MDF stands for?
What is "Medium-Density Fiberboard"?
100
Designed by Italian Engineer Alfonso Bialetti in 1933, this product is a stovetop coffee maker that brews coffee under pressure, creating a strong, espresso-like brew.
What is the "Moka Pot / Moka Express"?
100
BOO-4623 is commonly known by this name.
What is "The Flex Space"?
100
What is the study of the different sizes of people?
What is "Anthropometrics"?
200
The architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 30s, is characterized by geometric shapes and stylized patterns, clean lines, and bold, often symmetrical designs is also known as what?
What is "Art Deco"?
200
Beechwood, Birchwood, and Hickory can be categorized as this type of wood.
What is "Hardwood"?
200
The Vignellis designed a set of colorful and functional melamine dishes that were popular for their space-saving design called ____.
What are "Heller Stacking Dishes"?
200
Name this machine:
What is "Disc Sander"?
200
This factor affects a person’s ability to perform tasks requiring precision and coordination between their hands and eyes.
What is "Hand/Eye Coordination"?
300
This designer created the Wassily Chair, also known as the Model B3, in 1925-1926. The chair was named after Wassily Kandinsky, a fellow Bauhaus instructor who admired the design.
Who was "Marcel Breuer"?
300
PVC pipes is the shortened version of what?
What is "Polyvinyl Chloride pipes"?
300
This company’s 1934 pencil sharpener design became a modernist icon and is still collected today.
What is El Casco?
300
The ID Shop is open at these hours on Fridays.
What is "8AM-5PM"?
300
Designers incorporate this feature into their designs to accommodate different user preferences, such as seat height or mattress firmness.
What is "Adjustability"?
400
This design movement emphasized function over ornamentation and was popular in the early 20th century.
What is "Bauhaus"?
400
Steel is an alloy made up of these two elements.
What is "Iron" and "Carbon"?
400
Featured in the iconic Barbie movie, these table and chairs are reminiscent of the ___ dining table and chairs by furniture designer Eero Saarinen. Saarinen designed this collection for German manufacturer Knoll in the sixties because he didn’t like the many legs under tables and chairs.
What is "Tulip"?
400
On the fourth floor, this room requires an ID card swipe and an open fan.
What is the "Spray Booth"?
400
This studies the internal and external forces forces of the body. For example, the stresses and strains placed on muscle, ligament, and bones.
What is "Biomechanics"?
500
Name one of the designers who co-founded the Society of Industrial Designers (now Industrial Designers Society of America) in 1944.
Who was Henry Dreyfuss, Raymond Loewy, Walter Dorwin Teague, or Norman Bel Geddes?
500
In 1938, DuPont developed Polytetrafluoroethylene as a non-conductive and slippery material. It's often used as a lubricant and to produce non-stick surfaces on cooking equipment. Polytetrafluoroethylene is also known as what?
What is "Teflon"?
500
Designed by Danish designer Poul Henningsen, this lamp fixture provides 100% glare-free light. Its design is utilizes a reflective three-shade system, which directs majority of the light downwards. The fixture emits both downward and lateral light, thus illuminating itself.
What is the "Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Lamp"?
500
In the RIT ID shop, this bright piece of furniture by the safety glasses represents this.
What is "The Red Chair", a designated seat for injury assessment when an individual needs help.
500
In the Elements of Industrial Design Checklist, U/B/FAME/S, the E stands for?
What is "Ergonomics"?