Glossary

Question 1

Analyse

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Study something to discover and evaluate its features

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Anthropometrics

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Body measurement data

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Batch

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A set number of identical products that are made together

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Binding

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Binding is used to hold sheets of paper together in the form of a book

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Biodegradable

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Something that will decay over time e.g. Paper (glass, metal and most plastics are NOT biodegradable)

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Board

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Thick paper weighing over 200 grams per square metre (200 gsm)

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BSI

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British standards institution. It sets standards for the quality and safety of products and methods. A product that meets these standards can display the kitemark.

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Built-in obsolescence

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When something is designed so that it becomes useless or out of date quickly

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CAD/CAM

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Designing and manufacturing using a computer

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Colour fusion

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When tiny dots of different colours really close together blend into a new colour

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Complementary

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Complementary colours are found opposite each other on the colour wheel, e.g. Green and red, yellow and purple and blue and orange

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Contrasting

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Constructing colours are colours that stand out against each other

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Copyright

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Legal protection which prevents copying of written, drawn or recorded work

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Corporate identity

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The image that people have of a company e.g. It’s personality, style and brand

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Corrugated

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With a ridged or grooved surface

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Crating

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Drawing in 3D by starting with a box and taking bits off or adding bits on

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Design brief

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The instructions that the client gives to the designer about what they want the product to be like

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Design specification

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A list of conditions that a product should meet

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Ergonomic

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Easy and comfortable for people to use

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Finishes

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Finishes protect a product from dirt and damage and improve its looks

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Finite

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A finite resource is one that will run out eventually, e.g. Crude oil

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Fixings

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Fixings are used to hold different components/parts of a product together

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Freehand

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Drawing without using any equipment - only a pen or pencil

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Gap in the market

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An area where there aren’t any products available to meet people’s needs

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Geometric

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Geometric shapes are simple, regular shapes like squares and circles

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GSM

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Grams per square metre, the way of showing the thickness of paper or board

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Highlight

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Lighter colouring used in drawings to show a surface facing the light

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Horizontal

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Horizontal lines run left to right

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Hue

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Another word for colour

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Input device

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Something used to enter data into a computer, e.g. A scanner

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Laminated

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Covered with a layer of another material

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Manipulate

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Alter in some way, e.g. Change the colours in a CAD drawing

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Manufacturing specification

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A manufacturing specification tells a manufacturer exactly how to make a product

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Market research

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Asking the target market what they like or dislike about products, to help you with your design

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Mock-up

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A full-scale model made of cheap materials used to check the layout of a design

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Model

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A practise version of a product that you make during the development stage. It's likely to be made from Easy-to-work materials and might be scaled down in size

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Net

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A 2D shape that can be folded to make a 3D object. Also called a surface development

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Output device

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Something used to transfer data out of the computer, often as a 'hard copy' or product

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Patent

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Legal protection that prevents people copying the design of a new invention

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Perspective drawing

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Drawing in 3D, so that things that are further away look smaller

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Pictorial drawing

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Drawing in 3D

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Product life-cycle

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The stages a product goes through, from introduction to evolution or decline

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Prototype

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A full-size, working, one-off model of a design. A prototype is built to allow evaluation of the product before starting manufacturing in quatity

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Registered design

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Legal protection that prevents someone copying a designs shape and appearance

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Rendering

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Adding shading and/or colour to a drawing to make it look more realistic

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Risk assessment

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Identifying potential hazards and the precautions needed to minimise ricks before work starts

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Sketch

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A simple, freehand drawing

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Smart material

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A material that changes its properties in response to a change in the environment

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Sustainable

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A sustainable process or material is one that can be used without causing permanent damage to the environment or using up finite resources, e.g. Sustainable wood comes from forests where fast-growing tees are chopped down and replaced

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Target market

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The group of people who you want to sell your product to

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Tessellation

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Fitting as many nets as possible on to a piece of material to reduce waste

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Thermochromic

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Thermochromic materials change colour with heat

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Thermoplastics

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Plastics that can be melted and re-shaped over and over again

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Tone

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How light or dark a colour is

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Trademark

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Legal protection that prevents people copying the symbols, logos or slogans that represent a company

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Vanishing point

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A point in the distance (usually on the horizon) where parallel lines seem to meet

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Vertical

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Vertical lines run up and down

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Working drawing

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A detailed scale drawing that shows all the dimensions of each part of a product, and the materials from which components are to be made, etc

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Adhesive

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Something used to stick things together