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What is the purpose of the design process shown?
To test, evaluate and refine design ideas through iteration (e.g. identifying issues early and improving the solution).
To finalise the product for mass production without further changes.
To create a marketing plan and set the selling price before any testing is done.
To ensure the design is aesthetically pleasing only, without considering function or user feedback.
Why is iteration important in the prototyping process?
A designer uses a cardboard mock-up to test the placement of buttons on a handheld device. This is an example of:
Read the following stimulus and answer parts (a) and (b).
A flat-pack furniture maker prints assembly instructions. Each step shows the whole unit as a single three-dimensional pictorial view, drawn with parallel lines at 30 degrees so that near and far parts are given equal emphasis, using the true measurements of the parts.
Which drawing style is described?
Why might the maker choose this style rather than a perspective drawing for the instructions?
The figure shows a person wearing a headset that completely replaces their real surroundings with a computer-generated, interactive 3D environment. A design team uses the same technology to let clients experience an unbuilt building before construction begins. Which technology is this, and why does it suit the task?
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