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How do designers communicate ideas through sketching, rendering and working drawings?

Communicating design ideas: freehand sketching, rendering, isometric and orthographic working drawings, dimensioning, and the use of CAD.
A CCEA GCSE Technology and Design answer on communicating design ideas: freehand and crating sketches, rendering to show form and material, isometric pictorial views, orthographic working drawings, dimensioning conventions, and the role of CAD.
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What outside factors influence design, and how do designers reduce environmental impact?

Design influences and sustainability: consumer demand, the market, consumer law and standards, and designing sustainably using the six Rs.
A CCEA GCSE Technology and Design answer on the factors that influence design - consumer demand, the market, customer expectations, consumer law and standards - and on designing sustainably using the six Rs to reduce environmental impact.
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How do ergonomics and anthropometric data make a product comfortable, safe and easy to use?

Ergonomics and anthropometrics: human factors in design, anthropometric data, percentiles, and designing products to fit the user.
A CCEA GCSE Technology and Design answer on ergonomics and anthropometrics: human factors in design, using anthropometric data, percentiles and ranges, and designing products that fit the user comfortably and safely.
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How is a product evaluated against its specification and analysed against user needs?

Evaluation and product analysis: testing a product against the design specification, evaluating against user needs, and analysing existing products.
A CCEA GCSE Technology and Design answer on evaluation and product analysis: testing a finished product against each point of the design specification, evaluating against user needs, gathering user feedback, and analysing existing products to inform a design.
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What are the stages of the design process and how does a designer work from a problem to a finished product?

The iterative design process: identifying a problem, writing a design brief and specification, researching, generating and developing ideas, planning, making and evaluating.
A CCEA GCSE Technology and Design answer on the iterative design process: turning a problem into a design brief and design specification, researching, generating and developing ideas, planning the make, and evaluating against the specification.
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