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Unit 3 Technical Principles
Quick questions on Design influences: designers and movements - WJEC A-Level Design and Technology
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What are analysing a product's influences?Show answer
To analyse influence, look at a product's form (geometric and plain, or ornate?), function (function-first, or decorative?), decoration and materials, and trace these to a movement or designer. This is the analytical skill the exam rewards.
What is q1?Show answer
State two characteristics of the Bauhaus design movement. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Give one reason a modern designer benefits from studying past design movements. [1 mark]
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