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Design theory

Official AQA section 3.2.2.

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AqaA LevelDesign And Technology Product DesignDesigning and making principles

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Students should be aware of, and able to discuss, how key historical design styles, design movements and influential designers that have helped to shape product design and manufacture. Design styles and movements.
Students should be aware of, and be able to discuss, key design styles and movements and their principles of design, including: • arts and craft movement • Art Deco • Modernism, eg Bauhaus • Post modernism, eg Memphis. Designers and their work.
Students should be aware of, and be able to discuss, the work of influential designers and how their work represents the principles of different design movements, including: • Phillipe Starck • James Dyson • Margaret Calvert • Dieter Rams • Charles and Ray Eames • Marianne Brandt.

Form Follows FunctionIterative DesignBauhausPostmodernismUser-Centered DesignSustainability in Design

Use Visual Aids: Incorporate diagrams and sketches in your answers to illustrate design concepts.
Use visual examples: In your answers, refer to visual examples of design styles to illustrate your points.

Confusing Design Movements: Study the defining features and historical context of each movement to differentiate them.
Confusing design movements: Study the key principles and historical context of each movement to differentiate them effectively.

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