C h a p t e r
Developing Design
Solutions
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Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you will be able to do the following:
Recall the two major areas in which designers develop solutions to technological
problems and opportunities.
Explain what system design is.
Recall the two major types of technological products and systems created with
product design.
Summarize some advantages of using a design team over an independent designer.
Recall the three main steps followed in developing technological designs.
Recall the ways in which ideas can be stimulated when developing design solutions.
Compare the kinds of design sketches.
Recall the three major types of information required for detailed sketches when
building models.
Recall the three types of pictorial sketches used in product design.
Key Terms
brainstorming
classifi cation
convergent thinking
detailed sketch
divergent thinking
isometric sketch
oblique sketch
perspective sketch
refi ned sketch
rough sketch
synergism
what-if scenario
Strategic
Reading
As you read this chapter, make a list of the key terms that are used in designing solutions.
Can these terms be used in other contexts, or are they concepts specific to design?
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