Understanding Design: Professional vs. Everyday Designers
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What is a common misconception about designers according to the text?

  • Design is not a basic human ability (correct)
  • Designers are not skilled professionals
  • Only a select few can be considered designers
  • Design is a skill reserved for the elite

What does the term 'Planned Obsolescence' refer to?

  • Designing products to be timeless
  • Creating products based on current trends
  • Making products unusable after a certain time period (correct)
  • Creating products that last indefinitely

What is a human adaptation?

  • Transforming raw materials into tools and machines (correct)
  • Preserving nature in its original state
  • Ignoring the need for shelter and clothing
  • Avoiding the use of natural resources

What defines Planned Obsolescence as mentioned in the text?

<p>A deliberate tactic to render products outdated quickly (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with the statement that 'Everyone is a designer!'?

<p>Ezio Manzini (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When were knives first designed for table use?

<p>During the Bourbon Dynasty in France (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Josiah Wedgwood invent that became one of the most successful industrial ceramic wares?

<p>Creamware (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the major impact of the Industrial Revolution on fork usage?

<p>Lower and middle classes began using forks (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Josiah Wedgwood do to increase the output of his workers in his factory?

<p>Introduced 'division of labor' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the production of pottery and ceramics?

<p>It sped up production and industrialized the process (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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