Glossary of Design and Manufacturing Terms

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Aesthetics

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How various features combine to make something beautiful or attractive.

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Analyse

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To reduce to basic elements – a term often used in the early stages of the designing process.

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Assessment Objectives

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The criteria used to evaluate candidates' attainments.

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Batch Production

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The limited production of a number of identical artefacts.

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Blow Moulding

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A common industrial plastic moulding process used for products such as bottles and barrels.

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Brief

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A clear statement of the Design objective / Design task.

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CAD

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Computer aided design.

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CAM

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Computer aided manufacture.

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Corporate Identity

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The ‘whole’ graphic image of a business or organisation – the logo type, uniform, colour, and product(s) image.

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Design

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The process of solving problems through the development of ideas to produce a solution within set constraints.