Industrial Design quiz

More questions about Industrial Design

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1. 1 Easy

   Why was the QWERTY layout originally created for early mechanical typewriters?

   Answer: To prevent key arms from jamming

   Why: Sholes separated clashing type bars, but not perfectly: e and r sit side by side though they form the fourth most common letter pair in English.

2. 2 Medium

   Why do industrial designers study human body measurements?

   Answer: To make products fit comfortably in people's hands and bodies.

   Why: Designers rarely size to the average: reach follows the 5th percentile so small users can touch it, clearance the 95th so large users fit.

3. 3 Hard

   During which economic crisis did streamlining design boom?

   Answer: Great Depression

   Why: Firms fought for scarce Depression dollars by restyling: Raymond Loewy's 1933 teardrop pencil sharpener streamlined an object that never moves.

4. 4 Easy

   What made the Ford Model T affordable for everyday buyers?

   Answer: Henry Ford designed it for cheap mass production.

   Why: Ford's moving assembly line arrived in 1913 and drove the Model T from $850 in 1908 to under $300 by 1925; over 15 million were built.

5. 5 Medium

   Who is known as the first industrial designer for AEG?

   Answer: Peter Behrens

   Why: From 1907 Behrens shaped all of AEG: logo, lamps, kettles and the 1909 turbine hall; Gropius, Mies and Le Corbusier all worked in his office.

6. 6 Hard

   How did Raymond Loewy redesign the Lucky Strike pack during WWII?

   Answer: white background with bull's-eye on both front and back

   Why: Loewy won a $50,000 bet with American Tobacco's boss: dropping green ink cut printing costs and the target showed on both sides.