Exam Revision (by question)
Question 1 - Product Analysis
Things that have appeared in the exams so far:
- Probable Specification points.
- Target Market.
- 1 Off / Batch / Mass Production.
- Properties of materials.
- Maths question (e.g. adding, subtracting, dividing, calculate averages etc.)
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Question 2 - Sustainability & Legislative Issues
Things that have appeared in the exams so far:
- 6 R's, knowing them and explaining them in more detail.
- What BSI stands for and what it does.
- Packaging regulations and what they mean.
- Life Cycle Analysis (cradle to grave).
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Question 3 - Other Designers & Practitioners
This is always a short essay on one of the designers (you must learn both):
- David Carson.
- Neville Brody.
Video clips - David Carson & Neville Brody
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Question 4 - Design Process
This always involves drawing and explaining a design but things that have also appeared in the exams so far:
- Stages of the design process.
- The use of different colours and their meanings.
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Question 5 - Commercial Manufacturing Practices
Things that have appeared in the exams so far:
- Pre-press / On-press / Finishing.
- Commercial printing methods (e.g. labelling a lithography printer, products that can be made on various printers etc.)
- Die cutting.
- Imposition.
- Finishing methods (e.g. varnishing, binding etc.).
- Quality control.
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Question 6 - Materials & Components
Things that have appeared in the exams so far:
- Materials (inc. sizes & weights).
- Fonts and labelling parts of a font.
- Colours (RGB, CMYK and the colour Gamut).
- Paper making (how pulp is amde and label stages and describe functions of Fourrinier machine stages).
- Micro and Nano technology and know of the different uses for Microencapsulation.
Colour & Gamet
Colour theory: Hue and saturation
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Question 7 - Tools, Equipment & Making
Things that have appeared in the exams so far:
- Common graphical products (e.g. pencils, compase, set square etc.)
- Describe the stages of printing, cutting, scoring and folding a prototype.
- Safety when using tools (e.g. using a craft knife and safety ruler etc.)
- Understand the uses of a range of software packages (e.g. Vector drawing package, Image manipulation (bitmap) software etc.)
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Question 8 - ICT, CAD & CAM, Systems and Processes
Things that have appeared in the exams so far:
Uses of Everyday ICT software and equipment (e.g. word processing and printers / scanners).
Orthographics drawing (First Angle Projection).
Drawing techniques (ellipse, tangents, loci, perspective, true shapes etc.)
Uses of Everyday ICT software and equipment (e.g. word processing and printers / scanners).
Orthographics drawing (First Angle Projection).
Drawing techniques (ellipse, tangents, loci, perspective, true shapes etc.)
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Past paper collection
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Marking scheme collection
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