Deck 12: Product and Clothing Design

Question 1

The designer Issey Miyake once said __________.

A) "Form follows function"
B) "Clothes make the man"
C) "Clothes are not wrappings."
D) "Tradition, tradition"

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In post-World War I Germany,the Bauhaus led a pioneering approach to __________.

A) teach people how to make their own crafts
B) instill the idea that functionality in household goods was more important than aesthetics
C) bring an aesthetic approach to mass-produced functional goods
D) none of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The Bauhaus aesthetic developed into the highly influential __________ style of architecture.

A) International
B) Postmodern
C) Prairie
D) Baroque

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The Mono firm in __________ is renowned for its philosophy of designing cutlery and other utensils that are so sophisticated and elegant as to be "timeless."

A) Germany
B) England
C) America
D) Denmark

Question 5

The Delphos pleated dress by Mario Fortuny from 1912 illustrates __________.

A) clothes which are convenient for traveling
B) women's liberation from Victorian constraints
C) classical Greek influence
D) all of the above

Question 6

In addition to aesthetic elements our clothes carry __________ that convey more than simply their function.

A) practical aspects
B) symbolic connotations
C) convenience
D) conventional designs

Question 7

Mobile phones are mass-produced on a huge scale and offered in many designs to __________.

A) maximize visual and tactile appeal
B) suit customer's color preferences
C) accommodate a wide range of functions
D) all of the above

Question 8

__________ are flourishing in many countries,some of which receive government support.

A) Product recyclers
B) Automobile manufacturers
C) Internet design service companies
D) Design houses

Question 9

The art of dressing often connotes __________.

A) class rank
B) personal hygiene
C) taste in fashion
D) imagination

Question 10

An example of form following function is __________.

A) the design of small, fuel-efficient automobiles
B) a transparent vacuum cleaner
C) a chair made with polished, bent tubular steel for legs and arms
D) all of the above

Question 11

The science of designing for efficient and comfortable interaction between a product andthe human body is called __________.

A) the Kazuo principle
B) physical economics
C) the Kotlean method
D) ergonomics

Question 12

The Japanese word for clothing,fuku,also means __________.

A) happiness
B) comfort
C) tranquility
D) confusion

Question 13

The principle that form should be determined by function is most closely associated with __________.

A) Nokia
B) the Bauhaus
C) Dyson vacuum cleaners
D) Evan Eisler

Question 14

The Bauhaus became famous for __________.

A) decorative flourishes in architecture and product design
B) a clean, open, and unornamented rationality in design
C) advocating comfort over design
D) using only mass-produced industrial materials in their products

Question 15

A new consideration that has entered the world of high fashion is the__________.

A) social impact of clothing
B) tenvironmetnal impact of clothing
C) hypoallergetic impact of clothing
D) artistic merit of clothing

Question 16

Hiroshi Morishima's Wagami Andon demonstrates how the development of __________ has allowed lighting designers to use relatively flammable materials near the light source.

A) fiber optics
B) efficient electrical wiring
C) halogen lights
D) handmade paper

Question 17

The cloth for a sari is woven,but not __________ because Hindus believe that would make it impure.

A) dyed
B) blocked
C) flocked
D) stitched

Question 18

The engraving by Voisard,A Lady of Fashion ,illustrates __________.

A) an eighteenth-century fashion designer's fantasy
B) the costume of an actress in 1770s France
C) the style of a woman from the upper class in 1770s France
D) none of the above

Question 19

The most highly elaborated part of the sari is the __________.

A) border
B) design that runs through the middle
C) endpiece
D) head covering

Question 20

Some people consider the clothing designed by Issey Miyake to be __________.

A) too expensive to actually wear
B) wearable art
C) lacking in imagination
D) two-dimensional

Question 21

Some contemporary designers attempt to maintain or revive older labor-intensive techniques as a symbol of cultural heritage.

Question 22

Fashion has never been used as a means of accentuating one's gender image.

Question 23

The conservative dress of men in twentieth century Western society is typical of how Western men have dressed throughout history.

Question 24

The goal of the science of designing products to interact with the human body is an attempt to make them more visually appealing to consumers.

Question 25

Mario Fortuny's Delphos dress was inspired by the draped garments of Classical Greece.