Cambridge Senior Design and Technology 2nd Edition

Student Text Contents; Introduction; Part I. Design theory and practice; Case study 1.1 Designer profile: Anton Gerner; Case study 1.2 Designer profile: Jonathan Ive; Design and production processes in domestic, community, industrial; and commercial settings; Case study 2.1 Product profile: The Breville 800 ClassTM Citrus Press; The impact of design and technology activities on the individual, society and the environment; Case study 3.1 Facebook; Case study 3.2 Slingflings; Case study 3.3 Passport security; Investigating and experimenting with techniques; Case study 4.1 Designer profile: Aurelio Costarella; Case study 4.2 Designer profile: Matthew Cantwell; Using design processes; Case study 5.1 The Sydney Opera House Competition; Using resources effectively and safely; Evaluating the processes and outcomes of designing and producing; Case study 7.1 Plantic Technologies; Management techniques and tools; Case study 8.1 Taking a design idea to the catwalk; Case study 8.2 The Australian Electrical Group; Communicating ideas and solutions; Research methods in the development and modification of design ideas; Case study 10.1 Researching a design; Investigating manufacturing and production processes; Case study 11. 1 Molong Central School and Get Routed; Computer-based technologies in designing and producing; Case study 12.1 Designer profile: Shaun Tan; Part II. The factors affecting design and the development and success; of design projects; Case study 13.1 The West Gate Bridge collapse; Case study 13.2 Rainwater Hog H20; Case study 13.3 Solar Scan; Relating the practices and processes of designers and producers to the Major Design Project; Case study 14.1 Designer profile: Dana Lenko; Case study 14.2 Designer profile: Liora Caplan; The influence of trends in society on design and production; The impact of design and innovation on society and the environment; The factors that influence innovation and the success of innovation; Case study 17.1 -The Dyson Airblade (TM); Using creative and innovative approaches in designing and producing; Case study 18.1 Mother's Art; Case study 12.1 Designer profile: Dean Cameron; Identifying a need or opportunity and exploring ideas for design development; Case study 19.1 Bed+Aid; Selecting and using resources responsibly to realise a quality; Major Design Project; Case study 20.1 Designer profile: April Doubleday; Case study 20.2 The house of the future; Case study 20.3 Visability Vest; Evaluating the processes undertaken and the impact of the; Major Design Project; Case study 21.1 Designer profile: Jean Madden; Managing the development of a quality Major Design Project; Selecting and using appropriate research methods and; communication techniques; Justifying activities undertaken in the major design project through; the study of industrial and commercial practices; Case study 24.1 Comparing practices and processes; The emergence and impact of new technologies, and the factors; affecting their development; Case study 25.1 Apple iPod and iTunes; Glossary; Index.