Quiz 1: What is Design?
1.) Today the word "design" is constantly being used, yet most people are unclear of its
meaning. Based on your understanding of the lecture, which one of the following best
describe design?
A.) Design is a plan of action to address a specific problem or need. It has a purpose,
some specific function, and significance.
B.) Design is an expression or application of human creative skill and imagination,
typically in a visual form.
C.) Design is an action or process of talking about something, typically in order to
exchange ideas.
D.) Design is bringing something into existence.
E.) Design is styling and fashioning something.
2.) Which one of the following statements does NOT explain why design has become so
important?
A.) Innovation is imperative today. Value comes from innovation and bar for innovation
rises constantly.
B.) The world and the old economy of stable national markets has changed.
C.) The new economy is one of dynamic global markets, driven by digitization, instant
communication, and a life of risk and opportunity.
D.) The global economy is growing even more connected.
E.) In our new economy, design is about producing creative integrative insight, linking
people, ideas, making connections, whether physical or non-physical.
,3.) Which one of the followings is NOT among the key methods that great designers
have used?
A.) Engaging yourself in challenging problems.
B.) Obtaining a heightened awareness of the world around them.
C.) Disconnecting yourself from surroundings and dedicated individuals.
D.) Seeing design as a reiterative process of creative discovery.
E.) Developing new ways of perceiving and thinking.
4.) Which of the following statements is NOT accurate about a good design?
A.) Good design is functional and user orientated.
B.) Good design is durable.
C.) Good design is responsible.
D.) Good design is simple and clear.
E.) Good design is expensive.
Quiz 2: Ways of Seeing
1.) According to Henry David Thoreau, what sets us apart from everyone?
A.) Our ability to share ideas
B.) Our ability to see something that other people have overlooked
C.) Our ability to explore
D.) Our ability to investigate
E.) Our ability to work in teams
, 2.) Which of the following is not a way of 'seeing'?
A.) Exploring
B.) Experiencing
C.) Thinking
D.) Glancing
E.) Having an Idea
3.) How does one experience when seeing?
A.) By asking others for opinion
B.) Through personal involvement
C.) By observing with all sense of events
D.) By sitting and talking
E.) Through personal involvement OR By observing with all sense of events
4.) According to Joseph Rykwert, "Every moment of perception contains..."?
A.) An experiment
B.) A notion of the future
C.) A collective past
D.) An inspiration
E.) A feeling
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