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Design and Applied Technology (Secondary 4-6)

2.1 EVOLUTION OF CRAFT AND DESIGN

Evolution and advancement of design never stops. Design makes people’s dreams come true.

Among others, craft and design has long been part of human’s history. Its development can

be divided into five important periods, namely

(a) Application of Natural Resources,

(b) Spread of Publishing Techniques,

(d) Electricity and Modern World, and

(e) Computer and Information.

2.1.1 Origin and purpose of design activities

‘Design’ is a multi-discipline process, combining art, operations and technology. Its coverage

extends from drawing and planning, to making, selling and using of manufactured products,

and to engineering, etc.

In fact, design is a problem-solving activity. The problem that a designer faces is the various

propositions. The solution to be sought is a so-called best option, which is a design that

balances as many factors as possible.

Design is a creative activity for deriving a proposal that normally cannot be done by a

deductive analytical process. Generally speaking, a designer has to consider many factors,

such as working context, time, cost, materials, his own knowledge and the clients’ needs.

Specifically, a product designer, for example, has to consider the price of design compared

with manufacturing cost.

To ensure the value and usefulness of a solution or a product, its design has to be lively and its

designer has to be open and alert to different situations, circumstances and opportunities. A

design, especially those very large design projects, may be contributed by a team instead of an

individual. This explains why team work, an evergreen management topic, among co-

designers and other team members are of utmost importance.

As mentioned above, there are different periods of design activities before the modern age.

(a) Application of Natural Resources

Human beings knew how to make knives and axes with stone as early as two million years

ago; and they started making fire from wood afterwards. As technology developed, people

gradually formed villages, cities and countries, and became civilized. It is a period that

human beings fully utilized their knowledge and natural resources, building a good foundation

for further technology development.

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