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MYP Design
A: Inquiring and Analysing
B: Developing Ideas
SCAMPER Idea Generation
Low - Medium - High fidelity drawings
C: Creating the Solution
D: Evaluation
MYP Design Command Terms
DP SL Design
Topic 1: Human factors and Ergonomics
1.1a Anthropometrics
Planning ergonomic measurements
1.1a Overview
1.1b Psychological Factors
1.1c Physiological Factors
Explainer: Designing for Children
Topic 2: Resource Management and Sustainable Production
2.1 Resources and reserves
2.2 Waste mitigation strategies
2.3 Energy utilization, storage and distribution
Types of batteries
2.4 Clean technology
2.5 Green Design
2.6 Eco-design
LCA resources
Topic 3: Modelling
3.1 Conceptual Modelling
Flowcharts for Designers
3.2 Graphical modelling
Presentation Posters
Digital drawing
Creating Planning Drawings
Creating renderings in Fusion 360
Architectural Drawings
3.3 Physical modelling
Cardboard Modelling
Prototyping and model making tips
3.4 Computer-aided design (CAD)
3.5 Rapid-prototyping
3D Filaments and applications
Topic 4: Final Production
4.1 Properties of Materials
4.2 Materials
4.2a Metals and Metallic Alloys
4.2b Timber
Sustainable Forest Management
4.2c Glass
4.2d Plastics
Bioplastics
4.2e Textiles
Life of a T-shirt
4.2f Composites
Paper, Cardboard, and Synthetic papers
4.3 Scales of Production
4.4 Manufacturing Processes
Additive Manufacturing Techniques
Subtractive Manufacturing Techniques
DfM: Laser Cutting
Shaping Manufacturing Techniques
DfM: Injection Molding
Joining Techniques
4.5 Production Systems
Design for Manufacture
4.6 Robots in Automated Production
Topic 5: Innovation and Design
5.1 Invention
5.1 Overview
5.2 Innovation
5.2 Overview
5.3 Strategies for innovation
5.3 Overview
5.4 Stakeholders in invention and innovation
5.4 Overview
5.5 Product life cycle
5.5 Overview
5.6 Roger's characteristics of innovation
5.6 Overview
5.7 Innovation, design, and marketing specifications
Topic 6: Classic Design
6.1 Characteristics of Classic Design
6.2 Classic Design, Function, and Form
10 Principles of Good Design
Design Collections
DP HL Design
Topic 7: User-Centered Design (UCD)
7.1 User-Centered Design
Five Stages of UCD
7.2 Usability
7.3 Strategies for user research
Defining User Groups
7.4 Strategies for user-centered design (UCD)
User Research Strategies
7.5 Beyond Usability
Topic 8: Sustainability
8.1 Sustainable Development
8.2 Sustainable consumption
8.3 Sustainable design
8.4 Sustainable innovation
Topic 9: Innovation and Markets
9.1 Corporate Strategies
9.2 Market sectors and segments
9.3 Marketing Mix
9.4 Market research
Market Research Strategies
9.5 Branding
Topic 10: Commercial Production
10.1 JIT and JIC
10.2 Lean Production
10.3 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
10.4 Quality Management
10.5 Economic Viability
2025 DP DT
About this site
A: Design in Theory
A1.1 Ergonomics
A2.1 User-centred research methods
A2.2 Prototyping
3.1 Material classification and properties
B: Design in Practice
B1.1 User Centered Design
B2.1 The Design Process
B2.2 Modeling and Prototyping
B3.1 Material selection
C: Design in Context
C1.1 Responsibility of the designer
C1.2 Inclusive design
C2.1 Design for sustainability
C2.2 Design for a circular economy
C3.1 Product analysis and evaluation
Case Studies
Bialetti Moka Coffee Pot
ClearRx Bottles; A case Study
Designing for Arthritis
Digital Twins: A Case Study
Kaffeeform Cups: A Case Study
Lego: A Case Study
OpenDesk: A Case Study
OXO Good Grips
Panton Chair: Case Study
Patagonia: A Case Study
737 MAX Decision Making: A Case Study
Stokke Tripp Trapp Chair: A Case Study
On Running: Innovation and Sustainability
IBDP Design
Preparing for DP Design Technology
Exam Prep
Topic Overviews
10.1 and 10.2
Design Project (IA)
Selecting an IA Topic
Research for your IA
Presentation of your IA
Prototypes and Simulations in the IA
IA Criterion A
IA Criterion B
IA Criterion C
Risk assessments in Design Projects
IA Criterion D
IA Criterion E
IA Criterion F
Extended Essay
Glossary of IB Design Technology Terms
Research for Design
Research Ethics
Research Tools
Noodle Tools in Design
Designing Successful Surveys
Research strategies
Design and Inquiry
Home
MYP Design
A: Inquiring and Analysing
B: Developing Ideas
SCAMPER Idea Generation
Low - Medium - High fidelity drawings
C: Creating the Solution
D: Evaluation
MYP Design Command Terms
DP SL Design
Topic 1: Human factors and Ergonomics
1.1a Anthropometrics
Planning ergonomic measurements
1.1a Overview
1.1b Psychological Factors
1.1c Physiological Factors
Explainer: Designing for Children
Topic 2: Resource Management and Sustainable Production
2.1 Resources and reserves
2.2 Waste mitigation strategies
2.3 Energy utilization, storage and distribution
Types of batteries
2.4 Clean technology
2.5 Green Design
2.6 Eco-design
LCA resources
Topic 3: Modelling
3.1 Conceptual Modelling
Flowcharts for Designers
3.2 Graphical modelling
Presentation Posters
Digital drawing
Creating Planning Drawings
Creating renderings in Fusion 360
Architectural Drawings
3.3 Physical modelling
Cardboard Modelling
Prototyping and model making tips
3.4 Computer-aided design (CAD)
3.5 Rapid-prototyping
3D Filaments and applications
Topic 4: Final Production
4.1 Properties of Materials
4.2 Materials
4.2a Metals and Metallic Alloys
4.2b Timber
Sustainable Forest Management
4.2c Glass
4.2d Plastics
Bioplastics
4.2e Textiles
Life of a T-shirt
4.2f Composites
Paper, Cardboard, and Synthetic papers
4.3 Scales of Production
4.4 Manufacturing Processes
Additive Manufacturing Techniques
Subtractive Manufacturing Techniques
DfM: Laser Cutting
Shaping Manufacturing Techniques
DfM: Injection Molding
Joining Techniques
4.5 Production Systems
Design for Manufacture
4.6 Robots in Automated Production
Topic 5: Innovation and Design
5.1 Invention
5.1 Overview
5.2 Innovation
5.2 Overview
5.3 Strategies for innovation
5.3 Overview
5.4 Stakeholders in invention and innovation
5.4 Overview
5.5 Product life cycle
5.5 Overview
5.6 Roger's characteristics of innovation
5.6 Overview
5.7 Innovation, design, and marketing specifications
Topic 6: Classic Design
6.1 Characteristics of Classic Design
6.2 Classic Design, Function, and Form
10 Principles of Good Design
Design Collections
DP HL Design
Topic 7: User-Centered Design (UCD)
7.1 User-Centered Design
Five Stages of UCD
7.2 Usability
7.3 Strategies for user research
Defining User Groups
7.4 Strategies for user-centered design (UCD)
User Research Strategies
7.5 Beyond Usability
Topic 8: Sustainability
8.1 Sustainable Development
8.2 Sustainable consumption
8.3 Sustainable design
8.4 Sustainable innovation
Topic 9: Innovation and Markets
9.1 Corporate Strategies
9.2 Market sectors and segments
9.3 Marketing Mix
9.4 Market research
Market Research Strategies
9.5 Branding
Topic 10: Commercial Production
10.1 JIT and JIC
10.2 Lean Production
10.3 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
10.4 Quality Management
10.5 Economic Viability
2025 DP DT
About this site
A: Design in Theory
A1.1 Ergonomics
A2.1 User-centred research methods
A2.2 Prototyping
3.1 Material classification and properties
B: Design in Practice
B1.1 User Centered Design
B2.1 The Design Process
B2.2 Modeling and Prototyping
B3.1 Material selection
C: Design in Context
C1.1 Responsibility of the designer
C1.2 Inclusive design
C2.1 Design for sustainability
C2.2 Design for a circular economy
C3.1 Product analysis and evaluation
Case Studies
Bialetti Moka Coffee Pot
ClearRx Bottles; A case Study
Designing for Arthritis
Digital Twins: A Case Study
Kaffeeform Cups: A Case Study
Lego: A Case Study
OpenDesk: A Case Study
OXO Good Grips
Panton Chair: Case Study
Patagonia: A Case Study
737 MAX Decision Making: A Case Study
Stokke Tripp Trapp Chair: A Case Study
On Running: Innovation and Sustainability
IBDP Design
Preparing for DP Design Technology
Exam Prep
Topic Overviews
10.1 and 10.2
Design Project (IA)
Selecting an IA Topic
Research for your IA
Presentation of your IA
Prototypes and Simulations in the IA
IA Criterion A
IA Criterion B
IA Criterion C
Risk assessments in Design Projects
IA Criterion D
IA Criterion E
IA Criterion F
Extended Essay
Glossary of IB Design Technology Terms
Research for Design
Research Ethics
Research Tools
Noodle Tools in Design
Designing Successful Surveys
Research strategies
More
Home
MYP Design
A: Inquiring and Analysing
B: Developing Ideas
SCAMPER Idea Generation
Low - Medium - High fidelity drawings
C: Creating the Solution
D: Evaluation
MYP Design Command Terms
DP SL Design
Topic 1: Human factors and Ergonomics
1.1a Anthropometrics
Planning ergonomic measurements
1.1a Overview
1.1b Psychological Factors
1.1c Physiological Factors
Explainer: Designing for Children
Topic 2: Resource Management and Sustainable Production
2.1 Resources and reserves
2.2 Waste mitigation strategies
2.3 Energy utilization, storage and distribution
Types of batteries
2.4 Clean technology
2.5 Green Design
2.6 Eco-design
LCA resources
Topic 3: Modelling
3.1 Conceptual Modelling
Flowcharts for Designers
3.2 Graphical modelling
Presentation Posters
Digital drawing
Creating Planning Drawings
Creating renderings in Fusion 360
Architectural Drawings
3.3 Physical modelling
Cardboard Modelling
Prototyping and model making tips
3.4 Computer-aided design (CAD)
3.5 Rapid-prototyping
3D Filaments and applications
Topic 4: Final Production
4.1 Properties of Materials
4.2 Materials
4.2a Metals and Metallic Alloys
4.2b Timber
Sustainable Forest Management
4.2c Glass
4.2d Plastics
Bioplastics
4.2e Textiles
Life of a T-shirt
4.2f Composites
Paper, Cardboard, and Synthetic papers
4.3 Scales of Production
4.4 Manufacturing Processes
Additive Manufacturing Techniques
Subtractive Manufacturing Techniques
DfM: Laser Cutting
Shaping Manufacturing Techniques
DfM: Injection Molding
Joining Techniques
4.5 Production Systems
Design for Manufacture
4.6 Robots in Automated Production
Topic 5: Innovation and Design
5.1 Invention
5.1 Overview
5.2 Innovation
5.2 Overview
5.3 Strategies for innovation
5.3 Overview
5.4 Stakeholders in invention and innovation
5.4 Overview
5.5 Product life cycle
5.5 Overview
5.6 Roger's characteristics of innovation
5.6 Overview
5.7 Innovation, design, and marketing specifications
Topic 6: Classic Design
6.1 Characteristics of Classic Design
6.2 Classic Design, Function, and Form
10 Principles of Good Design
Design Collections
DP HL Design
Topic 7: User-Centered Design (UCD)
7.1 User-Centered Design
Five Stages of UCD
7.2 Usability
7.3 Strategies for user research
Defining User Groups
7.4 Strategies for user-centered design (UCD)
User Research Strategies
7.5 Beyond Usability
Topic 8: Sustainability
8.1 Sustainable Development
8.2 Sustainable consumption
8.3 Sustainable design
8.4 Sustainable innovation
Topic 9: Innovation and Markets
9.1 Corporate Strategies
9.2 Market sectors and segments
9.3 Marketing Mix
9.4 Market research
Market Research Strategies
9.5 Branding
Topic 10: Commercial Production
10.1 JIT and JIC
10.2 Lean Production
10.3 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
10.4 Quality Management
10.5 Economic Viability
2025 DP DT
About this site
A: Design in Theory
A1.1 Ergonomics
A2.1 User-centred research methods
A2.2 Prototyping
3.1 Material classification and properties
B: Design in Practice
B1.1 User Centered Design
B2.1 The Design Process
B2.2 Modeling and Prototyping
B3.1 Material selection
C: Design in Context
C1.1 Responsibility of the designer
C1.2 Inclusive design
C2.1 Design for sustainability
C2.2 Design for a circular economy
C3.1 Product analysis and evaluation
Case Studies
Bialetti Moka Coffee Pot
ClearRx Bottles; A case Study
Designing for Arthritis
Digital Twins: A Case Study
Kaffeeform Cups: A Case Study
Lego: A Case Study
OpenDesk: A Case Study
OXO Good Grips
Panton Chair: Case Study
Patagonia: A Case Study
737 MAX Decision Making: A Case Study
Stokke Tripp Trapp Chair: A Case Study
On Running: Innovation and Sustainability
IBDP Design
Preparing for DP Design Technology
Exam Prep
Topic Overviews
10.1 and 10.2
Design Project (IA)
Selecting an IA Topic
Research for your IA
Presentation of your IA
Prototypes and Simulations in the IA
IA Criterion A
IA Criterion B
IA Criterion C
Risk assessments in Design Projects
IA Criterion D
IA Criterion E
IA Criterion F
Extended Essay
Glossary of IB Design Technology Terms
Research for Design
Research Ethics
Research Tools
Noodle Tools in Design
Designing Successful Surveys
Research strategies
Diploma HL Design
Higher Level Design Technology consists of the following additional topics
Topic 7: User-Centered Design (UCD)
Topic 9: Innovation and Markets
Topic 8: Sustainability
Topic 10: Commercial Production
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