Researching Designers & Design as a Career is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Design CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
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1. What does a thorough designer profile discuss regarding "historical background"?
Where and when the designer trained or began working, and any earlier influences
Only the designer's current marketing strategy
Only the specific piece of work being analysed
Only the designer's personal opinions on other designers
Answer: Where and when the designer trained or began working, and any earlier influences — A thorough profile begins with the designer's historical background: where and when they trained or began working, and any earlier experiences or influences that shaped their later work.
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2. What do a designer's "production methods" refer to?
The specific materials, techniques, processes or technologies the designer characteristically uses to make their work
Only how the designer advertises their finished work
Only where the designer trained as a student
Only the designer's personal biography with no reference to their process
Answer: The specific materials, techniques, processes or technologies the designer characteristically uses to make their work — Production methods refer to the specific materials, techniques, processes or technologies a designer characteristically uses to make their work.
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3. Name the element of a designer profile concerned with how the designer makes their work known to potential clients or the public.
Answer: marketing methods — Marketing methods form an important element of a complete profile: how the designer makes their work known to potential clients or the public.
