List of top Observation and design sensitivity Questions

Illustrate in perspective a still life composition with the following objects:- A plastic water bottle- A transparent half empty glass of water with a metal spoon inside it- A kitchen knife placed next to a half-eaten apple on a grey ceramic plate.
A helmet is used to prevent head injury in risky situations. Helmets are used in many sports as well as while driving a bike. Describe five DIFFERENT creative ways you can use a helmet other than as a headgear. Sketch your ideas and write a one-line note to describe each idea.
Evaluation Criteria:
Originality, imagination and presentation.
Illustrate the following scene:- A dog chases a fruit seller carrying a basket full of bananas.- A kid on a tricycle watches.
Mobility and Vehicle Design
Description: A company is planning to introduce an electric two-wheeler taxi in the city of Banaras (Varanasi) for local commuters and pilgrims. Design an electric two-wheeler taxi by identifying at least five distinct and essential factors that will make it relevant for the city of Banaras in terms of function and aesthetics.
A ball starts rolling down a slope as shown in the figure below. All units shown are in meters. The floor has very little friction. Which of the following is true after a long time?
The figure shown is an example of:

Animation Design
Description: An animation film for 5 to 12-year-old children is in pre-production stage. The film is based on a 10-year-old girl Priya and her cat. This is a shot breakdown of a sequence from the film.

Shot Breakdown:

  • Shot 1: It was such a bright and beautiful day that 10-year-old Priya decided to play with her cat in the garden.
  • Shot 2: All of a sudden, the cat’s attention is diverted by a little bird singing on a tree.
  • Shot 3: The cat quickly climbed up the tree and walked stealthily on the branch on which the bird is perched.
  • Shot 4: Priya anxiously watched from below.
  • Shot 5: As the cat approached the bird, the branch broke and the bird flew away.
  • Shot 6: Shocked, Priya quickly ran to catch the falling cat.
  • Shot 7: Priya tripped and fell.
  • Shot 8: Terrified, she looked up to see that the falling cat thankfully landed on its feet.
  • Shot 9: Priya picked up the cat and scolded her.
  • Shot 10: She then gave the cat a warm hug. The cat meowed back to her with a big smile.

Part 1: Illustrate (create a storyboard) the above shots as a series of picture frames. You may use more than one frame per shot if you want to. Approximate shape of the frame is shown below.

(Storyboard Image Example can be placed here)

Evaluation Criteria:

  • Communication of the narrative through sequential pictures.
  • Shot composition and perspective.

Part 2: Model Sheets – Design the characters Priya, the cat, and the bird. Your drawings should depict the character so that it is a good reference for animation. It should also contain possible attitudes and expressions as may be needed by the film.

Evaluation Criteria:

  • Illustration skills and design of details in the character (keeping in mind that this will be used for animation).
  • Your style can be realistic or stylized.
Interaction Design
Description:
Every day, around 500 people visit the city Regional Transport Office (RTO) for getting a driving license. Some of these people are illiterate. The RTO is short on staff and struggles to cater to all these people. To get a license the user needs to fill a form, take an objective-type test, and submit copies of age proof, address proof, a phone number, finger prints, and a photograph. After verification of this, the user is issued a learner’s licence. If the user has held a learner’s licence for a month, he/she may apply for a permanent licence. In that case, the user is given a choice of a date for a driving test, after which the licence is issued.
The RTO has decided to put up an interactive public information system in the lobby of its office to ease the process. The primary target audiences for this system are:

Individuals who come to issue a learner’s driving licence (typically 18–20 years old).
Individuals who come to issue a permanent driving licence (typically 18–20 years old).
Based on this information, write in about 20 words the needs of different types of users and information that the system should provide. State the assumptions you are making about the availability of technology and information. Design Task:

Draw a sketch of the lobby to illustrate the physical location of the system and how users would interact with it.
Present two scenarios:

(1) Submission of application
(2) Getting a licence to illustrate the details of the graphical interface and information flow. Each scenario should highlight specific problems the users might face and show how the system would solve these.

Evaluation Criteria:

Ability to understand the needs of users, originality, the logic and flow in the interface, usability and appropriateness of information, and presentation.

Industrial Design Description: You are provided with a base (chassis) of 100 cm x 75 cm as indicated below. It has:

  • An inbuilt motor and battery-charger system
  • Capacity to carry maximum load of 200 kg (apart from its own weight)
  • A maximum speed limit of 5 km/hr

You are free to add other parts and accessories to it in order to make it a complete and stable product.

Part A: Using this platform, imagine and sketch 3 ideas for its use in a hospital environment.

Part B: Further, develop one idea as a concept for actual implementation and:

  • List down 10 critical factors you will consider in your design.
  • Sketch and explain your concept for its functional details, features, and usage.
  • Suggest/indicate the materials and processes to manufacture the product.
  • Write a brief note explaining the concept and list the design decisions taken.

Evaluation criteria:

  • Critical thinking, identification of user needs and understanding of the context
  • Problem solving and appropriateness of the solution
  • Ability to explain details and features, sketching, presentation, and articulation
  • Knowledge of materials and processes

Communication Design
Description:
Shaaradapur is an Indian village. It has a multi-lingual, low-literate population. There is a lack of awareness on maintaining health and hygiene. This results in an outbreak of malaria. Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease and its symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting and fatigue. If left untreated, malaria can be life-threatening. So it is important that timely diagnosis and treatment are done under a trained medical practitioner at the government hospital in the village. Malaria can be prevented with mosquito control measures like draining stagnant water and spraying insecticides. Mosquito bites could also be avoided by using mosquito nets and insect repellents.
Design Task:

Design a poster for villagers with the above information on malaria to be displayed prominently at a public place. This poster has to be specific to this village and should communicate:

(a) the seriousness,
(b) the symptoms,
(c) the actions to be taken and
(d) the prevention of malaria.

Select an ideal location in the village for this poster and:

(a) Sketch to illustrate how it will be displayed at the location.
(b) Write 5 sentences justifying your selection of the location, size, and strategy in the way it is displayed.

Evaluation Criteria:

Ability to understand the design brief
Clarity of thought, articulation, creativity, and presentation.
Select the correct pair of camera angles for a scene with a series of opposing over-the-shoulder shots of the two subjects given below, such that subject A appears to the right and subject B appears to the left side of the frame.
"Fitts's law" predicts nearer, wider targets are faster to select than farther, narrower targets. Shown below are parts of two Indian language virtual keyboards X and Y that demonstrate the input of a vowel modifier (matra) in Indian scripts. In each case, the first image shows the initial interface, and the second image shows the interface after the user touches a consonant. In both cases, the user selects the desired vowel modifier by sliding his finger towards it. Which of the statements below is TRUE, as per Fitts’s law?
In the figure shown below, which option will replace the question mark?
Select the most appropriate option which matches the self portraits to artist's name.
1. Pablo Picasso
2. Paul Gauguin
3. Vincent Vangogh
4. Rembrandt
Various cut out patterns are created from square shaped chart paper. If image S is the pattern created by overlapping three such patterns P, Q \& R, then identify the missing pattern Q.
Here is an illustration of Ravi and Anand celebrating with high fives. Their hands have not been included in the illustration. Choose the correct option for their hand positions.
If a film is projected at 90 feet per minute, how many frames will be present in one foot of film?
In the RGB (red-green-blue) colour system, the value for each colour component varies from 0 to 255. If the RGB values of a particular colour were R=255, G=140, B=0, then which colour is it?
View X and View Y show the same object from different angles. Identify the missing sign on the object in View Z.
Which one of the following paper pieces, when folded into a cube, will have a continuous loop of red line?
Match the names of people who contributed to the following inventions. 1. Electric Lamp 2. Bicycle 3. Elevator 4. Movie Projector 5. Camera
In a certain map, the southeast is wrongly marked as the north. As per the map, there is a school 100 m to the east of a temple and 100 m to the south of the temple is a playground. So, in reality, in which direction is the playground with respect to the school?
A piece of paper is folded according to the sequence given below. After folding, cuts are made as per the shapes marked in yellow. Identify the resulting figure when the paper is unfolded fully.
In a mechanism hinged to the frame at point 'O' as shown in the figure, AB, CD, BG and GH are rigid members. These members are pivoted to each other at points B, G, D, and O as shown in the figure. If you move the handles A and C from position 1a to 2a and 1c to 2c, respectively, identify the corresponding paths and positions of points G and H with respect to O.
In a well, there are two lizards, Red and Green. Both start climbing a slimy wall at the same time. In each attempt, Green climbs three feet up and slides one foot down, whereas Red climbs four feet up and slides two feet down. If the height of the wall is 10 feet, who will reach the top of the wall in fewer attempts?