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Idea Generation & Product Thinking: 50 Questions, Solved the Designer’s Way

In idea generation questions, NID gives you a user and a problem, and 25 minutes to design something. Most aspirants draw the first product that comes to mind and hope it looks good. Examiners are looking for something else. They want to see that you understood the person, tried more than one idea, chose a smart one, and explained it clearly. This guide trains that way of thinking, one question at a time.

What’s inside (23 pages):

1. 50 original practice questions with time limits. They cover everyday products, products for children, the elderly and people with disabilities, low-cost and no-electricity problems, reusing old objects, and public spaces.
2. Focus notes on every question: who the user is, the real problem behind the brief, what your sketch must show, and what examiners look for.
3. An 8-step method from brief to design sheet: unpack the brief, list the user’s needs, sketch quick ideas, choose the best one, draw it, explain how it works, show it in use, then label and pitch it. Each step has a time limit, so you finish on time.
4. A marking scheme out of 10 across six criteria, with score bands and the common mistakes that quietly lose marks.
5. 5 fully solved questions, each with a complete design sheet: idea thumbnails, a main view, cut-away or top views, a small scene of the product in use, and labels. Each one also has step-by-step instructions, a time plan and a “how to fetch extra marks” box.
6. Ten habits of high-scoring design sheets and a checklist to run before you hand in.
7. A self-marking table on every solved question, so you can mark your own practice.

Who it’s for: B.Des & M.des aspirants preparing for NID DAT Prelims.

How to use it: Solve one question a day for 50 days. Mark each attempt with the marking scheme, and redo your weakest one every Sunday.