Human Factors in Product Design (eBook, PDF)

Current Practice and Future Trends
Redaktion: Green, W.; Jordan, Patrick W.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Manufacturers are becoming more aware of human factors in product design as a major competitive issue. In many product areas, manufacturers have reached a technology ceiling, which simply means that it is increasingly difficult to get ahead of the competition in terms of, for example, functionality, technical reliability or manufacturing costs. As a consequence, design has become a major battleground for manufacturers, and usability is recognized as being a central tenet of good design. This book provides a unique snapshot of current practice in human factors, identifying methods and techniques that work well under tight constraints and providing case study evidence of their effectiveness. The commercial implications of usability are discussed, and special attention is paid to two key trends: inclusive design and smart products. Inclusive design is about meeting the needs of all users with one design, which includes the elderly and the disabled. Smart products are multi-functional products with electronic interfaces containing a vast array of helpful functions. Industrial designers and manufacturing executives will find this text enlightening.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 259
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 1999
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498702096
• Artikelnr.: 57589953

Autorenporträt

W. S. Green , P. W. Jordan

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Ergonomics, Usability and Product Development. Essential
Conditions for the Acceptance of User Trialing as a Design Tool. Designing
for Usability: Input of Ergonomics Information at an Appropriate Point, and
Appropriate Form, in the Design Process. Product Evaluation Methods and
Their Importance in Designing Interactive Artifacts. Design Centered
Research into User Activities. Designing Scenarios and Tasks for User
Trials of Home Electronic Devices. Implications for Using Intelligence in
Consumer Products. Representations of Smart Product Concepts in User
Interface Design. Ergonomics and Safety in Consumer Product Design.
Usability & Product Design: A Case Study. User Trials as a Design Directive
Strategy. The User Interface Design of the Fizz and Spark GSM Telephones.
Usability Testing Under Time-Pressure Design Practice Case. Spoken Help for
a Car Stereo: An Exploratory Study. Prototypes on Trial. Best Practice
isn't Always Good Enough. Inclusive Design - Design for All. Inclusive
Design. Personal Reader Systems for the Blind. Designing Domestic
Appliances for Everyone. Transgenerational Guidelines. Pleasure With
Products: Human Factors for Body, Mind and Soul. Understanding
Person-Product Relationships - a Design Perspective. Kansei Engineering
Design. The Ergonomics of Pleasure. Discussion and Conclusion.