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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This book grew out of a meeting of the International Ergonomics Association Technical Products Group in Tampere, Finland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Keg Buggy, Kansei Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Henley Centre, Sensorial Quality Assessment, Annual Meeting, Cambridge University Press, Lawrence Erlbaum, Mobile Telecommunication, Basic Books, North Holland, Philips Corporate Design, Philips Design, The Psychology of Everyday Things, Apple Macintosh, Computing Systems, Design Management Journal, Design Studies, Ellis Horwood, Evaluating Usability of Human Computer Interfaces, Practical Method, Santa Monica, The Whitney Library of Design New!
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This book grew out of a meeting of the International Ergonomics Association Technical Products Group in Tampere, Finland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Keg Buggy, Kansei Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Henley Centre, Sensorial Quality Assessment, Annual Meeting, Cambridge University Press, Lawrence Erlbaum, Mobile Telecommunication, Basic Books, North Holland, Philips Corporate Design, Philips Design, The Psychology of Everyday Things, Apple Macintosh, Computing Systems, Design Management Journal, Design Studies, Ellis Horwood, Evaluating Usability of Human Computer Interfaces, Practical Method, Santa Monica, The Whitney Library of Design New!
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- Contemporary Ergonomics by E. J. Lovesay on 8 pages
- Usability Evaluation In Industry by Patrick W. Jordan on 5 pages
- The Psychology Of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman on 5 pages
- The Pursuit of Pleasure by Lionel Tiger on page 181, page 217, and page 228
- Usability Engineering by Jakob Nielsen on page 72, and page 91
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- Pleasure with Products: Beyond Usability by William S. Green on 6 pages
- Designing Pleasurable Products by Patrick W. Jordan in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Designing Pleasurable Products: An Introduction to the New Human Factors by Patrick W. Jordan in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Design and Emotion by Deana McDonagh on page 108, and page 271
- Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety: Proceedings on the International Conference on Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety (HEPS 2005), Florence, Italy, 30 March-2 April 2005 by Ricardo Tartaglia on page 306
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