Human Factors in Product Design Current Practice and Future Trends

Name: Human Factors in Product Design Current Practice and Future Trends
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ISBN: 9780748408290

ISBN-10: 0748408290

ISBN-13: 9780748408290

Edition: 1999

Authors: Patrick W. Jordan, W. Green

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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.…

Book details

List price: $195.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Publication date: 8/19/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 259
Size: 6.85" wide x 10.24" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Introduction: Ergonomics, Usability and Product Development




Essential Conditions for the Acceptance of User Trialling 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 and 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 in Design Practice Case Study




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 and Design




The Ergonomics of Pleasure




Discussion and Conclusion



Index