UID:
kobvindex_INT0000459
Format:
259 pages :
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illustrations ;
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25 x 18 cm.
ISBN:
9780748408290 (hbk.)
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0748408290 (hbk.)
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9780367399504 (pbk.)
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0367399504 (pbk.)
Content:
MACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE: "Human factors in product design has emerged as a major competitive issue in manufacturing. In many ways, manufacturers have hit a technology ceiling, meaning that it is increasingly difficult to get compete on functionality, technical reliability or manufacturing costs. Design therefore has become a major battleground for manufacturers, and usability is recognized as its central tenet. This book explains current practice in human factors, identifying techniques that work under tight constraints and providing evidence of their effectiveness. Trends and the commercial implications of usability are also discussed. This book is essential for industrial designers and manufacturing executives."
Content:
MACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE: "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."
Note:
EDITORIAL NOTE: hardback edition published 1999, paperback edition published 2019.
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MACHINE-GENERATED CONTENTS NOTE: Introduction ergonomics, usability and product development / W.S. GREEN and P.W. JORDAN -- Essential conditions for the acceptance of user trialling as a design tool / W.S. GREEN -- Designing for usability; input of ergonomics information at an appropriate point, and appropriate form, in the design process / S. PORTER and J.M. PORTER -- Product evaluation methods and their importance in designing interactive artifacts / V. POPOVIC -- Design centered research into user activities / H. KANIS -- Designing scenarios and tasks for user trials of home electronic devices / A.P.O.S. VERMEEREN -- Implications for using intelligence in consumer products / J.V.H. BONNER -- Representations of smart product concepts in user interface design / S. SADE -- Ergonomics and safety in consumer product design / B. NORRIS and J.R. WILSON -- Usability and product design: a case study / R.R. HALL -- User trials as a design directive strategy / W.S. GREEN and D. KLEIN -- The user interface design of the fizz and spark gsm telephones / B. THOMAS and M. VAN LEEUWEN -- Usability testing under time-pressure in design practice case study / R. KAHMANN and L. HENZE -- Spoken help for a car stereo: an exploratory study / G. DE VRIES and G.I. JOHNSON -- Prototypes on trial / M.J. ROODEN -- Best practice isn't always good enough / S. TRATHEN, D. CARSON and P. MILLER -- Inclusive design - design for all / R. COLEMAN -- Inclusive design / P.W. JORDAN -- Personal reader systems for the blind / P.J. SIMPSON -- Designing domestic appliances for everyone / L. ETCHELL -- Transgenerational guidelines / A. FREUDENTHAL -- Pleasure with products: human factors for body, mind and soul / P.W. JORDAN -- Understanding person product relationships -- a design perspective / A.J. TAYLOR, P.H. ROBERTS and M.J.D. HALL -- Kansei engineering and design / P.W. JORDAN -- The ergonomics of pleasure / L. BONAPACE -- Discussion and conclusion / W.S. GREEN and P.W. JORDAN -- Index.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Edited volumes
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Case studies
