Designing Pleasurable Products - An Introduction to the New Human Factors (Paperback)

Human factors considerations are increasingly being incorporated into the product design process. Users are seen more as being important factors in the overall look and usability of products than just as passive users. We are now treated as cognitive and physical components of the person/product system. The author, who is one of the leading lights in the field of cognitive ergonomics, looks at approaches that assume that if a task can be accomplished with a reasonable degree of efficiency and within acceptable levels of comfort, then the product can be seen as fitting to the user. In this book it is argued that in practice these approaches can be dehumanising. People are more than merely physical and cognitive processors. They have hopes, fears, dreams, values and aspirations, indeed these are the very things that make us human.
Designing Pleasurable Products looks both at and beyond usability, considering how products can appeal to use holistically, leading to products that are a joy to own.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	2000
Authors:	Patrick W Jordan
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-29887-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Product design Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Engineering graphics & technical drawing Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Human-computer interaction Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Technical design > Ergonomics Promotions
LSN:	0-415-29887-3
Barcode:	9780415298872

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!