Product Design Books

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21. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design

    Uses and Applications

    Edited by Waldemar Karwowski, Marcelo M. Soares, Neville A. Stanton

    Series: Handbook of Human Factors in Consumer Product Design

    Every day we interact with thousands of consumer products. We not only expect them to perform their functions safely, reliably, and efficiently, but also to do it so seamlessly that we don’t even think about it. However, with the many factors involved in consumer product design, from the...

    Published June 21st 2011 by CRC Press
22. Aircraft Interior Comfort and Design

    By Peter Vink

    Series: Ergonomics Design & Mgmt. Theory & Applications

    What should every airline and manufacturer know about comfort?What can we learn from studies in the scientific literature?What do most passengers know about comfort and how can we translate that into interior design?Where can I find the latest knowledge and research useful for designing aircraft...

    Published March 21st 2011 by CRC Press
23. Display and Interface Design

    Subtle Science, Exact Art

    By Kevin B. Bennett, John M. Flach

    Technological advances in hardware and software provide powerful tools with the potential to design interfaces that are powerful and easy to use. Yet, the frustrations and convoluted "work-arounds" often encountered make it clear that there is substantial room for improvement. Drawn from more than...

    Published March 8th 2011 by CRC Press
24. Usability Testing of Medical Devices

    By Michael E. Wiklund, P.E., Jonathan Kendler, Allison Y. Strochlic

    To paraphrase a popular saying, usability testing should be done early and often. However, it doesn’t have to be an onerous process. Informative, practical, and engaging, Usability Testing of Medical Devices provides a simple, easy to implement general understanding of usability testing. It offers...

    Published December 19th 2010 by CRC Press
25. Handbook of Human Factors in Medical Device Design

    Edited by Matthew Bret Weinger, Michael E. Wiklund, Daryle Jean Gardner-Bonneau

    Developed to promote the design of safe, effective, and usable medical devices, Handbook of Human Factors in Medical Device Design provides a single convenient source of authoritative information to support evidence-based design and evaluation of medical device user interfaces using rigorous human...

    Published December 12th 2010 by CRC Press
26. Ergonomics for All: Celebrating PPCOE's 20 years of Excellence

    Selected Papers of the Pan-Pacific Conference on Ergonomics, 7-10 November 2010, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Edited by Dyi-Yih Michael Lin, Hsieh-Ching Chen

    This book contains the selected papers presented at the 20th anniversary meeting of the Pan-Pacific Conference on Ergonomics organized by the Ergonomics Society of Taiwan. PPCOE 2010 is an international forum aimed to bring together scholars and practitioners from around the world to...

    Published September 28th 2010 by CRC Press
27. Kansei/Affective Engineering

    Edited by Mitsuo Nagamachi

    Series: Industrial Innovation Series

    A guided tour through the each stages of process, Kansei/Affective Engineering explores how to apply Kansei/Affective Engineering. It describes the psychological survey and psycho-physiological measurement of consumer feelings and the multivariate statistical analysis of this survey data, including...

    Published September 16th 2010 by CRC Press
28. Kansei Engineering, 2 Volume Set

    Edited by Mitsuo Nagamachi

    Series: Industrial Innovation Series

    MAC or PC? Kindle or Sony ereader? Droid, iPhone, or BlackBerry? Customers often find it hard to distinguish between products due to functional equivalency. They will, therefore, base their decisions on subjective factors. A powerful consumer oriented technology for product development, Kansei or...

    Published September 16th 2010 by CRC Press
29. Innovations of Kansei Engineering

    By Mitsuo Nagamachi, Anitawati Mohd Lokman

    Series: Industrial Innovation Series

    In a market place flooded with consumer goods, the modern consumer has become incredibly savvy. They have developed to a point where they consider such things as what makes them look beautiful, what improves their character, and how a product enhances the value of life. If future product developers...

    Published September 16th 2010 by CRC Press
30. Innovative Solutions

    What Designers Need to Know for Today's Emerging Markets

    Edited by Apala Lahiri Chavan, Girish V. Prabhu

    Expanding into emerging markets brings with it a specific set of challenges for designing products and services. Not only do cultural differences play a role in what, how, and why customers behave the way they do, but existing technologies, distribution channels, and the wants and needs of...

    Published August 15th 2010 by CRC Press