Anthropometrics for Inclusive Design
Inclusive design aims to accommodate the capabilities and the needs of the widest population possible. Anthropometrics data provide information on physical measurements of our body size, shape, strength, mobility and working capacity, and they can be used to make informed design decisions. This study started with an investigation of how designers use anthropometric data to support their inclusive design practice. Twelve professional designers from ten design consultancies were interviewed about their current use of anthropometric data. To our surprise, it was found that anthropometric data were not effectively deployed by professional designers who tend to rely on getting data through experimental methods (e.g. prototyping, consulting potential users). Compared to designers own practical methods of collecting data, referring to anthropometric data tools was considered as neither effective nor efficient. Problems with existing anthropometric data, for example, lack of relevance, poor usability and data being out-of-date, prohibit designers from using such data in their design process effectively. It is argued that if anthropometrics data were to aid inclusive design, it is important for the data originators to adopt a more inclusive approach to design the data, making it designer-friendly.
Anthropometric data inclusive design ezperienced
Farnaz Nickpour Hua Dong
Inclusive Design Research Group, School of Engineering Design, Brunel University Human-Centred Design Institute, School of Engineering Design, Brunel University
国际会议
17th World Congress on Ergonomics(第十七届国际人类工效学大会)
北京
英文
1-6
2009-08-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）