LEADER 03690oam 2200661I 450 001 9910779909703321 005 20230421041435.0 010 $a0-429-18264-3 010 $a1-4822-7288-1 010 $a1-280-40576-7 010 $a9786610405763 010 $a0-203-48368-5 024 7 $a10.1201/b17108 035 $a(CKB)111056486520528 035 $a(EBL)170298 035 $a(OCoLC)437078795 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000174858 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11163796 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000174858 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10196143 035 $a(PQKB)11425788 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC170298 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL170298 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10056015 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL40576 035 $a(OCoLC)1000426206 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486520528 100 $a20180331d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHuman factors in consumer products /$fedited by Neville Stanton 210 1$aLondon :$cTaylor & Francis,$d1998. 215 $a1 online resource (306 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7484-0602-6 311 $a0-7484-0603-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Product design with people in mind; Methods in product design; Ergonomics methods in consumer product design and evaluation; Evaluation of product safety using the BeSafe method; A systems analysis of consumer products; Ergonomics and the evaluation of consumer products: surveys of evaluation practices; Institutions involved in design and evaluation of consumer products; Application of ergonomics and consumer feedback to product design at Whirlpool; Consumer products; more by accident than design? 327 $aEnhancing the quality of use: human factors at PhilipsConsumer product evaluation: which method is best? A guide to human factors at Consumers' Association; Guidance on and examples of product design; Developing an qualitative sense; Applying ergonomics methods during the industrial design of consumer products; Design of hand-operated devices; Development of comprehensible warning symbols for use on child-care products; Towards consumer product interface design guidelines; Key topics; Key topics in consumer products; Appendix Human factors and ergonomics society contacts worldwide 327 $aAuthor indexSubject index 330 $aThe design of consumer products has a central role in its potential for contributing to a healthier living and working space. However, too often consumers are only aware of the designers' role when bad practice manifestly exacerbates the easy application of basic functionality. This important book places human factors perspective firmly at the centre of good practice in consumer product design, encouraging rigorous human factors evaluation and methodology as an essential component of the design process.The book's central theme is to introduce human factors techniques to consumer product de 606 $aIndustrial design$xPsychological aspects 606 $aConsumer goods$xPsychological aspects 606 $aHuman engineering 615 0$aIndustrial design$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aConsumer goods$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aHuman engineering. 676 $a745.2/019 701 $aStanton$b Neville$f1960-$01476749 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779909703321 996 $aHuman factors in consumer products$93768845 997 $aUNINA