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Design--Human Factors
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Bad Human Factors Designs 
 "A scrapbook of illustrated examples of things that are hard to use because they do not follow human factors principles." Features a collection of ordinary conveniences that don't seem to work the way they are expected to (e.g., VCRs, staplers), often complicating what should be a simple task. The author is a usability engineer with a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology. http://www.baddesigns.com/ Topics: Technology Last updated Jun 2, 2006 Design and the Elastic Mind
Companion to a 2008 exhibition that "highlights designers' ability to grasp momentous changes in technology, science, and history -- changes that demand or reflect major adjustments in human behavior -- and translate them into objects that people can actually understand and use. The Web site presents over three hundred of those works." Browse through works in areas such as tinkering, people and objects, and visualization. From the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2008/elasticmind/ Topics: Technology Last updated Aug 11, 2009 Design for the Other 90%
Website companion to this 2007 exhibition that "demonstrates how design can be a dynamic force in saving and transforming lives, at home and around the world." Includes descriptions and images of design projects concerned with shelter, health, water, education, energy, and transportation. View projects by topic of region of the world. Also includes a blog, panel discussion video, and related links. From the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York. http://other90.cooperhewitt.org/ Topics: Poverty, Technology Last updated Nov 1, 2007 Human Factors 101
"Human Factors is an umbrella term for several areas of research that include human performance, technology design, and human-computer interaction." The goal of this site "is to provide an introduction to Human Factors, as a research discipline and career path, as well as to act as a reference for further information." Includes a tutorial, short videos, and a section featuring profiles of specialists. From the NASA Division of Human Factors Research and Technology. http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/web/hf101/ Topics: Computers, Computers, Technology Last updated Dec 10, 2003 Kids Design the Future
Information about a program in which children are involved in the design of new technology for use by other children. The site features a description of projects (such as a "digital library of information about animals"), papers (on topics such as the role of children in the design of new technology), and video clips. From the Human Computer Interaction Lab, University of Maryland. http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/kiddesign/ Topics: Computers, Technology Last updated Nov 16, 2005 |
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