David Kelley

David Kelley talks of human centered design and how todays designs are further and further becomming more about futuristic concepts than centered around humans...

He focuses on how designs should be thought of hand in hand with the people and purpose in mind, creating a product for a person and his or her own sole purpose.

He believes that this is the direction design should be heading in so that users and consumers have ultimate control over concepts and design and that the most important factor is the the ultimate and final control will come down to the user.

Working with Prada the experience in this clip is very obvious how the small detail of keeping the user in control can greatly change the quite normal experience of shopping in a retail outlet. Screens that show how dresses look, and opaque screens that are delayed to change with user options and LCD screens is a great way to improve the experience of shopping by improving or increasing the level of control the consumer has, and therefore creating a greater shopping experience.

Spyfish is another example presented, where humans being at the center of design have formed this piece of equipment that could potentially have turned out baron and cold into a truley almost commercial and user friendly item. Although still serving its functions the ideas of absolute control keep it within the bounds and enjoyable human design.

David Kelley's theories and practises of keeping humans at the center of design makes a guarentee that the final product followed by these guidelines will be practical and user friendly, because of course most designs are meant to be used by humans anyway...

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VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXndL3TNCmo

Experience Enrichment Peer Comments...

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Experience Enrichment...Four Pleasures...

IDEO: Keeping an option for how food can or will be served in a shared household or large family is an ideal option to have, even when not in use in preparation for guests or parties.

PSYCHO: Very easy to use, simple, and does the job with ease, no sophisticated manuals or instructions, basic functions and usability improve the experience.

PHYSIO: Large grips, easy to hold and use, contoured to pour and scoop, minimal hassle, smooth finish. Also very easy for sufferers of arthiritis with the large black handle.

SOCIO: Excellent for use at parties and household functions, everybody can use it for there is no age limit so everyone can experience the product and converse on it's benefits or maybe even perhaps it's shortcommings.

Experience Enrichment

The S/adle was a concept I came up with while looking through standard household kitchen untensils. S/adle stands for "separating ladle", it is a standard ladle with a hollowed out grip where fluids can pass through, a sieve or grill stops solids from passing by in case people choose to have more brothe with their soup, less noodles etc. The S/adle can also be used as a standard ladle and because of the increase in handle size from standard ladles a large nylon grip has been inserted to be heatproof if the fluids passing through were to be at bilong temp. but also as an assisted grip to help sufferers of arthiritis use the item, not unlike the very popular OXO labelled kitchen products...

Yves Behar

Yves Behar believes in a strong relationship between a product and user, he believes each individual product should have it's own story, and how he represents this through his simple and basic designs, of functionality and fluidity is why he is one of the worlds most celebrated designers.

Behar speaks of the bonds between storytelling and fluidity and encourages young designers to be different and unique, celebrate individuality's as design is one of the few industries where being a minority/different can be the greatest advantage. Where the worlds of technology, culture and commerce can merge with a physical entity.

Behar speaks of how form and functionality should be discovered through fluidity and human experience rather than creating forms that represent a specific designs or signatures, the bond between people, products and problems should be met with a holistic approach, from the inside out and be the most practical in its form rather than following technological, cultural or social trends, this can be seen in his design for the Jawbone bluetooth headset, where the technology is only mediocre but the design is brought to life with the practicality of the voice feature.

The connection between products and people is the most important feature, and this cannot be achieved through the uses of modern technology, formed lines or signature curves, the bond can only be created practically with usability features and a beyond aesthetic bond, looking past dimensions and looking into the relationship it creates with it's user.

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VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGn8F4j6pH8

Don Norman

In this particular video, Don Norman talks of how in design, aesthetic properties are just as important as practical/functional properties.

Aesthetic properties help the user connect to a product and as such makes the entire experience more enjoyable, there may be many vague, unappealing and generic products that are available that have exactly the same function but Don Norman's talks of how if a user can connect to a product through aesthetics the product truly does increase in usability and the entire process becomes more enjoyable.

Don Norman believes three levels of responsive emotion are responsible for our attitudes towards the aesthetics of a product, Both the Reflective and Behavioral are levels of subconsciousness which highlights the fact that most of us don't really think of why 2 aesthetically differing products that offer the same function and work the same way feel different to use, why the experiences of using one product or another changes. The third level is Visceral which is the instant reaction to a direct appearance which is on a more conscious level, such as colours and form.

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VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlQEoJaLQRA

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