Usability

• What is an Inclusive design?

  Inclusive design is an approach to designing that is user-centred. It should put the user at the heart of the designing process with an aim of ensuring the products are accessible to everyone
• How do we ensure inclusivity is at the forefront of the design process, considerations should include:

  • colour - the choice of colours shouldn’t offend cultures or prevent the product from being used by people with colour blindness
  • signage - the text and symbols used should be universal and have no language barriers
  • function - the product should be easy for the user to use, working as it was designed to
  • material choice - the materials used should not offend people or cultures, eg avoiding using animal products where other options might be available
  • user interface - the parts the user will interact with should be clear and easy to use, eg colour, size and layout of text
• What is anthropometrics

  Anthropometrics is the practice of taking measurements of the human body and provides categorised data that can be used by designers.
• What is ergonomic?

  Ergonomics can incorporate the use of anthropometric data when designing products to improve the user experience

  • Ergonomics is a consideration that leads to a product being designed in a way to make it easy to use. Size, weight, shape, position of buttons and controls are all aspects that contribute to it being ergonomically designed. 
• How do anthropometrics data work?

  • the 5th percentile are the 5 per cent of people who are smaller in size
  • the 50th percentile are people of average size
  • the 95th percentile are 5 per cent of people who are larger in size
• What is aesthetic?

  Aesthetics refers to the way a product looks and feels
• As well as aesthetics, factors that can influence a user’s opinion of a product include:

  • colour
  • sound
  • smell
  • taste
  • form
  • texture
  • scale
• What is the use of COLOUR?

  it is a visual cue that can have different meanings and associations for different cultures, although some of these meanings are universal
• Why do designers learn colour theory?

  colour theory when selecting colours for a product, using colours that work well together and evoke the right emotional response.