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Category: Ergonomics & Cognition

An close up view of an older man's ear.
Ergonomics & Cognition / product development

Designing for the Age-Enhanced: Hearing

Recently we posted the first in a series of articles discussing the changes we undergo as we age and how those changes affect our interactions with products and interfaces. The …

Animal pal concept, in which a stuffed animal holds the pediatric heart pump system
design research / Ergonomics & Cognition / product development

Management System for a Pediatric Heart Pump: A Design Research Case Study

Carolynn Johnson, Daedalus Research Manager, recently presented Management System for a Pediatric Heart Pump: A Design Research Case Study at the 2013 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in …

Close up of an elderly woman's eye.
Ergonomics & Cognition / product development

Designing for the Age Enhanced: How Vision Changes

Recently, one of our clients asked us to craft user profiles and design recommendations for a product centered on older populations. If you search the internet for this, you’ll find …

Cars racing on an obstacle course
Ergonomics & Cognition / Products & Culture

Raccoons, Top Gear, and Aging Eyes

Over the last decade I have purchased three video games for myself (and a couple hundred for our kids). All of mine have been racing games. Last week I picked …

An empty, but lit up billboard.
Ergonomics & Cognition

Billboard Sized Bad Design

Recently I saw that a new digital billboard had been installed on my route home. I don’t like these billboards, though I am sure the advertisers love them. These billboards, …

Person holding sore wrist with other hand
Ergonomics & Cognition

Did My Tablet Give Me Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

I’ve been gradually developing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) for a number of years. For anyone not familiar with CTS, when it starts you often wake up with your thumb and …

National Transportation Safety Board logo superimposed over heavy traffic on a highway.
Ergonomics & Cognition / Products & Culture

NTSB Cell Phone Ban

  Automobiles are arguably the iconic products of the 20th century. At this moment, if I had to pick, I would say that smart phones and portable computers will be …

A person tapping a car's touch screen.
Ergonomics & Cognition / Products & Culture

Driving by Touch

The other afternoon it was quite warm out for the drive home, and once again my husband pointed out that I had my car’s air flow directed only on to …

X-ed out homeland security threat level scale
Ergonomics & Cognition

Imminent Threat of Confusion … or Was That Elevated?

This week the Department of Homeland Security is replacing the much-lampooned color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System with a new system, the National Terrorism Advisory System. When introducing the new system, …

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