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 …
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 …
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 dozens …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 smartphones and portable computers will be the iconic …
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 airflow directed only onto the windshield …
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, …