Usability

Question 1

Usability

Answer 1

How easy a product is to use, how clear and obvious th functions are

Question 2

The impact of a solution on a user’s lifestyle

Answer 2

• a well designed product can make a user’s lifestyle easier or more time efficient
• a badly designed product could lead to discomfort/ injury

Question 3

What is important to consider when designing a product - ensuring ease?

Answer 3

Ease of use and inclusivity

Question 4

Inclusive design

Answer 4

Involves designing products in such a way that they are easy to use by as many people as possible

Question 5

What should a designer have in mind when designing?

Answer 5

The widest possible user group

Question 6

Factors to consider when assessing inclusivity

Answer 6

• signage (understood using words?)
• lighting (suit for blind?)
• visual contrast (defined edges, clarity of design)
• material (texture, performance)
• function (does it do the job?)
• interface (easy to use/ understand)
• intellectual access (accessed by different intellects?)
• emotional well being (supportive of it?)

Question 7

An inclusive design should be…

Answer 7

• inclusive-> everyone use safely, easily
• responsive -> taking into account needs and wants of people
• flexible -> different people can use it differently
• convenient -> can everyone use it with little effort
• accommodating -> all people regardless age gender, mobility, ethnicity, circumstance should be able to use it
• welcoming -> no barriers that will exclude anybody
• realistic -> offer more than one solution to help balance everyone’s needs

Question 8

responsive

Answer 8

taking into account needs and wants of people

Question 9

inclusive

Answer 9

So everyone use safely, easily

Question 10

flexible

Answer 10

different people can use it differently

Question 11

convenient

Answer 11

Can everyone use it with little effort

Question 12

Accommodating

Answer 12

all people regardless age gender, mobility, ethnicity, circumstance should be able to use it

Question 13

Welcoming

Answer 13

no barriers that will exclude anybody

Question 14

realistic

Answer 14

offer more than one solution to help balance everyone’s needs

Question 15

Ergonomics

Answer 15

The study of how we use and interact with a product or system

Question 16

Anthropometrics

Answer 16

The study of the sizes of the human body

Question 17

Anthropometric data

Answer 17

Used by designers to help ensure product is easy to use for all of the potential users

Question 18

Ergonomic considerations

Answer 18

What environment will it be in?
How do people use it?
What size, shape or weight should it be?
Can people understand it?

Question 19

Aesthetic

Answer 19

Factors concerned with the appreciation of beauty- this can include how something looks, feels, tastes and smells

Question 20

As well as considering the ease , designers also have to consider whether it is aesthetically pleasing. What things influence on a user/ stakeholder’s opinion?

Answer 20

Form
Texture
Scale
Colour
Symmetry

Question 21

Colour

Answer 21

Important consideration -certain colours provoke different reactions + and -
Colour association can help a designer make the best choice for the response they are opting to create

Question 22

Folder ratio

Answer 22

A common mathematical ratio found in nature that can be used to create pleasing, natural-looking designs
Often found in nature - thought it result in designs that are aesthetically pleasing and natural looking