Do ergonomically designed products make for good interior design?

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

My thanks go out to all who have helped me complete this study and with whom this project may have not been possible. In particular, my gratitude goes out to friends, facilitator and family for extensive and helpful comments on early drafts. I am also deeply indebted to the authors who have shared my interest and preceded me. Their works provided me with a host of information to learn from and build upon, also served as examples to emulate.

DECLARATION

I, (Your name), would like to declare that all contents included in this thesis/dissertation stand for my individual work without any aid, & this thesis/dissertation has not been submitted for any examination at academic as well as professional level previously. It is also representing my very own views & not essentially which are associated with the university.

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ABSTRACT

This research explains the concept of ergonomics in detail. Furthermore, it also highlights the importance of ergonomically designed products. The main aim of this research is to place an argument that in spite of so much of importance of ergonomically designed products, customers prefer aesthetically designed products. For this, the study identifies some factors affecting this behaviour, the preference level of customers, what they prefer and how they prefer, through survey and interviews. Furthermore, the research identifies the impact of ergonomically designed products on the performance of the product and how designers psychologically affect the customer's preference of purchase.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Title1

Rationale1

Aim2

Objectives2

Main hypothesis2

Key questions3

Proposed structure of the dissertation3

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW4

Definition of Ergonomics4

History of Ergonomics as a discipline of study6

Aesthetic Ergonomics Theory8

Persuading with Products10

Human Factors and Ergonomics11

Ergonomic Design12

Advantages and Disadvantages of Ergonomics13

Disadvantages of ergonomics14

Aesthetics or Ergonomics of the product15

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY19

Research Method19

Rationale for Research Methodology19

Data Collection Procedure20

Literature Search20

Questionnaire Survey20

Interviews21

Sampling Method21

Data Collection22

Interviews22

Questionnaire Survey22

Validity23

Limitations24

Role of the Researcher25

CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND ANALYSIS26

Results26

Interview Results36

Impact of ergonomically designed products on the product performance or aesthetics36

Selection based on aesthetics or comfortability of the furniture37

If ergonomics plays such a major part in the design, why do customers still prefer something that aesthetically pleasing?38

Psychological affects the way designers incorporate into their designs39

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION41

REFERENCES43

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Title

Do ergonomically designed products make for good interior design?



Rationale

The subject of this proposal developed from a person interest and curiosity in the relationship between the rule of ergonomics and how it can persuade designers choice of product and the decision they make that may or may not influence their design. The concept behind this was triggered by the amount of merchandise in the market which focuses more on the aesthetics of the products than the function to attract their customers for better income. This may seems like a one sided argument but there must some sort of explanation that clarify the current situation. Both sides may argue that those who actually designs product based on the rules and requirements of the science of ergonomics impact, if any, towards customers who bases their decision on the aesthetics of the ...