Usage centred research for everyday product design

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-82

  Kanis, H ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Design; Everyday products; Human characteristics; Use actions; User trialling

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; PRODUCT DESIGN; STATISTICAL TESTS;

EVERYDAY PRODUCTS; USE ACTIONS; USER TRIALLING;

ERGONOMICS;

CONSUMER; OBSERVATION; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 0032008308     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(97)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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