Human Centered Design

David Kelley: human centered Design

David Kelley’s idea of human centered design was a very key point in the design industry. He elaborated on how designs are made solely to suite the human and the human’s needs. This not only relates to the ergonomics behind a design but more giving a design a human feel, or human like behaviors. 

Something that I loved was the demonstration of the Prada store, this store is an industrial designers dream. The innovation behind every aspect of this store was amazing. The way that everything is made to suite and adjust to the human body. One of my favorite aspects was the delayed mirror, this solved and everyday issue and really gave the store a nice human touch.

My FAVOURITE design that David showed was the human centered cubicle. The human touch that was given to these cubicles amazed me. But what amazed me a lot was the humors research that was done to find out what cubicle they want to make. The idea of a flower in a vase the wilts when you leave gives the design a personal touch, not only does it make the design unique and “out there” but it gets the user to like the product on a personal and touching sort of level.

The Spy fish design interested me as it was no so much a new invention, as these scuba devices HAVE been made before, but this just goes to show the innovation of the design might not actually come to if it is new or not, but it may actual come to who it is targeted at. This design was made slim line, with ease of use, and cheaper. This resulting in it not needing to be an expensive research device, but is now something that the average consumer can afford. Giving the average consumer the capability to explore the underwater environment.

David’s talk about Dr Martin fisher is a true inspiration, despite the massive effect this man has had on the Kenya society, but the opportunities it has opened for the country. He has allowed the country to help themselves. His design was not so much oriented towards the product, but it was more orientated to the structure of companies he has made, the companies are the product. Allowing Kenya to give itself the help that it needs.

I feel that human centered design is a great field and it needs to be continued to be explored. It gives all designs its own personality and generally more comforting to the average person.