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Product design ergonomics research how people interact with products and how to optimize those interactions to make them more efficient and comfortable. In the case of Product Design, it can involve everything from how people hold and use a product, to how easy it is to access and use its various features and controls in a fast but safe manner.

Poka-Yoke: Best Tips for Error-Proof Processes
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GUI Design: the Fundamentals of Intuitive Interfaces
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Information Architecture (IA): Tips for Effective Information Structuring
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Formative vs Summative Usability Studies Explained
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Customer Experience (CX) vs User Experience (UX) in Product Design
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Forms Follow Function … in Product Design Especially
“Forms Follow Function” is an old key design concept that started in architecture in the mid of the XX’s. Modern

Ikea Parody: the Ergonomics Lesson
An ergonomics lesson provided by an Ikea video, promoting their paper catalog (the “bookbook™”) is fantastic from many points of