Good UX Is Good Business: How To Reap Its Benefits
User experience (UX) design focuses on enhancing user satisfaction by improving how we interact with the websites, applications and devices in our lives. In other words, UX makes complex things easy to use. While the term “UX” is relatively new, the concept of user-friendly design has been around for generations. “Good design is good business,” the […]
Effective UX Design for Healthcare wearables
With the rapid development and evolvement of technology, wearable devices are next in line to create a trend. Simultaneously, getting fit and leading a healthy lifestyle is another trend that is taking over the current generation. Putting the two together, creating a wearable device for healthcare is something that will take lead in the coming […]
The Most Overlooked Aspect Of UX Design Could Be The Most Important
I’m not much of a designer. In fact, I’m awful at it. I am, however, interested in how it’s done. I read and write plenty about customer success; along the way, (somehow) I found Samuel Hulick’s site UserOnboard. His detailed descriptions of the user onboarding process in popular apps give designers an idea about how some of the most […]
Mary Free Bed YMCA opens doors
West Michigan is now home to a “first-of-its-kind” YMCA. The new Mary Free Bed YMCA in Cascade Township will be the first YMCA facility in the world to receive a Universal Design certification, which recognizes the “revolutionary” architecture of the building, specifically designed to equally serve all people, regardless of their abilities.
Deafness, disability and design: the case of ‘Deaf Village Ireland’
I have been visiting Deaf Village Ireland regularly over the past nine months, speaking and walking through it with management, staff and users of the centre. Located in Cabra, in the northwestern area of Dublin, Deaf Village Ireland is a social, leisure and community hub serving the needs of the d/Deaf communities in Ireland as […]
This Life-Changing, Low-Cost Artificial Knee Is On The Market After Years Of Design
The ReMotion Knee lets people in the developing world share some of our advanced prosthetic technology, but at a price you can afford if you make $4 a day.
Body Fit
Accommodating a wide a range of body sizes and abilities: The dryers are arranged on the wall in three rows of 6 each to provide room for several people of all sizes the opportunity to dry off after water play. They can also be used to dry different parts of the body like heads and […]
Mary Free Bed YMCA the First Building in the World to have Universal Design Certification
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – September 15, 2015 –The YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids has partnered with the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University and the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access at the University of Buffalo (IDeA Center), leading organizations in advancing the civic, economic, and social participation of people with disabilities.
Interaction
Comfort
Keeping demands within desirable limits of body function and perception The design features of the Aeron Chair provide a supportive and comfortable chair that helps to reduce back injuries caused by the stress on the back of prolong periods of seated work. The Aeron chair includes an innovative mesh seat and back to keep the […]