4. SAFETY AND UT
ILITY
MAINTENANCE
COST
Q UALITY
AN CE
P PE AR
A
“Five points” illustrated in the form of a
hand, Dreyfuss Collection. (R. Finchum,
Henry Dreyfuss, Industrial Designer:
The Man in the Brown Suit)
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5. SIX FACTORS
Function(s)
Form
Activities
Motivations
Conceptual Model
Connotations
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6. FUNCTION(S)
What does it do?
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7. FORM
How is it shaped?
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16. directly influence
Form
Conceptual
Function(s)
Model
concrete abstract
Activities Connotations
Motivations
indirectly influence
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17. directly influence
Making it perform Making it clear
Form
Conceptual
Function(s)
Model
concrete Product or Service abstract
Activities Connotations
Motivations
Making it useful Making it personal
indirectly influence
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18. SO WHAT?
Evaluate existing products/services
Identify weak areas to build up
Rebalance the solution
Generate new or alternative solutions
Better define problem spaces
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19. Amazon Kindle
Form
Conceptual
Function(s)
Model
Activities Connotations
Motivations
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20. Form
Conceptual
Function(s)
Model
Activities Connotations
Motivations
Dyson DC 16 Root 6
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21. Form
Conceptual
Function(s)
?
Model
Activities Connotations
“music machine” Motivations
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22. Six Fingers of
Human-Centered
Design
Activities
Motivations
Conceptual model
Form
Fun
Conn
ctio
n(s)
o
tatio
ns
Matt Mayfield, Fall 2009
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