【Book Description】
Designing for Older Adults: Principles and Creative Human Factors Approaches (Second Edition) is a classic work written in response to the needs of an aging society. It systematically explains how human factors and design thinking can be applied to create products, services, and systems that are safe, effective, and genuinely aligned with the needs of older adults.
Building on the first edition’s role as an accessible introductory guide to designing for older adults, the second edition fully incorporates reader feedback. The authors have thoroughly revised and updated the original content, reorganized the chapter structure for greater clarity, and added practice-oriented tutorial sections along with updated recommended readings, significantly enhancing the book’s practical value.
This edition introduces two new application chapters—Transportation and Aging in Place—addressing key contexts in older adults’ mobility, living environments, and everyday life. In addition, the newly added Tutorials section offers concrete, hands-on guidance to help designers and researchers effectively involve older adults in research and usability testing.
The book provides in-depth discussion of critical issues in research and user testing with older adults, including focus group methodologies, statistical considerations, and commonly used modeling tools such as task analysis, error prediction, and GOMS analysis. In response to the widespread use of multimedia in contemporary life, the authors also examine fundamental principles of multimedia design, with particular attention to the perceptual, cognitive, and operational needs of older users.
Authored by a multidisciplinary team, the book fully reflects the cross-disciplinary nature of the human factors field. It successfully translates a wide body of academic research into clear, actionable design guidelines while maintaining strong scientific rigor. The content is specific enough for immediate practical application, yet flexible enough to remain relevant as technology and social contexts continue to evolve.
Designing for Older Adults: Principles and Creative Human Factors Approaches (Second Edition) is an essential reference for designers, human factors professionals, researchers, product developers, and anyone interested in age-friendly technologies and services.
【Details】
Authors: Arthur D. Fisk; Sara J. Czaja; Wendy A. Rogers; Neil Charness
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2009
Size: 23 × 15 cm
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 300 pages