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Título: THE ERGONOMICS APPROACH IN THE USABILITY AND PLEASURABILITY OF PRODUCTS WITH A STRONG AESTHETIC APPEAL
Autor: BEATRIZ RUSSO RODRIGUES
Colaborador(es): ANAMARIA DE MORAES - Orientador
Catalogação: 12/AGO/2004 Língua(s): PORTUGUESE - BRAZIL
Tipo: TEXT Subtipo: THESIS
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Referência(s): [pt] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=5272&idi=1
[en] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=5272&idi=2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.5272
Resumo:
This research considers that products are designed based on aesthetic appeal, comercial appeal, fashion, marketing, status, not considering design methods. Aesthetic and style trends may be the most important issues when consumers go shopping. Following these problems, products that are admired and consumed by it´s proeminent aesthetic has a disable usability as ergonomics and usability approches were not properly considered. Three products that fit the research profile (products with strong aesthetic appeal) were chosen, together with three other commom products (also aesthetically appealing), so that usability tests could be made and results compared. After analysing the results, it was noticed that the products that fit the aesthetic profile has lower levels of usability that the commom products, confirming the research hipothesis. The data collected in this research contributes to inform and alert consumers about products that presents a disbalance between it´s aesthetic and usability values.
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