1996-1998. human factors and design. junior studio. industrial design department. georgia institute of technology. atlanta.

id3003 was designed to expose students to the issues of design directly impacted by issues of physical conformance to human needs. these considerations are based on static measures (anthropometry) and dynamic measures (ergonomics) for a particular population group (race, gender, or disability) at a fixed point in time (age) or for particular period (transgenerational).

projects ranged from designing a small transgenerational product of the student's own choosing, to working with national cash register (ncr) to develop a new hand-held product using existing scanner technology, to producing an exhibit design with a focus on ada compliance and environmental concerns. all of the projects included concept, design development, and final design boards with accompanying mock-ups, appearance models, and sketchbooks. readings supplemental to the studio work were assigned and discussed in class. guest lectures and field trips were conducted throughout the terms.