Design For Peace of Mind

Desk ergonomics sketch by me using pencil    Ergonomics is simply how we can adapt to things done in a job to naturally help ourselves perform them better. We can do this by not using force that we shouldn't have to, adjust our natural postures, and allow ourselves to have the right movements. In doing so we can improve how comfortable we are when doing tasks or even the quality of our work.   As I am typing this I'm sitting a little awkward at my desk. I did have a separate roll-out top for my keyboard and mouse but it broke so now I have my them on the actual desktop. A couple things are wrong with this in accordance to my positions since it's been moved there. My computer is on the desk too along with my mousepad and everything. So as long as my keyboard is its all they way to the left so to speak. The way my chair fits in to the space below the desk, it's not like I can scoot my chair over to where its right in front of the keyboard. Most of the time I have m...

    Anthropometrics in car, Sketch by me using colored pencil Not only can Anthropometrics be defined as comparative measurements of the human body, it can also relate to the physical capabilities of the human body. It's the relationship between people and the things that they use. And this can mean on a quite regular basis or just occasionally. If you think of this through a design standpoint, you would probably want to measure the person you are going to be designing a space for. This is just so you can get product measurements right to ensure that people are comfortable in their setting. We wouldn't want to be testing anyone's physical capabilities in a space that they would be doing things in. Source: http://ibdesigntech.com/1-1a-anthropometrics-4/ When I think of Anthropometrics and how it has to do with people and their measurements I cant help but think of my friend Cory. Cory was 6'4" in high school so about when we were 17/18 driving around...

  Refuge sketch by me using pen     Prospect and Refuge may completely define a space or spaces for some, it is definitely something that has to do with how the person needs to feel psychologically. The Prospect-Refuge Theory is : Humans prefer edge-settings, between open and closed environments. This, again, is why this theory is so much tailored to how the individual would want to feel in a setting because some people would want to feel more secure while others wouldn't mind feeling a bit out in the open so to speak (or that's how more introverted people might put it). So lets get into it. Ah Refuge, Sweet Refuge. The floorplan to my apartment.       Refuge is the environment that is closed off from the rest of pretty much everything, and its a place that the user can go for safety, relaxation, an escape route. Its the haven that a lot of people require. I know that if I had to choose personally between a large-prospect, open-viewed,...