From: "Timothy Yeo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : I've spent the last 4 years working in the user experience field for websites and mobile phone interfaces. Now, I'm embarking onto a new medium for me: consumer products. : : I'm looking for references, resources, books, discussion threads, websites etc that talk about usability testing, design guidelines and general advice for designing great user experiences for consumer products such as TVs, kitchen appliances, digital video recorders, household appliances etc.
Hi Tim You might be interested in our textbook (Stone, Jarrett, Woodroffe, Minocha: "User Interface Design and Evaluation") because it includes discussion of some consumer products as well as web sites and traditional computer interfaces. I think it would mostly be relevant for the way that it supports your feeling that (Disclosure: I get a nice warm feeling when people buy the book but the royalties go back to the Open Unversity). You might also be interested in 'Dynamics in Document Design" (Karen Shriver) because she has an extended discussion of programming a VCR. But I'd recommend it anyway for the excellent advice on design of documents, especially those associated with consumer products. Best, Caroline Jarrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01525 370379 Effortmark Ltd Usability - Forms - Content ----- Original Message ----- To: "IxDA Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:58 PM Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Designing great user experiences for Products:References, resources, books, discussion threads, websites etc : Hi all. : : : I believe the principles of designing great user experiences are by : and large the same, but I'd like to learn more about how it, and : perhaps some of you are already working with this medium and have some : advice to offer. : : Please feel free to send me the references directly or through the list. : : Thanks. : : Tim.. : : : ________________________________________________________________ : *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* : February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA : Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ : : ________________________________________________________________ : Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! : To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe : List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines : List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help : This message has been comprehensively scanned for viruses, : please visit http://www.avg.power.net.uk/ for details. : : ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
