January 2011

Profiles in Human Factors: Dr. Ron Shapiro

January 28, 2011
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This post is from our series of human factors career profiles. Check them all out if you’re curious about what kinds of careers you can have in this field! Dr. Ron Shapiro received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. He has had a long career in human factors, including being a visiting Assistant Professor at Denison University, consulting for three years [...]

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Profiles in Human Factors: Dr. Julian Sanchez, Medtronic

January 25, 2011
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This post is the first in our new series of human factors career profiles. Dr. Julian Sanchez  was kind enough to answer my questions about his job and the journey he took to get there. Dr. Sanchez received his Ph.D. in psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology and has worked in a variety of settings, from agricultural technology at Deere [...]

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New Series: Profiles in Human Factors

January 24, 2011

An upcoming series of posts will cover interviews with human factors professionals and academics. I would like to put faces on the career and share the multitude of options an HF degree can offer. If you have a question you’d like me to consider putting in my interviews (or a person you would like to see interviewed), please post a [...]

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Book Giveaway Winners

January 18, 2011
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Congrats to twitterers @inogrady and @andrea_dwyer. You were selected at random to receive a free copy of our book. Please contact us with your mailing address.

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Designing Displays for Older Adults: Chapter 4 Cognition (excerpt)

January 10, 2011

Below is an excerpt of Chapter 4 from our book.  The book is available where fine books are sold or directly from our publisher CRC Press.  Until January 31, 2011, you can get 20% off the cover price when you purchase directly from CRC Press using this link and this code: 810DE. Chapter Contents (excerpt is bolded below) 4. Cognition 4.1 How [...]

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Usability vs. Providing an Experience

January 10, 2011
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Some humor for 2011: a “Things people have never said about a restaurant” website. My favorite excerpts: “I really like the way their cheesy elevator jazz interacts with the music I was listening to in iTunes.” “I hope the phone number and address are actually images so I can’t copy and paste them!” “I go to restaurant websites for the [...]

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Kitchen Taskonomy Part 1: A Guest Post by Kim Wolfinbarger

January 4, 2011
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January magazines arrived a month ago, full of the annual list of ideas for organizing your house, life, office, even your car. I’ve been thinking lately about how we organize our workspaces. As Pottery Barn and Ikea entrance us with their coordinated sweater bins and modern snap-together wall-mounted organizers, how often do we ask this most important question: Do our [...]

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