Yesterday was Word Usability Day and this year theme is designing for a sustainable world, which focuses on how our products and services impact our world.
Main considerations of sustainable design are :
- Economic – design to match user’s needs and abilities increases the use, efficiency and satisfaction of products & services, thus reducing the need to spend $$ to change them;
- Social – create products and services which are better for the health and wellbeing of their users, including users with disabilities;
- Environmental – encourage all those involved in design to consider the longer-term implications of their product & services for their users and therefore for the environment.
Watch the following short video to get an example how a design can positively influence people in doing something good for their health!
Learn more : www.worldusabilityday.org/
So cute! I wish more people took the stairs every morning….I welcome ideas of fun anytime…. Oh!! and how cute that you can have dogs on the metro there hehehehe
I think designing for a more sustainable world should include more ideas that increase human healthy behaviors…let’s be honest, the healthier we are, the more sustainable we can be…
Good luck designers! Waiting for more good ideas…