February 10th, 2007 by Kathie Legg
The other day Yasmine over at M-Trends wrote a wonderful article about Ergonomics that I wanted to share with you. Yasmine states:
According to the Oxford English Dictionary online, ergonomics was in 1954 described as the finding of the perfect man machine unit so “to promote accuracy and speed of operation, and at the same time to ensure minimum fatigue and thereby maximum efficiency.”
Here in Barcelona, the home of this year’s 3GSM, is all about ergonomics, but not in the most obvious way. You can’t escape this city without running into one or two of Antoni Gaudí’s buildings. He is known for his innovative designs, curvy walls, incorporation of nature, and finally, for his attention to ergonomics. Not only did the man design the craziest staircases in the world, but he also paid specific attention detail. On his handrails you will notice they are different and much more comfortable than standard handrails. The same could be said about the small amount of furniture he designed; amazing comfortable and with attention to the smallest details, such as how your elbows will rest on the peice. What is most fascinating about the man and his creations is that the were built nearly a century ago… imagine if he was designing one of today’s phones… I am certain we would not have a single straight line or sore thumbs.
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