World Usability Day 2009 at System Concepts

The theme of World Usability Day (WUD) this year is Designing for a Sustainable World and draws on the revised human-centred design standard ISO 9241-210 which explains how designing for usability also supports sustainability. 

Increasingly users are rejecting excessive packaging often designed solely for the convenience of the freight distribution system and are asking questions about product disposal and recycling.  Making products which last longer and are more effective, efficient and satisfying has clear economic, social and environmental benefits.

To celebrate WUD 2009 System Concepts has put together a podcast exploring how different stakeholders can enhance the user experience of their designs by including sustainability as a key requirement. Our interviewees include:

• Professor Ben Shneiderman - User Interface guru from the University of Maryland
• John Thackara - Director, Doors of Perception and currently senior advisor on sustainability to the UK Design Council
• Nicolai Peitersen - Founder and CEO of Ethical Economy
• Daniel Liden, Senior Designer at Chris Lefteri Design Ltd, who specialise in materials
• Dina Guth - Director of British design and innovation company TECAtech
• Liz Edwards, Home Editor of Which? - the UK consumers association

.....  and our own executive chairman Tom Stewart in his role as President of the Ergonomics Society.

 

Have Your Say

We'd love to hear your views, if you'd like to spend a couple of minutes filling in our survey. We'll be sharing the results later this year.

Last updated: December, 2009

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