David Kelley: The Future of Design is Human-Centered

David Kelley: The Future of Design is Human-Centered

David pointed that design now is more focus on human centered behavior and personality. Designs give their products emotions, related to the man-machine relationship. David shares several examples of the designs IDEO in his talk at the TED conference.

The idea used in Prada New York is quite a fancy one. They take their consumers’ shopping habit and convenience into account. From the staff device – a data gathering and managed machine to the liquid-crystal glass used in the change room, the magic mirror. This design helps all staff develop better understanding of future client needs and seems more considerable towards their consumers. It adds fun to the shopping process. Prada New York can be considered more human.

London Science museum is a museum involves interactive installation. Different kinds of interactions make the museum become lively itself, make the youth better understand some knowledge and deliver a good mood to all the visitors.

The flower example used in the Dilbert based office cubical is one of the designs I like best in this vido. This flower design is a good example of well combine the emotions of a product and its owner.

The work of Dr. Martin Fisher in Kenya with deep well, low cost pumps to enable farmers to grow crops in the off season. That amazing one person can increase 0.6% GDP in Kenya.

As an industrial designer, I feel like we should not only consider to create a product which has a well-looking surface or consummated functions. We should give it an emotion. We should consider more about how to make the relationship between the product and human closer.