- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd; 2nd Revised edition edition (30 Oct 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0748403264
- ISBN-13: 978-0748403264
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 17 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 698,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Bodyspace has been acclaimed since its original incarnation, and has been completely revised and updated for this second edition. It is a recommended primary text on teaching courses the world over. We can tall think of examples of tools we find difficult to use, places we cannot reach, seats designed for someone else, products not fit for their purpose. In Bodyspace, the author argues that this is because designers commonly fail to understand the needs of users of their products, and explains that the solution is for designers to design ergonomically. Profusely illustrated and employing tables of human dimensions (anthropometric data) Bodyspace provides the means to execute successful ergonomic design of benefit to all-manufacturer, designer, and user alike.This edition has been revised to bring fresh insights into the principles and practice of anthropometrics, workspace design, sitting and seating, hands and handles, ergonomics in the office, ergonomics in the home, and health and safety work. The tables of anthropometric data presented within focus on human diversity, ethnic differences, growth and development, secular trends, social class and occupation, and ageing.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ergonomics and Anthropometrics for the Designer and Student alike. As a teacher of Design and Technology I use this book almost every day with both GCSE and A level pupils. It is written for the University Student or the Design Professional with just about every key body size data given and explained. % star rating for the professional designer, but its a bit much for the school pupils so I have to edit a lot of it myself before presenting it, hence 4 stars given. The late Stephen Pheasant makes this sometimes tedious but essential area of the designers research accesible and readable, I had the previous version (which was stolen by a pupil!) and simply had to replace this before it is out of print, no one else will be able to folow in this mans shoes, he will be missed. A must for those needing this information, my ergonomics bible!
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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I am a student at Bournemouth University studying Product design, and to be honest whenever there is a project set on our course there is always a mad scramble to the libary to make sure you get a copy of 'Bodyspace'. There are other books in the libary on ergonomics and anthropometrics, but they are all very dated or 'sketchy' about the subject - 'Bodyspace' sumerises very well the underlying facts about ergonomics, in an easy yet informative (and very useable) way. If you are a designer, your products will nearly always have some form of human interation - whether it is from manufacture or the end use. A designer should always have at least a knowledge about ergonomics, after all if you design a workstaion for example that is uncomfortable to sit in and causes repetitive strain - it is a bad design! 'Bodyspace' covers a range of topics - from tool design to correct seating positions as well as anthropometric data (human percentile measurements). Ergonomics is a vast subject, with no right or wrong answers, and no set data as humans are constantly evolving in shape - but for a fundimental guide 'Bodyspace' by Stephen Pheasant is very good.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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As a student of ergonomics I found this book to be invaluable. It has been written by one of the top names in this area, and unlike other books written by great names, it is refreshingly accessible. The chapters cover a range of topics in sufficient depth to make them interesting, but without the confusing jargon found in so many other text books. It includes a set of anthropometric tables for reference, and clear examples of how this data should be applied. I have no doubt that I will also find occasion to refer back to this book many times during my future career.
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