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From
Book News, Inc.
Editorial
Review
A
brilliant, beautiful
guide that sensitizes
readers to the
realities of
aging by exploring
changes in abilities
that occur throughout
one's lifetime,
and explains
how to make intelligent
decisions during
the design, production,
marketing, promotion,
and selection
of consumer products
used by an aging
population with
a wide range
of abilities.
Some 140 color
photographs present
exemplary designs
ranging from
kitchen utensils
to walking shoes
to personal hygiene
systems. All
designs are described
in terms of how
well they accommodate
human limitations.
Annotation copyright
Book News, Inc.
Portland.
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From
Amazon.com
Average
Customer Review
Informative,
inspirational
and
graphically
comprehensive!,
June
3,1999
Reviewer:
Sunlight
Homes
from
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
USA.
Wonderful
insights
and solid
information
about
an important
subject;
design
that
increases
our comfort
and our
independence
now and
as we
get older.
James
Pirkl
has taken
a complex
and broad
subject
and made
it easy
to grasp(!)
Color
photographs
of many
user-friendly
products
illustrate
his timely
information
about
the various
challenges
we face
as we
age.
We enjoyed
his perspective
on bathroom
design
and plan
to expand
his ideas
into
all aspects
of home
design.
An excellent
reference
and source
of inspiration;
giving
us tools
to design
products
(and
homes)
that
support
independent
living. |
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