A fork, spoon, knife and other small objects can satisfy our aesthetic needs and provide comfort of use. All the things around us, both amenities and surroundings should guarantee safe and comfortable living conditions. For that reason ergonomics becomes more and more important in our everyday life. It usually provides obvious and logical solutions, which humans intuitively chooses. It is good when a pen or a fork is adjusted to the shape or size of our palm, the chair where we sit corresponds to our body’s physiological shapes and switches, buttons and caps turn in the direction we expect.
It is not the arrangement that determines effectiveness, but the adjustment to human perception and capabilities, or in other words – its ergonomics becomes the value now. The paradigm of our era is a slogan: don’t do harm to humans and wildlife. And make the life more comfortable …
We are often not aware of the fact that something is not ergonomic until we come across a better solution. We get used to a better thing quickly and the solutions that facilitate use are hardly noticeable. We can see their advantages only when we have to use badly designed equipment. We remember an inconvenient door handle that tore our shirt to a handle adjusted to the shape of our hand that feels smooth. If we move from Lada to Mercedes we will quickly learn how to operate it but if we do it the other way round, there will be more difficulties to overcome in order to drive the car ably.
Ergonomic products are comfortable and they are intuitively operated. They do not require any complicated instructions for use or any special training.
To sum it up, we use highly ergonomic products in everyday life:
- the quality of our life improves
- we live more comfortably and safely
- we live in a simpler way (intuitive operation)
- we live healthier (lower strain for the spine, muscles, fewer corns or degenerations, etc.)
- our mood improves
- we reduce costs of living.
Prepared on the basis of columns by E. Górskia and K. Plucińskia-Smorawska „Rzecz o prestiżu, wydajności i ergonomii” and „Szare eminencje”. Please read the full texts. |