PRODUCT design TECHNICAL GROUP

HFES


User Centered Design Award

The HFES Product Design Technical Group holds an annual product design competition for innovative and user-centered approaches to human factors and industrial design. The winning product is selected based upon functional obviousness, ease of operation, and creativity. Research and methodological criteria are user focus during concept development, the design process, and use of evaluation methods.

2009 User Centered Design Award Winner

Design Concepts, Inc. for the
Johnson Diversey ProSpeed™ Floor Finish Applicator System

Craig Conner, Principal and Director of Human Factors, accepted the award for Design Concepts

Interface Analysis Associates for the Powerheart Automatic External Defibrillator G3 Plus

Anthony Andre, Founding Principal and Project Lead, accepted the award for Interface Analysis Associates

Read the HFES Bulletin Article (Adobe Acrobat required).


 

2008 User Centered Design Award Winner

Motorola
for the
WT4000 Wearable Computer

Curt Croley, Sr. Director, Industrial Design
Ian Jenkins, Director, Industrial Design
Chandra Nair, Senior Manager, Human Factors & Design Research
JaeHo Choi, Manager, Industrial Design
Quintin Morris, Manager, Industrial Design
Eric Johnson, Sr. Industrial Designer
Markus Heberlein, Sr. Design Researcher
Brett Christie, Industrial Designer, Accessories
Juliet Chon, Product Manager
Alistair Hamilton, VP, Industrial Design

Read the HFES Bulletin Article (Adobe Acrobat required).


2008 Honorable Mention - Peachtree Accounting 2007 by Sage Software
User-Centered Design and Usability Team represented by Team Leader Paul Sherman.


2007 User Centered Design Award Winners

Synergo, LLC
and partners Oxlajuj B'atz',
Mayan Hands,
and Mayan Traditions
for the
Backstrap Weaver's Ergonomic Bench

Karen Piegorsch

Microsoft
and partners 56seven8 design,
the University of Califonia, Berkeley,
and the University of Washington
for the
Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

Hugh McLoone

Read the HFES Bulletin Article (Adobe Acrobat required).


2006 User Centered Design Award Winners

Hospira, Inc
for the
Symbiq(TM) Infusion System

Ed Israelski & Ella Cozmi

Metaphase Design Group
for the
Medtronic Xomed Straightshot M4(TM) Microdebrider

Bryce Rutter

Read the HFES Bulletin Article (Adobe Acrobat required).


2005 User Centered Design Award Winners

Eastman Kodak Company
for the
EasyShare One

 

Steve Belz

Insight Product Development
for the
EXPO Dry Erase System

made by Sanford Corporation

Ed Geiselhart

Read the HFES Bulletin Article (Adobe Acrobat required).


2004 User Centered Design Award Winner - Whirlpool Duet Fabric Care System

Read the HFES Bulletin Article (Adobe Acrobat required).

Global Consumer Group, User Experience Group
Joy Kempic, Lead Usability Specialist

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2004 Honorable Mention - INTUITOOL™ licensed by Gyrus Medical, Inc.
Dr. Susan Hallbeck, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov, University of Nebraska Medical Center

2004 Honorable Mention - Aearo QuickLatch Safety Mask Respirator
Elizabeth Lewis, HFES, IDSA
Partner, Director of Research
Insight Product Development


2003 User Centered Design Award Winner

Microsoft Office Keyboard
Microsoft Hardware Design Group
Hugh McLoone


2002 User Centered Design Award Co-Winner

Infiniium Oscilloscope
Agilent Technologies and Herbst LaZar Bell Inc
Bill Lee


2002 User Centered Design Award Co-Winner

The Evenflo Insight™ Stroller
IDEO and Evenflo
David Gilmore

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