| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 71 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Design science and innovation |
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Design science and innovation.
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| Contents |
Introduction to Fashion Ergonomics -- Human Body Dimensions In Fashion and Lifestyle Accessory Products -- Ergonomics in Fashion and Accessory Products: Comfort and Functionality -- Ergonomics of Sensory Motor Functions in Fashion for the General Population, Challenged, and the Elderly -- Fashion Ergonomics in Different Context -- Fashion Ergonomics Exercises with guidelines |
| Summary |
This volume discusses the relevance of different ergonomic principles in fashion, lifestyle, and accessory design. Written in a simple and concise language, the book makes the subject interesting to those unfamiliar with the technicalities in ergonomics. The contents provide a broad overview of the relevance of ergonomics in fashion design, and touches upon the systems aspects of ergonomics in fashion design. It also includes ergonomic issues like dimensions, adornment of different body parts, thermoregulation through clothing. The volume highlights the application of ergonomics in different domains of fashion (sports, medicine, etc) followed by ergonomic issues in fashion designing for elderly and the disabled. Ergonomic issues in fashion design for different context like crowded places, mass transportation etc are also discussed. This volume will be of interest to those in academia and industry alike. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fashion design -- Social aspects
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Human engineering.
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Human engineering
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789811945342 |
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9811945349 |
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