Every day we go through several products, but how many of us actually think about how each is designed? The products that we use should follow an Ergonomic model. Ergonomics is a human centered design. It is made to be task appropriate and user centered. However, sometimes products don’t follow the ergonomic model, which is why there is a basis of design criticism. It consists of 5 stages: safety, comfort, ease of use, performance, and aesthetics. I will be criticizing something that I use on a daily basis, The Revlon Shine Boosting Hair Dryer.
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So normally when we shop for hair dryers, we normally don’t second guess if it’s safe or not, we just assume it should be made safe for us to use. Well, that’s how I normally am. This hair dryer is actually very safe. There are frames in the front and back, to ensure nothing gets caught or sucked in. It is also detachable in the back, so you can clean it, to ensure nothing will burn while you dry your hair. The exterior is smooth, no harmful edges. And, there are no complicated wires and parts that will harm you. The safety of this hair dryer is well thought about, and will only cause harm if it’s in contact with water; and it already has a warning sign attached to the wire to let the user know.
The comfort of this hair dryer is simple. It’s lightweight, so it eases strain on your hand while drying your hair. The different settings allow you to set it to your liking, from hot, warm, or cool temperature; and low or high pressure. When you use it, it never gets heated from the interior. It is easy to use, which allows you to be comfortable with using it daily.
Many of use buy products to make our lives easier. So, the hair dryer is very easy. You plug it in to get power. Then you have two choices of setting, temperature, and pressure. There is one switch for warm and hot. Then one button you hold onto, if you would like cool air. And, then you have low or high, it’s simple as that. When you’re done, you just switch it off. As you can see, it’s not complicated at all to use this hair dryer.
I believe the number one thing we all look for in products is the performance. We buy a certain product to achieve what it is advertised for, and when we use it, we expect those results. So this hair dryer is supposed to have a shine boosting effect. From my experience, I believe it does make my hair shiny. It definitely doesn’t dry out my hair, so that’s good. The heat settings are what I expect from most hair dryers. The pressure setting are great, because sometimes the high setting for dryers disappoint me, but this one works very well. This hair dryer was built very efficiently with the user in mind.
Aside from performance, what gets most users is the aesthetics. We enjoy have and looking at beautiful things, therefore the products we search for should we beautiful, too. This hair dryer is actually in the design series. So, it has a design on it compared to more simple hair dryers. It is all black, and in the center it has a black and white abstract design. The areas around the buttons are white, while the buttons are black. It’s not too designed, but has enough design to catch your eye. This hair dryer is beautiful and efficient, what more can a customer ask for.
From all of the 5 stages that I used to criticize the Revlon Shine Boosting hair dryer, I would conclude this hair dyer was in fact a very good design. It follows the ergonomic model, and is definitely user centered. It works great and looks great.
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