METHODS and TECHNIQUES Methods for Consumer Products DesignTechniques to Translate Design Research into Useful, Usable, and Desirable Products, Elizabeth Mauer and Corinna ProctorManufacturing Attractive Products Logically by Using Human Design Technology: A Case of Japanese Methodology, Toshiki YamaokaPersona: A Method to Produce Representations Focused on Consumers' Needs, Eric Brangier and Corinne BornetModel-Based Framework for Influencing Consumer Products Conceptual Designs, Serge N. Sala-Diakanda and Marcelo M. SoaresSmarter Products User-Centered Systems Engineering, Tareq Ahram, Waldemar Karwowski, and Marcelo M. SoaresDesign ProcessSupply and Demand: Perspectives on Mental Workload with Consumer Products, Mark S. Young and Neville A. StantonIntelligence, Creativity, and Decisions in Product Design, Raymy Kate O'Flynn and Thomas WaldmannRole of Standards in Design, Magdalen Galley-Taylor, Anne Ferguson, and Gordon HaywardAddressing Human Factors and Ergonomics in Design Process, Product Life Cycle, and Innovation: Trends in Consumer Product Design, Gabriel Garcia Acosta, Karen Lange Morales, David Ernesto Puentes Lagos, and Manuel Ricardo Ruiz OrtizIntegration of Ergonomics in the Design Process: Conceptual, Methodological, and Practical Foundations, Luz Mercedes Saenz ZapataDesign, Usability, and Maintainability of Consumer Products, Lawrence J. H. SchulzeAssembly Complexity and the Design of Self-Assembly Products, Miles RichardsonProposed Framework for Integrating Environmental Issues in Ergonomics to Product Development, Alma Maria Jennifer A. Gutierrez and Rosemary R. SevaCultural Ergonomics Issues in Consumer Product Design, Tonya L. Smith-Jackson, Hardianto Iridiastadi, and Chang Geun OhAffective Design and Consumer Response, Rosemary R. Seva and Martin G. HelanderUniversal Design: Empathy and Affinity, George Edward TorrensIntegration of Elderly Users into Product Development Processes: Senior Research Groups as Organizational and Methodical Approach, Sebastian Glende and Wolfgang FriesdorfIEA EQUID Template for Cooperation between Product Designers and Ergonomists, Michel NaelDigital DesignBehavior Video: A Methodology and Tool to Measure Human Behavior; Examples in Product Evaluation, Francisco Rebelo, Ernesto Filgueiras, and Marcelo M. SoaresDigital Human Modeling in the User-Centered Design Process, Stephen J. Summerskill and Russell MarshallDigital Human Modeling in Product Evaluation, Maria Lucia Leite Ribeiro OkimotoThree-Dimensional Foot Imaging: Axial Alignment Theory in Footwear Design, Fit, and Function, Anette Leonor Telmo Thompson, Bernhard Zipfel, and Saramarie EagletonScience of Footwear Design, Ravindra S. Goonetilleke, Channa P. Witana, and Shuping XiongVirtual Reality in Consumer Product Design: Methods and Applications, Francisco Rebelo, Emilia Duarte, Paulo Noriega, and Marcelo M. SoaresUser-Centered Design of Consumer ProductsProduct Design: User-Centered versus a Task-Based Approach, Martin Groen and Jan NoyesNeeds Analysis: Or, How Do You Capture, Represent, and Validate User Requirements in a Formal Manner/Notation before Design, K. Tara SmithUsers' Interactions with Design Models, M.J. Rooden and H. KanisEco-Design: The Evolution of Dishwasher Design and the Potential for a More User-Centered Approach, Elies Dekoninck and Edward W. A. EliasUser-Centered Design Method to Attend Users' Needs during Product Design Process: A Case Study in a Public Hospital in Brazil, Raimundo Lopes Diniz and Marcelo M. SoaresIndex USES and APPLICATIONS Design for Product SafetyReducing the Risk to Consumers: Implications for Designing Safe Consumer Products, Damien J. Williams and Jan M. NoyesConsumer Product Risk Assessment, Aleksandar ZunjicHazard Control Hierarchy and Its Utility in Safety Decisions about Consumer Products, Kenneth R. Laughery and Michael S. WogalterCommunication-Human Information Processing Stages in Consumer Product Warnings, Michael S. Wogalter, Kenneth R. Laughery, and Christopher B. MayhornSafety Design under the Perspective of Ergonomics in Consumer Products: Accident Studies in Users Welfare Promotion, Walter Franklin M. Correia, Marcelo M. Soares, Marina de Lima N. Barros, and Mariana P. BezerraProduct Design Issues Related to Safe Patient Handling Technology, Thomas R. WatersErgonomics of Packaging, Aleksandar ZunjicDesign for UsabilityUser Research by Designers, Stephen J. WardNear Field Communication: Usability of a Technology, Bruce Thomas and Ramon van De VenEmpathy Meets Engineering: Implanting the User's Perspective into a Systematic Design Process, Matthias GoebelBuilding Empathy with the User, Louise Moody, Elaine Mackie, and Sarah DaviesUsability Testing of Three Prototype In-Vehicle Information Systems, Margaret J. Trotter, Eve Mitsopoulos-Rubens, and Michael G. LenneErgonomics and Usability in an International Context, Sinja Roebig, Muriel Didier, and Ralph BruderConsumer eHealth, Christopher P. Nemeth and Richard I. CookConsumer Behavior of Employees Using Information and Communication Technology Products in an Organizational Setting, Ken EasonCase StudiesConstraint-Based Approach to Design, Daniel P. Jenkins, Neville A. Stanton, Paul M. Salmon, and Guy H. WalkerDevelopment of a Media Player: Ambition and Constraints in the Consumer Electronics Industry, John Jansen and Bruce ThomasInteraction Design for Mobile Phones, Wen-Chia Wang, Mark S. Young, and Steve LoveHuman Factors in Protective Headgear Design, Roger BallCreating a User-Centered Supermarket Checkout, Matthew Lyons and David HitchcockDesign and Development of an Interactive Kiosk for Customers of Jobcentre Plus, David Hitchcock, James O'Malley, and Peter RogersonParticipatory Method for Evaluating Office Chairs: A Case Study, Lia Buarque de Macedo GuimaraesProcedural Pictorial Sequences for Health Product Design: A Study of Male and Female Condoms Conducted with Adults with a Low Level of Literacy in Brazil, Carla Galvao Spinillo, Tiago Costa Maia, and Evelyn Rodrigues AzevedoSpecial Needs in Pleasure-Based Products Design: A Case Study, Erminia AttaianeseApplied Anthropometry in Ergonomic Design for School Furniture, Luis Carlos Paschoarelli and Jose Carlos Placido da SilvaAnthropometric Fitting of Office Furniture for Mexican Users, Lilia R. Prado-LeonUser-Centered Approach for Sailing Yacht Design, Giuseppe Di Bucchianico and Andrea VallicelliDesign for Driver's Comfort: Discomfort Assessment and Discomfort Manifestation among Professional and Amateur Car Drivers, David RavnikErgonomics as a Strategy Tool: An Approach through Design, Jairo Jose Drummond Camara and Rober Dias BotelhoIndex