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Design for real bodies

Design & Technology · Designing & Making · ages 14-16

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Which pair of body measurements directly informs handle length and seat height?
- Foot length and the distance between the shoulders
- Hand breadth and seated lower-leg length
- Head width and the distance between the elbows
Why is one average hand measurement not enough to decide whether a handle fits its intended users?
- It proves that every intended user has the same hand size
- It does not show the users' range or the handle's fit
- It proves that nobody can use a handle near that size
A kettle's only finished signal is a beep. Who cannot use that signal if they have no other way to detect completion?
- A user who cannot hear the kettle's beep
- A user who can hear the beep but prefers coffee
- A user who can hear the beep from a nearby room
Fit tests show that a one-size glove does not fit many intended users. What should the designer try next?
- Keep its dimensions and change only the product name
- Use hand data to develop sizes and test their fit
- Keep its dimensions and change only the package design
A user requests a visual signal when their kettle finishes heating. Which change meets that request?
- Add a raised symbol that stays unchanged on the button
- Add a louder beep while leaving the display unchanged
- Add a clear light that changes when heating finishes
Users say a tool is fine, but a designer notices repeated grip changes during use. What should the designer do next?
- Treat the answers as proof and stop investigating use
- Treat the grip changes as proof and replace the tool
- Observe with permission and ask about the grip changes
A low-force button alone proves that a product can be used one-handed.
Circle one: True False
Which ticket-machine design should be tested first for a user with limited hand strength and sight?
- Reachable low-force controls, tactile markings and audio guidance
- Reachable high-force controls, smooth surfaces and a small display
- Raised high-force controls, tactile markings and visual guidance

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Hand breadth and seated lower-leg length · Hand breadth helps choose handle length. Seated lower-leg length helps choose seat height.
It does not show the users' range or the handle's fit · An average does not show the spread of hand measurements or how much variation the handle allows.
A user who cannot hear the kettle's beep · This signal depends on hearing. Someone who cannot hear it needs another suitable way to detect completion.
Use hand data to develop sizes and test their fit · Measured hand ranges can guide different sizes. Fit tests then check whether those sizes work for the intended users.
Add a clear light that changes when heating finishes · A light that changes at completion provides a visual event signal. An unchanged symbol or another beep does not meet that request.
Observe with permission and ask about the grip changes · Observation records the actions. Asking helps explain whether the changes are useful, uncomfortable or caused by a problem.
False · Low force addresses pressing effort. Reach, one-handed operation and product stability also need checking.
Reachable low-force controls, tactile markings and audio guidance · Reach and low operating force address use of the controls. Tactile markings and audio guidance reduce reliance on sight.