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What is Ergonomics?

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Ergonomics is the practice of designing products, services, interfaces and environments to suit the physical and cognitive characteristics of humans. The field relies on sciences such as psychology, biomechanics, physiology and anthropometry. It has its roots in efforts to improve organizational performance and health & safety initiatives.
Overview: Ergonomics
Area
Definition
Designing things to suit the physical and cognitive characteristics of humans.
Synonyms
Human factors
Value
Health & Safety
Improving sales by making products more pleasing to use.
Increasing workplace productivity.
Reducing human error.
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Color Theory

This is the complete list of articles we have written about color theory.
Analogous Color
Chroma
Color
Color Combinations
Color Depth
Color Harmony
Color is Real
Color Perception
Color Purity
Color Saturation
Color Scheme
Color Space
Color Symbolism
Color Temperature
Colorimetry
Complementary Colors
Corporate Colors
Heat Map
Hue
Impossible Colors
Lightness
Matching
Monochromatic Color
Primary Colors
Rainbow Colors
Saturation
Spectral Color
Tints And Shades
Visible Spectrum
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