Designing Pleasurable Product

Design... does design just simply creating a object aesthetically? or its solving problems? this is a really subjective question but how a product being design for impress people and pleasure it's user? Answer is fulfill user requirement and beyond usability. Pleasurable Design is divided four categories; Physio-Pleasure, Psycho-Pleasure, Socio-Pleasure, and Ideo-Pleasure.

Physio-Pleasure
Human has 5 senses; see, hear, taste, smell, touch senses. This is the most basic interaction that ones product interact with its user. A product that visually looks good will attract a person, but a particular design it only attract certain people, that group of user which has been magnified by the aesthetic value of and product will most probably explore it. whilst user hold the product, the feels of touching happen right now following by another senses.

Psycho-Pleasure
This relates to peoples cognitive and emotion reactions to products, while older people using the brand new Iphone, most of them facing the problem of using it since it is not design for older people. the touch screen the interface, it will drive them frustration. A good product should work by the expectation of user, designer should consider user knowledge, ability and disability. Psycho-pleasure can be simply relief user stress or helps they perform their task more efficiently.

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